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Thing to Consider When Purchasing a Re-Manufactured Turbocharger
Thing to Consider When Purchasing a Re-Manufactured Turbocharger.Remanufacturing of engine components has been around for a long time. Often times it's the only purchase option when a new replacement is not available. There are many reasons reman may be the only option: the manufacture may have stopped supporting that model, or the parts are captive to certain supply chains, or possibly the part is not available in your geographical areas.When reman is the only option, a working turbo is
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9th Nov 2019
Replacement Turbos for International Harvester Tractors
Do you have an International 4568, International 4586, International 4768 or another piece of Equipment with the DVT-800 V8, D1817, D1817B Engine? Do you have a failed turbo? Here is your replacement!Its common for the original TH08A61/TH08A65 turbos to rust out on the turbine housing, rendering them useless for a rebuild. Due to the age of most of these tractors, there has not been a readily available replacement. That changes today! Thanks to the fellas over at ADS, we now
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9th Nov 2019
Considering converting your C15 Acert To a Single Turbo?
Before diving into the rational behind converting, let's take a second to explore what exactly is on the truck from the factory. The Acert engine does NOT have twin turbos. Twin turbos implies that both turbos are the same, which is not the case on the Acert. The C15 Acert utilizes a compound turbo setup, which features a high pressure turbo and low pressure turbo.The high pressure turbo is smaller in size and it the first one to get exhaust gas from the manifold. The smaller size and positi
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28th Sep 2019
C15 Acert Compound Turbos
The C15 Acert went through a few different variations from 2004-2010 during their production time. First there was the BXS, then MXS, and NXS, and then finally the SDP.While each version was slightly altered from the last, one thing that remained constant was that the Acert came with two turbos - a high pressure turbo and a low pressure turbo. Often times people refer to the C15 Acert as a "Twin Turbo", but these turbos are NOT the same. The high pressure builds boost right off
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16th Jul 2019
Replacing Porsche Cayenne 957TT Crank Position Sensor
Recently the family hauler (2008 Porsche Cayenne Turbo), started doing some strange things - (Long crank time, random stalling, going into limp mode), it finally threw a check engine light and the code was for the crank position sensor. After doing some reading online for other models (955TT, 957S) and getting some conflicting information on how best to approach the repair, I decided to just dive in and document the process.***Disclaimer: This post is intended for entertainment purposes on
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25th Mar 2019