Sunday, December 14, 2014

Caterpiller C7 Diesel


 
 Above is a Ford F650 with a CAT c7 diesel engine


The CAT c7 diesel is a 6 cylinder diesel engine that was produced from 2003 up until 2009. this engine is found in medium duty trucks such as Ford, Gmc, Pacer and freightliner. A medium duty truck is considered to be a truck with a GVW of 18,000 to 33,000 pounds. The displacement of the engine is a 7.2L. in 2007 when the emission laws came out the engines produced after that had to comply with the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, and the horse power ratings ranged from 210 to 360 depending on which year motor was in the truck. the same thing goes for the torque with it ranging anywhere from 520 to 925. The life expectancy for these engines is from 400,000 to 500,000 miles, assuming all of the regular maintenance is kept up with. That includes oil changes, filters, and tune ups. Below is a CAT c7 diesel engine

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