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RebelHomesteads
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- Jan 25, 2022
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- International 674
I have almost zero mechanical experience so everything you said is very helpful. Thanks. I’ve got just enough to change all the fluids and filters and do small stuff. I’ll follow this flowchart.Not sure of your level of mechanical experience, or DIY abilities so don't be offended if this sounds like I'm talking down. I'm not, just trying to cover all bases on the spectrum.
Don't know that particular motor, but the way I would approach it (cheap to more expensive) ... Change all fluids unless you KNOW it was recently done. Drain the oil, send off a sample for testing (you know there's diesel, but metals is what you want to know) see how much oil comes out vs spec. (like louNY said) New filter & oil to specs, start her up & run her a bit to warm things up ... are you getting smoke/puffing/oil out of the dipstick tube or oil fill (yes? ... rings; no ... next). If no heavy blowby, run her for a while to warm her up & give a light load on the engine by moving her around (don't just idle). How does the exhaust look? Black?Blue?White?Normal? & see if oil level is increasing ... if yes, pull the injectors & inspect/have them tested/rebuilt as necessary. (rePete) If the injectors are good, then pull the pump & have someone who knows what they are doing rebuild as necessary (Harry in KY). If you do wind up pulling the pump, make sure you re-align the timing marks when putting it back together (manual should give you the info). If you're unsure of any step, find a good diesel shop that knows these engines & let them do the first repair. work your way up by doing all the regular maintenance stuff (hoses/coolant/filters/line replacement/oil changes/etc.) Have fun.