It sounds like a fuel problem. Check your fuel filter/water separator (sometimes there are more than one filter), and replace if clogged, or if you don't know the last time it/they were replaced.
Freightliner doesn't have a model called the "Condor", and never has. And yes, I get that you mean "condo", but the sleeper configuration has absolutely nothing to do with how the belts are routed. Was is vital is the information you've excluded... that being, the model year and engine make and model. So, as is, we don't know if you have a 12.7 60 Series Detroit, pre-ACERT Caterpillar, post-ACERT Caterpillar, or Cummins N14 or ISX.
Engine Electronics and Effective after treatment.
Black smoke coming from the exhaust is a symptom of a bad turbo on a Caterpillar C 15. Another symptom is a loss of horsepower.
Depends. If it was one made during the 6NZ era (which, IIRC, ended circa 2004), yes. The MBN, 'bridge' Cats, and ACERT models were junk, though.
Not very. The 6NZ - the last of the single turbo Cats - was probably the best on-highway engine Cat ever made. Anything after that - MBN, Bridge Cat, and especially ACERT - was junk.
Advanced Combustion Emissions Reduction Technology
It's more than a air management system - Cat's ACERT system uses series turbocharging to force air into the intake system via two turbos - one little one (on top) and a big one on the bottom! This lowers CO2 and carbon emissions by 70%, just like SCR in Europe! Visit these two links to find out more: ACERT off highway: http://www.cat.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=48920&x=7&id=142378 ACERT on highway: http://ohe.cat.com/cda/layout?m=115235&x=7 With the ACERT OHE link, there is a couple of choices to choose: EPA '04 or EPA '07! Take your pick! Joe
There are four different oil filters that a CAT C15 Acert can use. From NAPA, the numbers for the filters are 7792, 1792XE, 1792XE , and 1792XD.
ACERT
Rough estimate is a gallon per hour. Really depends on the engine. Engine options available for the duration of the availability of the Century Class include the 11.1, 12.7 and 14 liter pre-ACERT 60 Series Detroit engine, the 12.8 Mercedes-Benz MBE, the 14.0 post-ACERT 60 Series Detroit, the Cummins M11, the Cummins N14, the Cummins ISM, the Cummins ISX, and the Caterpillar 3306, 3406, C11, C12, C13, and C15 engines. In some markets, engines such as the Caterpillar 3408 or C16 and Cummins Signature 600 were also available.
The Cummins ISX is a family of post-ACERT heavy duty diesel engines.
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