CAT Engine Repair Overhaul Re-building in Edmonton

Did you know CAT engines are built to be rebuilt that is because CAT engines have many parts and components that have varying levels of wear and tear? Those CAT engines parts that are intended to wear are covered in lower-level repair options; these are the parts that are intended to be replaced 100% of the time. At G.B truck and Diesel, we can repair CAT engine, Overhaul CAT engine, or rebuilt the CAT engine depending upon the level of damage it has sustained.

Many customers do not know that contaminated fuel actually causes you to burn more fuel. The life of a CAT engine can be measured by fuel burn, so the more fuel saved the longer the life of your CAT engine. This is important considering fuel costs are 40 percent of your overall costs. Engine oil is another important fluid, when oil consumption increases by three times an CAT Engine overhaul is recommended, ultimately you can focus on these fluids by practicing good maintenance habits. You can plan to replace parts at the right time and extend component life before a replacement is needed.

Good maintenance habits can save and fuel and oil consumption and lower your operating cost by five to ten percent. On the flip side by not practicing good maintenance habits, you are inviting CAT engine repair and engine failure which can lead to an increase in the cost of a hundred and ninety percent. At G.B Truck and Diesel, we make sure that we educate customers ,so the cost of heavy repairs like rebuilding, repairing or overhauling CAT heavy duty truck engine.

Look out for planned and problem indicators by making good decisions early on in the life cycle and paying attention to planned indicators you can plan your CAT Engine repairs which keep you in control rather than reacting to a problem indicator. Once you have a problem indicator arise this is critical and it will limit the range of CAT Engine repair options you have to choose from.

G.B Truck and Diesel who are experts when in comes to CAT engine repairs, rebuilding, servicing and overhauling in Edmonton have multiple levels of cat engine repair options throughout the life of your CAT engine, so that your CAT engine repair can be matched to your current need. So, how do you make the right choice? There are some questions you will need to consider:

a) How long do you plan to own the Heavy-duty Truck

b) Is it your primary Heavy-duty Truck or a Heavy-duty Truck

c) Do you have the luxury of planning repairs on your CAT engine

d)How price-sensitive your CAT engine repairs are and do that sensitivity affect the turnaround time of a CAT Engine repair

At G.B truck and Diesel, we have options like

1)Reburying reseal which replaces all those 100% replacement parts to a component.

2)Rebuild or a replacement with reman or new CAT Engine

You can see the lower-level repairs offered on your CAT Engine are cost-effective. However, to have it you need good maintenance practices and being able to schedule CAT Engine repairs once you move into problem indicators. On the other hand, delaying the maintenance of your CAT engine means you will be reacting to a situation and it could be difficult to extend some components resulting in restoring components by a reman or a new part.

The CAT Engines, we could work on are

• 1693 Cat–This CAT engine is one of the best out there. It is really reliable and has lots of power. However, the downside of it is, it is a bit loud.
• 380 Cat – This CAT  Diesel engine was strong, reliable, powerful, and got decent fuel mileage. This one is fuel-efficient, reliable, Robust, and rates as one of the best CAT Diesel engines.
• 3408 Cat– This Class 8 truck CAT diesel engine was all muscle. It had around 450 HP but truly could churn out 550 HP. However, It was not that fuel-efficient.
• C15 Cat– These C15 CAT diesel engines acted like workhorses. They had fantastic warranties, were reliable, and were great on fuel as well.
• C16 Cat-They were reminiscent of the C15 CAT diesel engine and had the same qualities as their predecessor.

CAT Engine Rebuild Kits have following Advantages:

Value for your money=At a cost-effective CAT Engine repair solution, a prepackaged Kit is a great option, since it would include everything that you would require.

Great Quality=Genuine CAT engine parts are made for precision and are made for a reliable CAT engine rebuild. It boosts productivity and minimized downtime. While working in unison, they provide you CAT engine with new life.

Budgeting time and effort= Since you do not have to look for individual parts for the repair, you will always get exactly what you require. That shortens turnaround time and helps in reducing errors.

FIND YOUR CAT ENGINE REBUILD KIT

CAT engine kits are specific to the engines. To find your CAT Rebuild kit you will need the following:

• Machine serial number prefix
• Engine arrangement
• Engine model

Process of Rebuilding CAT engine or Overhauling a CAT engine

• Rebuilding a CAT engine. Starting from bear block build
• Start by pulling the crank out and pull the liners out and send it to the machining shop.
• Get the right engine overhaul kit (we normally use a c15 big bore kit) it uses a c15a cert bottom end, c15 Acer crankshaft, c15a cert rods
• Clean upper main bearings and drop the crank in it
• Check main bearing clearances and torque the main caps
• Clean paint then off parts
• Clean up the liners
• Sticking the liners in the block checking protrusion well and check liner protrusion
• Start putting rod piston assemblies together
• Put Cylinder head
• Bolt the cylinder head bolts
• Torque Cylinder head bolts.
• Put Injectors
• Get flywheel housing on it
• Install the camshafts in the head
• Clean thermostat housing cleaned and install new thermostats and new seals
• Install oil pump and oil pan

Rebuilding, Repairing ,overhauling and servicing CAT Engines for heavy duty trucks require lot of skill and experience and we at G.B Truck and Diesel in Edmonton have more than 50 years of work experience working on CAT engines.