Customer Changed the Parts Themselves, Still Not Fixed. Cat Diesel Engine Repair.

[@AdeptApe]

IVA problems, they never end it seems. Got to look where others haven't. Thanks for watching. @AdeptApe on Venmo or [e-mail] on PayPal for donations, thank you so much for supporting the channel! Check out these Amazon Affiliate Links for recommended tools: Triangle Tool Box, Montezuma: amzn.to/3Iq5a49 The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel Book: amzn.to/3TiEIyd Fire Piston: amzn.to/3PttUMD Dowel Pin Puller Set: amzn.to/3Qjflf8 Slide Hammer Dowel Pin Puller: amzn.to/3JyDMRS VEVOR Borescope: amzn.to/4bjt5Pf OTC Torque Multiplier: amzn.to/4bi48Eb Milwaukee 1/2” Impact: amzn.to/3WQW7kS

[@ramosel]

What is IVA?

[@tjlqk3]

​@@ramoselIntake valve actuation.

[@fastinradfordable]

Great find brother man❤

[@ramosel]

@@tjlqk3 Thank you.

[@pedal2dametal686]

Great wealth of knowledge

[@spudzooka]

New parts that require gaskets or orings that dont come with said gaskets/orings are really annoying. Especially for those of us who wrench as a hobby and dont realize until something is apart

[@CrimeVid]

A real pain if you're only running one vehicle !

[@donmunro144]

Cat is awful in that regard. Nothing comes with a component. You need to order every single part separately.

[@CrimeVid]

@@donmunro144 That is ok if you KNOW that is the case, it's when the last one you bought came with all the bits, and this one didn't !

[@donmunro144]

@@CrimeVid I totally agree. Even knowing it, it's still a pain.

[@jeffreyyoung8727]

Ala carte ?

[@kellycowett6254]

Well looks like you established a return customer

[@1320pass]

I appreciate your taking the time to share your craft. All the best to you Josh.

[@AdeptApe]

Thanks for watching.

[@TYSuggested]

Good to see you doing these jobs on your own now! It's nice when you can pull off jobs like these for larger outfits. Next time something comes up chances are that you're the first guy they are going to call.

[@georgesokolov4155]

I hate bolts with the washer instead of flanged head. Thank you for the new video.

[@kwmiked]

Thanks for coming in today 👌 You do good work 👍🏻

[@GIGABACHI]

Please, make the "Screaming Lamb" the official callout in every video when you are pointing out any and all "Catastrophe Level" wrong doings and faults. That screaming lamb cracks me up every time.🤣

[@dozerman53111]

Knowledge is your best tool. Good catch.

[@markiefufu]

I did an inframe rebuild of my Cummins 8.3 at a horse farm last winter. 7 months later and it's still running great. Your CAT videos actually helped me out. Nothing was exact, but your tips and tricks are cross platform.

[@KeggyUran]

Highlights the value of factory training and experience of a smart guy. Makes for a better diagnostic technician. No wasted time there. Good job!

[@joeyreale7756]

How nice is that stubby 3/8” Milwaukee, I love using that because of how light it is! Thanks for all the great content 🤟🏼.

[@aaronmays5156]

Washer on the stud, sounds like a carnival game to me!

[@Softpeddler]

You make the difficult look easy. 👍

[@AdeptApe]

Well I got lucky on that one, just seen it before.

[@RobotsCanDoAnything]

Excellent diagnosis and repair. Good work.

[@JasonSmith-vd1sz]

Great video, you’re an amazing mechanic!

[@imtimrich]

Great find 🇺🇸💪

[@nickoysylvester5502]

This was an easy one, Josh. Kepe up the good work. Watching fron Jamaica.

[@robertmichel4924]

Thanks for the video. Work experience is what makes mechanics job easier.

[@jeriwollmann7366]

Pretty interesting video Josh. Amazing to know little tricks that come with experience. C13 so great to work on. Cheers Josh 💪👊👍💪🔧🔩

[@mikemorse8592]

Just another thing cat seems to get right you can run a lot of their engines without a valve cover and not spray oil everywhere. Doing this on series 60 or isx makes a hell of a mess

[@johngibson3837]

Hey up josh that was sweet mate, you're on the road doing good work and that's the goal mate

[@johnnylightning1491]

Well that was easy. Keep the good stuff coming Josh.

[@Asomesauc]

Fantastic video I learned me something thank you.

[@ralphdeemie4916]

Thank you for the GOAT!!!!!!

[@stevepalstra]

good to see you are doing well with your new adventures.

[@badgerpa9]

Josh I won a big white buffalo (stuffed) at that carnival game, tossing a ring, looks like you won that day also.

[@woody95124]

Your darn good bud.

[@tonyfreeman5048]

You are very knowledgeable on diesel engines I've worked on my own diesel truck engine and my conclusion is if all your engine needs is air and diesel You never have this problem the way it should be

[@zayin123]

Nicely done.

[@haroldbenton979]

C13 the best replacement for the 3176 engine Cat came out with. More power better fuel economy. If speced right they rivaled the all might 60 series for fuel economy in the late 90s.

[@beachtimehawaiibth7222]

Nice work!

[@dolphuswhiticus3776]

You’re just so dang cool! Keep it up we love you bud!!

[@AdeptApe]

Hey thanks.

[@bigfoot4515]

Great video 👍

[@scottcurry479]

I have very few IVA issues. My KCB has 2,161,910 miles and just got its 2nd overhaul. 1st went 1,015,038. This time the engine was running great. No oil consumption. Oil analysis indicated coolant in oil. We found the head gasket to be leaking and #6 liner O-rings looking bad.

[@wagon9082]

Good video

[@peteengard9966]

The C15 ACERT engines we had used to crack the housings. Cat changed the design but it sucked that you lose the core because the original is cracked.

[@barrygrant2907]

Unless I missed it, you didn't snap that wiring harness clamp back in place under the valve cover. It's nice when a fix doesn't require a massive teardown.

[@leonardogojcaj4475]

You should video you telling this customer what the problem was and how you fixed it to see a natural reaction

[@giggiddy]

Not everyone wants a camera in their face

[@leonardogojcaj4475]

@@giggiddy doesn’t have to be “in their face” obviously with consent.

[@marty0715yt]

Great find. Leave parts out? Must have thought it was a VW Beetle. Always had parts left over.

[@godsdozer]

You weren't mechannicking correctly if you didn't have parts left over.

[@davidellenbaum1229]

nice find

[@johngoldsmith6629]

Good find eagle eye. A lot of times, when the IVA solenoid is replaced. They don't clean out the IVA as per the instructions. Also be careful on BXS engines. They have a plate under the solenoid. You cannot buy it separately, seen them stick to the old solenoid and get turned back in on a core. Anytime I do a over head, I replace the seals. 13 or 15 liter engine. Also on BXS, Cat changed the IVA oil PSI sensor and you have to purchase a harness splice. Have had a few that the IVA's was deleted and when you reactivate them. You can wake Frankenstein up. KCB's has two seals, depends on serial number and oil psi sensor as well. One weak spot is the connector. They get loose and causes an open circuit. Cat has a splice harness you can purchase. But I dislike it, as I hate cutting wires. You cut them to short or to long. So I remove the old connector and leave the original sockets on the wires. If the socket looks good, I re spring it. Take the splice harness and remove the connector off the wires and install the connector back on the original wires.

[@darrencatenacci2737]

Used to have the smaller C-13 wish I still did sometimes. But the one I had was a problem child. Great running when it ran right which wasn’t very often. But for only being 430/1650 it did a good job somedays.

[@prevost8686]

I drove one for a few years. I don’t know the HP/Torque settings for it but it was gutless. My 12.7 Detroit had more guts and it was set at 435HP.

[@localcrew]

It’s like playing ring toss, but with washers!

[@Teslaharmonic]

legend.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi Josh 😊 love your videos even though I’m not a mechanic but drive a DAF truck in the U.K. with a paccar engine lol 😂 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@crasher88]

love the videos and walk through on the diag and fix but I wish you would add a bit more theory of operation for each fault you come across this, This one would have been a great learning video. I"m new to working on big rig engines and desperately need more material.

[@unkojames5795]

Tell Buddy and piper I said thank you for reminding me to subscribe lol

[@nickayivor8432]

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[@henryhernandez1520]

Awesome

[@ChandlerLee-uo6qp]

Love your videos

[@timf6916]

Nice

[@projectsspecial9224]

Hi Josh, wish you were here! Will you remote work or teleconsult ?! I might have to setup a telerobotics rig for you! Kindest regards

[@T.McGarry]

Are Buddy and Piper still kicking ?

[@tomdietrich7561]

Would that leak at the IVA cause a drop in oil the pressure reading? BTW congrats on you going out on your own.

[@jim-zx7gz]

Sure found that fast

[@Ratkill9000]

What's Cats reasoning for not having the o-rings come with a new IVA? Just seems to repeat nearly the same problem where it will leak if one doesn't know or realize that you have to pull the old o-ring and transfer it over.

[@johngoldsmith6629]

Depends on serial number production change different seal. But I agree, same with EUI, Cat wants you to change the bolt, put a new one in the box.

[@yehudaegert2276]

Do you still have the full CAT dealer level software? Or do you have a lower level CAT software? Or do you have an after market software?

[@Ceedub3406]

What have you learned about being independent and mobile in the early days of your new career? I'm a pretty inexperienced tech (about 3 years) and the independent life seems very rewarding, but it is hard to know when you are ready to jump into it and go out on your own, just curious what a Master tech's opinion would be.

[@richardmarshall1883]

Are you out on your own, doing your own thing now? If so, what happened to the dealership?

[@I_Dont_Answer_Questions]

Ask dumb questions... Don't you dare research anything. Everything must be spoon fed...

[@laloyup8164]

Any chance you wanna help me out. Having the same code but here i dont have a visual oil leak. Someone had already installed a new oil pressure sensor, injector harness. Im doing the t/s for code 289-7 and step 8 is to do cylinder cutout but it keeps failing when its at the “second cycle” test aborts when cutting cylinder 2 for “significant change in engine load”. I made sure ac was not running. Idk what could it be.. its driving me crazy. I already installed a analog oil pressure gauge at the block and compared it to ET and it displays the same. Oil pressure 30 psi at 600 rpm 170 coolant temp. I ran overhead previously to do auto cylinder cutout test. Im thinking i didnt do a good job adjusting the IVA’s on the first bank. Also engine smokes like blueish smells a lot like diesel. Initial code was 0385-1. But then 289-7 and 290-7 appeared after i adjusted valves.

[@tonyfrangakis3311]

Hello Josh. Is cat only engine you work on. I have Cummins six see if you work on those also

[@royalcrowntowing2464]

Is it possible to swap the IVAs on a IVA deleted single turbo converted 06 MSX, with the Jake's off a MBN ? While using the original MSX harness and re flashed ECM to work with that single turbo setup ? I bought a 2006 MSX single turbo conversion a complete engine after my MBN bottom end failed after 1.5 million miles, I would prefer to install my MBN jakes but would I have to swap MBN harness and ECM round off the MBN and install that on the MSX ? According to the engine supplier of the MSX the IVA,S are out of the equation via the custom turbo reflash, from what I've been advised they are part of the Jake's , would it be best to keep those IVA Jake's if the IVA function is not used or install non IVA Jake's off the MBN ? Thanks rich.

[@d0uble_O]

what torque wrench is that?

[@codo7]

Good job, Adept. Take your mother out to Breakfast...and her husband if he is welcome. They will love you.

[@rodgercottrill3342]

Did u find the ticking in ur van

[@I_Dont_Answer_Questions]

u ur Loser.

[@fastinradfordable]

How do they NOT give you O-rings with an IVA housing😂 Wtf

[@johngoldsmith6629]

Depends on serial number production change different seal. But I agree, same with EUI, Cat wants you to change the bolt, put a new one in the box.

[@I_Dont_Answer_Questions]

Never assume anything comes with seals... because nothing comes with seals.

[@RustyorBroken]

I've watched a lot of these videos and it just occurred to me that I've never really paid much attention to the IVAs. I have no idea what they are. I'm guessing "valve adjuster" but what the heck does the "I" stand for?

[@johngoldsmith6629]

Intake Valve Actuator (IVA). They open the intake valves up prior to combustion thus they lower NOZ out the exhaust.

[@philipchesley9615]

0:56 IVA OP nr (91)

[@RustyorBroken]

@@johngoldsmith6629 The John Goldsmith himself! Thanks for the knowledge. I'll have to read up on this more.

[@johngoldsmith6629]

@@RustyorBroken When you figure them out let me know.

[@roceye]

God, I wish I could visually identify problems like that.

[@DavidVidaurri]

❤❤❤

[@ianatkinson8464]

😎👍

[@unwired1281]

👍👍‼️

[@thomasr.miller5553]

😁👍👍👍

[@dfb1111]

The devil is in the details.

[@blackmarkettrucking5821]

I don't like IVA'S

[@AdeptApe]

They do have a lot of problems.

[@blackmarkettrucking5821]

I replaced 2 sets and wanna take them out, I feel like I got better fuel mileage when they're malfunctioning

[@blackmarkettrucking5821]

Great video this was happening to me after changing injectors and oops had to go back and end up replacing the harness and whatnot

[@I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago]

IVA - Inferior Valve Adjusters 😂

[@JasonSmith-vd1sz]

Great video, you’re an amazing mechanic.