"Trash-Fire" International Truck has coolant in the exhaust. EGR and Turbo testing. 

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Nice to see the train one show up here! That happened back around 2010, the unit in question is a General Electric model C44-9W numbered IC 2699 and owned by Canadian National (in case anyone couldn't guess the paint scheme lol). This locomotive type is powered by a V16 GE 7FDL engine, a turbocharged four-stroke common rail design with a displacement of about 10.95 litres (668 CI) per cylinder. This particular engine is rated for 4400 traction HP at 1050 rpm in a locomotive. It's somewhere in between the Cat 3500 and 3600 series for a size comparison. They are fairly modular engines, the big piece on the ground was a 'power pack' (a liner and head, each cylinder has its own individual head), which then allowed the piston and possibly rod to be thrown up and out of the engine. I don't remember the exact cause of this failure, but it was probably something around the head bolts/studs breaking or working their way out. This particular unit was repaired and returned to service fairly quickly, and operated normally until being wrecked in a derailment just north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in January 2019. As it happens the derailment was caught by someone's dashcam at a crossing.

As a truck mechanic myself, i find ur videos being like therapy, from, you know, fixing stuff :D

Great tip from the viewer about testing the EGR cooler using the airlift. I have seen at least 90 of these fail. Loss of coolant with no visible leaks is the first clue. High levels of Potassium, Sodium and Silicon in the oil sample are also a positive indication. Those will show up even before glycol. This EGR cooler should live. They FINALLY got a design that lives. BUT!! There is another problem that lurks on these engines. Take an oil sample if you still have the old oil. Yeah, I know it will have coolant contamination. What your looking for are high aluminum and iron levels. Like above 200ppm. There is a "delamination" issue with the aluminum air intake pieces. Will wipe the cylinders.

If one of those engines is run severely low on coolant, blowing a coolant hose, for example. You can guarantee that EGR cooler will start leaking. I work on school buses, and the number of stories I have heard about EGR coolers is crazy. We had a 2013 IC RE that the driver had a coolant hose pop, and she left it running with no coolant in it. By the time the mechanics showed up, the temp Guage was pegged on hot. They put coolant in it only for it to start pouring out of the exhaust.

Not that you'll ever see one again but....what I've done to check those is a quick easy test.remove the dog house and unhook the exhaust side of the cooler,get the motor up to temp and then pressurize the system,if it's bad you'll see coolant coming out the exhaust side of the cooler.

I had a blast laughing at all these. What’s even funnier is that I own an older 2003 international eagle with a 6NZ and is been nothing but awesome. Super reliable and easy to work on.

It's always nice watching somebody else struggle with a vehicle instead of me for once

Wow, never seen a GE blow off a powerpack like that! (GE locomotive, powerpack is a jug, single head and all the related bits)

I was a Tech at International for 15 years and I sounded like that everyday.

Rad. New ADEPT APE time is a great time in our household. The boy and I usually sit down and watch on the big screen 😎

That was so funny you know the trash can. I really like the old school looking international truck but of course now I would have to have a c15 in it

It's amazing how how they figure out to fit all of these engines and related components under hoods of trucks now especially medium duty chassises. It makes me appreciate my time now as just a Driver and equipment operator now. but I remember where I came from and always be easy with shop techs and field techs when things are taking alil longer to repair or diagnose. Very good video tho!

I’m glad you are doing videos on this project. Really interesting!!!

The “stupid” doesn’t only apply to international. The boat anchor Detroit uses the same method. Weird right 😂

I just love your deadpan sarcastic way of explaining things so simply even a monkey could understand it

Sounds like a Ford engineer worked on this design.

cool you used a viewer tip to help diagnose that egr cooler. I never would have thought of that vacuum trick!

I’m sure others will agree with me that the last good engines International built were the old mechanical DT360, DT466, and the electronic T444e.

Excellent idea re: testing the cooler group. Thanks for the share. Keep posting the great videos

Everyone at the EPA needs to do an EGR replacement

Hats off to the inter-trash-ional mechanics

In my working life it was design for reliability, usability and serviceability. Would that other design groups would do more of this. I'd have done a lot less swearing when I was doing wrench work whilst servicing my own equipment. Man do I hear you!

I don't really have a love or hate relationship with International engines, but I'm glad I didn't buy one. The one I was looking at was a whatever (insert Navistar engine name here) 7 in a motorhome. There's those that love 'em and there's them that loves 'em. Fortunately there was a break from 2016 to 2017 and 2017 on has the Cummins 6.7 which is what I got. I guess we'll see if it's any better. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.

You've had it too easy Josh. If Cat hadn't run away from the truck market, maybe they would have more junk to deal with. That installation does look a mess. Thank you.

Patience Willow! I admire your restraint.

HAPPY TO SEE YOU BACK

A tip from a Navistar tech. Take the front cab mount bolt on each side and lift the cab a few inches.

So some insight I can provide that can hopefully be useful. The EGR coolant tubes are designed to be pushed into the front structure so they can be removed. The funny thing is you actually placed the turbocharger oil supply line in the correct place, the garbage. THEY ARE A SINGLE USE COMPONENT THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY TIME THEY ARE REMOVED AS PER NAVISTAR. I also suspect you have an issue with the crankcase breather because I've never had oil come out when I've removed the drain lines so maybe something you need to look into. The turbocharger nuts torque to 52 ft/lbs. As for pressure testing the EGR cooler it gets pressure test @55psi and should not leak down more than 5psi over 10 minutes. If you need any help or service info I can gladly help you with that. Keep up the good videos Josh!

That Train Engine blowing a jug and piston/conrod is nuts!!

Love your videos. You are very professional and informative. Keep up the great content.

All legit gripes. I've done a bunch of these and have never gotten oil coming out of the drain tubes when disconnecting them... Bad spinner or overfilled? Remember to put the lower mounting bolts in the cooler before setting it in!

You made my day commenting on this International engine and chassis design! 🤣😂🤣

"They make the engine AND the chassis!" You're correct... kinda. One team designs the engine to a certain set of specifications, and another team designs the chassis to a certain set of specifications. The problem is, neither of those teams really communicates with the other.

That train problem is a sight probably , and hopefully , never to be seen again💯Just subbed to your channel and I really like it soi thanks for sharing and well wishes from Cape Cod✌️

It's quite plain to see that this truck engine is sooo cluttered. Give anybody a cat any day. However I'd love to see you work with a scania v8 one day. Keep up the good work.

If I didn’t know better I think he loves working on international lol

Love yah work & content I'm still learning

What a nightmare . And then you have to put it all back together .😯

Looks like a dodged a bullet. I used to work on a small fleet of international trucks but they were all pre emissions controlled DT466E engines which were fairly simple and super easy to work on.

Hahaha I will never forget the day “FU** IT WE’LL DO IT LIVE!” Surfaced.

Come on!! You know you just love them Cornbinders. I remember them Internationals was fair to pretty good trucks.

I got a good laugh of your commentary. I have a handful of these in my fleet (school buses) and I can’t count the amount of times Ive thought and said the same as you while working on them. Luckily there’s a little more room on a bus. But still, International.. These coolers are such a good time huh!

Every new truck is like this. Knowing a bunch of people in EMS I can tell you first hand they have a budget that can't be surpassed per vehicle. The heavy rescue at one of the stations didn't have rear brakes for 10 years till I had asked if the proportioning valve was connected 😂😂 anyways it went back to the shop, came back with working rear brakes and everyone had to retrain on the truck to be able to drive it. And they are exempt from state safety inspections. As for emissions, they run high idle when working and drive foot to floor so...

As someone who's getting rid of 3 of 4 internationals in my fleet, and replacing them with Anything But Navistar, I can confirm that their trucks are bad. Their dealers are hit and miss too, and they like to force repairs as "dealer only". I'm surprised they're still in business.

At the dealership im at, we have the "egr cooler tester," which is a 55-gallon drum full of water. Cap the exhaust side and submerge. If you see bubbles coming out, it's done. Not 100% testing as some may fail at a higher temp or pressure but still quick and easy to test regardless.

I recently subscribed to your channel , mostly bc I love Cat engines and you work mainly on Cat engines. However , this episode had me dying inside. Absolutely loved the commentary about these throw away engines. I mean International nostars. Keep the content coming !! On a different note..... You're one hell of a mechanic! If I didn't work on my own engines, I would absolutely bring my trucks to you sir.

Can't believe how calm you are working on that truck....lot of mechanics would lose their temper really quick.

I don’t own any international trucks and thanks to this series I may not ever own one, God willing.

i just took one off a 2013 4300 box truck and the goat screaming is the best

Thanks for taking on the International engine and doing the suffering for us. Just another reason why I went with an older truck it's easier to make a beeline to the engine block rather than happen to spaghetti noodle threw a bunch of emissions crap to even get close to it.

Just a couple tips to make that job easier from an international dealer tech. if you remove the cowl tray, fender and hvac box it gives you alot better access to remove the turbos and cooler and really adds about 5 more minutes of disassembly. I never remove the "dog house" to access those coolers. on the chassis that have the lower mounted cab, i just jack up the one side of the cab for access. and remove the studs from the back of the cooler and leave the cross over tube in place

Great video as always!

Most people don’t realize how much time it takes to get the product fixed, and why it costs so much money

I was sooo happy we got rid of all our MaxxForce powered trucks. Every day was a battle.

See now this video would give me nightmares if I was a diesel engine mechanic or technician. Or if I owned a Navistar product. Thankfully, I am not a mechanic and I do not own a Navistar product, so I can watch this video and just enjoy myself and rejoice in the fact I do not fall into either of the above categories. I did find the video interesting and humorous and enjoyed watching it.

I'd like how this vacuum test goes on an MX-13

Love how you’re brutally honest…. Great content 👍

Well, that's what you get for listening to us viewers! Thanks for taking us along and showing us what we *DON'T* want to get into!! Sorry for your troubles and your laundry.

Superior Technology Under Perpetual Improvement Development….. Aaaaaand… I got nothin’. 🤔😂 I laughed a little too hard at this.

Thanks again for a great video

I lost it laughing at the stupid thing lol good stuff buddy thanks for sharing and the laugh

I tried what you do for years. The frustration level is off the charts. Became driver didn't get blamed for such shit designs. Government forcing untested shit

That locomotive piece is the power assembly out of a Dash9 (GE) I have no idea how it flew that far because they are incredibly heavy.

Most of our trucks are International Workstars. I have given in and anytime I have to work on anything on the side of the engine, I pull the quarter fender off the cab and the wheel and tire. Thankfully, most are Cummins power.

The dorman sepentene belt tool is great. Ratched wrech with extender and multple crows feet and stubby socket heads. Geat to get funny angles etc on belts. Saved me SO much headache-Ex Toyota/honda ASE tech. P.S. yeah im glad i quit in late 00s as when i saw 1st ford diesel truck cab must be removed for head work i was like "Fing Nope". Had a boom truck version. Boss asked "should we take it" i was like NO how are we gona pull a 20meter boom and cab off a truck and make $. Man engineers should be forced to work on things they design

The pre maxforce engines the dt466 are much easier to work with in my opinion

I dont miss working on that maxxforce junk! I use to work at an international dealer

I always think the international engineers are like first year out of college and just want it over engineer everything just to prove how good of an engineer they are

Thought they revamped the oil feed lines to the turbos? I have seen a few with the same problem and they separated the oil feeds because the upper turbo wasn't getting consistent pressure.

I HATE working on trucks. Im so glad I made the jump into the mining/ construction H.E. world, im mainly on the welding and metal work side of the house but I jump into turning wrenches more often than not. Ill be happy if i never have to touch a truck other than my own for the rest of my life.

How much does the labor time differ for the same type of repair for cat?

hey what are those white gloves i see you wearing? I see them alot in super high end shops and was wondering what the advantages are over latex or a nitrile dipped glove? love the content and i learn something to apply to my work everyday from you. thanks for the laugh and the youtube degree youre giving me

I have a leak from the oring on the pipe that goes from the egr cooler to the back of the water pump housing. I did the egr delete already but i was wondering if theres a way to delete the egr cooler. It would be so much cheaper to freeze plug everything but im not sure how it would affect stuff. Fill me in.

OMG, it was like…but wait there’s more. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more difficult. How frustrating.

What a disaster. I had a 9370 Binder with a mech Cummins engine. No set back axle, and the thing was all open and so easy to work on.

Does cat or someone make a tool to get the top main bearing out? I’ve just ground the head of a bolt off to the thickness of the bearing and put it in the oil journal and rolled the crank around. But is there an actual tool for this?

Destruction of the week just aint the same without the music :(

EMERGENCY VEHICLES NEED TO BE EXEMPT OF POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS

The local ih dealer has two mechanics on day and night shift and egr coolers are 90 to 100% of all they do.

Can you do a video on how manual transmissions work? I like the way you explain things

Makes me appreciate my 6-71!!!!

Good Video

Good luck beating SRT ( standard repair time ) on those

@ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="284">4:44</a> the acronyms I believe you were looking for were "planned obsolescence and job security "

I drive an 05 Ford F250 diesel and with the many hours of work I've put into it under the hood.. I completely support your S.T.U.P.I.D. description on International Designs. Beautifully stated with truth. Pwahahaha 😂🤣👍

Josh, do you think this vacuum test method would work on an LEE c13? There is no way to connect a clear hose to a cooler on an LEE, but the guy that gave you the idea didn’t use a clear hose?

Even Cummins in an international chassis is a mess with how they route the wiring and the coolant hoses

I don’t miss working on that shit at all lol

I like seeing innovative changes to new trucks to make things better, but I'll never be able to respect that they intentionally cut corners to save money with the maxxforce series and they aggressively marketed it with extremely misleading information about their egr system

Like the interesting story about the train engine blowing a piston in the air and hitting the house

Love your commentary You remind me of Howard Cose!I think I may have dated myself!!! Lol

I remove passenger cab mount and jack cab up. The loosen engine mount bolts and jack engine up. Cooler will come out much easier.

When I take them squeeze clamps off I spray them with some wd 40 pb blaster or something with oil so the clamps will slide easier

Me: 😬

I'm glad you're enjoying this international engine. Maxxforce engines suck. I'm sorry Maxxforce 13 and Maxxforce 7 suck to work on.

I have a 2015 International 4 service truck it has 30000 miles I was wondering how many miles is that truck have on it

Hey give you heads up turbo fees line one time use.

Should the return had been holding much oil. Could that been the reason of the failed turbo. Upper turbo.

Just out of curiosity where can coolant be introduced into the exhaust stream besides the EGR cooler? If it’s from the head gasket leak surely that would be vaporized upon combustion wouldn’t it? Especially if none of the other symptoms of head gasket failure are present. Not looking to be argumentative, I always enjoy your videos I’m just trying to be educated.