by webbiesmechanical | Jan 19, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
You’re heading home from over east in your cab-over Scania.It’s a long run, but everything seems fine — until the temp gauge starts to creep.You do the right thing.You pull over.You let it cool.Get things under control. Then you keep driving. But here’s the catch:...
by webbiesmechanical | Jan 10, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
Check out this O-ring on a C15 liner.That sludge — the fine sand-looking material packed around it — isn’t dirt.It’s stop leak. Stop leak might look like a quick fix, but this is what actually happens when you use it. That material doesn’t just “plug” a hole — it...
by webbiesmechanical | Jan 9, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
You might think overheating is something you can limp through — just get to the next stop, just finish the run.Unfortunately, this C15 shows exactly why that’s a bad idea. After overheating, this engine cracked the head and dropped a liner. But the real damage didn’t...
by webbiesmechanical | Jan 5, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
Those little grey, black, or green spots you can see in the drain tray behind me?That’s not dirt.That’s algae in your fuel. It’s more common than people think, and it usually starts quietly.Condensation builds up in the tank — hot fuel, temperature changes, blocked...
by webbiesmechanical | Jan 2, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
You pop an intercooler pipe off and notice oil inside.You stop for a second and think… is that normal? Sometimes a light oil mist can be expected — but oil pooling in your intercooler pipes is a warning sign.More often than not, it means your turbo is bypassing oil....
by webbiesmechanical | Dec 29, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor
You can feel summer creeping in and harvest in full swing, and lately we’ve seen a surge of trucks coming in with problems that have been put off just a little too long. Everyone’s busy. Everyone’s running hard. And trucks are feeling it. One of those trucks was a...
