How much does it cost to rebuild a CAT 3126?
Veteran Expediter. >quoted $11000. for 300 hp version, plus r & r. >interested in long milege stories on the 3126 cat motor .
Can you turn up a CAT 3126?
250hp or more can be turned up to 330hp safely. As far as I know, only a CAT authorized dealer can do this.
Does a 3126 have liners?
it’s a throw away motor. there is no liner to be replaced.
How much power can a CAT 3126 make?
Models
| Model | Max. Power | Max. Torque |
|---|---|---|
| 3126 | 250 hp | 660 lb-ft @ 1440 rpm |
| 3126 | 250 hp | 800 lb-ft @ 1440 rpm |
| 3126 | 275 hp | 800 lb-ft @ 1440 rpm |
| 3126 | 275 hp | 860 lb-ft @ 1440 rpm |
How much oil does a 3126 CAT hold?
First of all there are two 3126 engines. There is the 3126-B with a deep oil pan that holds 30 quarts and then there is a 3126-E with the shallow pan that holds 19 quarts of oil. The 3126-E is the same engine as the C-7 except for the emission controls on the C-7. Very easy to tell one oil pan from the other.
When did the Caterpillar 3126 diesel engine come out?
The 3126 Cat is a turbocharged 7.2L inline 6-cylinder diesel engine produced by Caterpillar and first introduced in 1997; it was the very first electronic mid-range diesel engine that Cat had produced. The Caterpillar 3126 was the successor of the 3116. Both the 3116 and 3126 earned a fairly poor reputation due to cracked blocks and dropped valves.
How does the HEUI work on a Caterpillar 3126 engine?
A HEUI injection system (also found on Ford Power Strokes, as well as other engines) uses a second oil pump to boost oil pressures to 1500+ PSI (I don’t know the maximum) and essentially use the high pressure oil as hydraulic fluid. And the computer would control the high pressure oil which then controlled the injectors.
Why does the cat 3126 have a bad rap?
Why does the CAT 3126 have a bad rap? The 3126 is based on an earlier engine (3116), it appears that earlier engine had some bad problems and this started it out on a bad foot.
When did Caterpillar stop using the cat 3116 engine?
The 3126 was, in fact, the replacement for the Cat 3116 and that’s where this story REALLY starts. The 3116 engine was used up until the mid ’90s until society demanded more. The 3116 caused strong reactions in many people, to say the least.