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Niles Nimmo

Niles Nimmo has worked on turbochargers for 19 years and is the name behind PT Turbo's guides. PT Turbo has rebuilt and supplied turbochargers in San Bernardino, California since 1978, for diesel pickups, heavy-duty trucks, industrial equipment and performance gas engines. Every rebuild is balanced in-house on a high-speed VSR machine and carries a 12-month, unlimited-mileage warranty. Have a question about a guide or a turbo? Call the shop at (909) 824-1020.

Freightliner 114SD & 122SD Vocational Turbocharger Guide: DD13 & DD15 Applications
Diesel Truck Platforms

Freightliner 114SD & 122SD Vocational Turbocharger Guide: DD13 & DD15 Applications

Diesel techs searching for a Freightliner 114SD & 122SD Vocational Turbocharger Guide need accurate fitment, not guesswork, because a wrong turbo on a Detroit-powered work truck…

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P0299 on Ford 6.0L Powerstroke: Step-by-Step Diagnosis & Most Common Causes
Diesel Diagnostics

P0299 on Ford 6.0L Powerstroke: Step-by-Step Diagnosis & Most Common Causes

Seeing P0299 on Ford 6.0L Powerstroke is one of the most common reasons these trucks land on a diagnostic rack, and the code almost always points…

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6.7L Cummins Low Power: Turbocharger vs Fuel System Diagnosis Guide
Diesel Diagnostics

6.7L Cummins Low Power: Turbocharger vs Fuel System Diagnosis Guide

Chasing 6.7L Cummins Low Power is one of the most common diagnostic calls we get, and the fix is usually simpler than owners fear once you…

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Emergency Vehicle Diesel Turbocharger Maintenance: Ambulance, Fire & Police Fleet Guide
Turbo Guides

Emergency Vehicle Diesel Turbocharger Maintenance: Ambulance, Fire & Police Fleet Guide

Emergency Vehicle Diesel Turbocharger Maintenance is unlike any other fleet discipline because an ambulance, fire engine, or police diesel cannot afford a roadside failure, yet these…

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Coach and Tour Bus Turbocharger Guide: Detroit DD13 & Cummins ISX Applications
Turbo Guides

Coach and Tour Bus Turbocharger Guide: Detroit DD13 & Cummins ISX Applications

Keep this Coach and Tour Bus Turbocharger Guide handy whenever you are diagnosing a charge-air problem on a Detroit DD13 or a Cummins ISX, because these…

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Transit Bus Turbocharger Guide: Cummins & Detroit Applications
Turbo Guides

Transit Bus Turbocharger Guide: Cummins & Detroit Applications

This Transit Bus Turbocharger Guide covers the Cummins and Detroit turbochargers that keep municipal, shuttle, and school fleets rolling, and it is built to help you…

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RV and Motorhome Diesel Turbocharger Guide: Cummins ISB & Freightliner Chassis
Turbo Guides

RV and Motorhome Diesel Turbocharger Guide: Cummins ISB & Freightliner Chassis

This RV and Motorhome Diesel Turbocharger Guide focuses on the Cummins ISB engine family and the Freightliner chassis that carry so many diesel pushers, because when…

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Finding a Turbocharger for a Discontinued Engine: What Are Your Options?
Turbo Guides

Finding a Turbocharger for a Discontinued Engine: What Are Your Options?

Finding a Turbocharger for a Discontinued Engine is one of the most common calls we get, because an engine going out of production does not stop…

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5.9L vs 6.7L Cummins Turbocharger Comparison: Which Is More Reliable?
Diesel Truck Platforms

5.9L vs 6.7L Cummins Turbocharger Comparison: Which Is More Reliable?

This 5.9L vs 6.7L Cummins turbocharger comparison answers the question every Ram owner eventually asks when a charger starts whining, smoking, or throwing boost codes: is…

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P132B on 6.4L Powerstroke: High-Pressure Turbo Actuator Failure Guide
Diesel Diagnostics

P132B on 6.4L Powerstroke: High-Pressure Turbo Actuator Failure Guide

If you are chasing P132B on 6.4L Powerstroke trucks, the code points you straight at the high-pressure turbocharger and its electronic vane actuator, and this guide…

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Holset H2C Turbocharger: Early Cummins Applications & Cross-Reference Guide
Turbocharger Tech Explained

Holset H2C Turbocharger: Early Cummins Applications & Cross-Reference Guide

The Holset H2C Turbocharger is a fixed geometry, H-series unit from Cummins’ in-house turbo brand, built for the mid-displacement diesel engines that put Cummins on the…

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Mack Granite Turbocharger Guide: MP7 & MP8 Vocational Applications
Diesel Truck Platforms

Mack Granite Turbocharger Guide: MP7 & MP8 Vocational Applications

This Mack Granite Turbocharger Guide covers the MP7 and MP8 engines that power most vocational Granite trucks, how their variable geometry turbos work, how they fail…

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