Diesel Truck Platforms

If you run International trucks with the MaxxForce 13, you already know the turbocharger is one of the first components to give you trouble. The MaxxForce 13 turbocharger runs a dual-stage, variable-geometry setup that works hard under EGR-heavy emissions loads, and when it starts to fail it takes fuel economy, power, and your uptime down

If you run International trucks with the MaxxForce DT, sooner or later the VGT actuator is going to put a truck on the shoulder. The variable geometry turbocharger on this engine is the heart of its emissions and boost strategy, and when the actuator that controls those vanes goes bad, you get derated power, black

The International DT466 turbocharger is one of the most common failure points on a medium duty diesel that otherwise runs forever. If you wrench on school buses, dump trucks, or agricultural equipment, you already know the DT466 is a workhorse that racks up hundreds of thousands of miles between major repairs. But the turbo bolted

The PACCAR MX-11 turbocharger is the beating heart of the 10.8-liter workhorse found under the hoods of thousands of Kenworth T680s and Peterbilt 579s. When it goes down, you lose boost, you lose fuel economy, and you lose money by the mile. If you run a fleet or wrench on these trucks for a living,

If you run a PACCAR MX-13 turbocharger in a Kenworth T680 or Peterbilt 579, you already know these engines live and die by boost control. The MX-13 is a 12.9L inline-six that puts out anywhere from 405 to 510 horsepower and up to 1,850 lb-ft of torque, and every bit of that performance leans on

If you run a Detroit DD16 in a heavy hauler, you already know the turbocharger is the heart of how this 15.6-liter big-bore makes its 600 horsepower and 2,050 lb-ft of torque. When boost drops off, when the actuator starts hunting, or when you find a smoke haze in the mirrors under load, the Detroit

If you run Freightliner Cascadias or any Detroit-powered truck, sooner or later the Detroit DD13 turbocharger is going to land on your bench. The DD13 uses a variable geometry turbo (VGT) that’s tied directly into the emissions system, and when it starts to fail, it rarely fails clean. You get derates, black smoke, boost faults,

If you’re running a Detroit Diesel Series 60 and your boost is lagging, your EGTs are climbing, or you’ve got oil pooling in the charge pipe, the turbocharger is usually the first suspect. The Series 60 is one of the most durable on-highway diesels ever built, but the factory Garrett units and their BorgWarner S300/S400