Locked Up 565 HP Caterpillar 3406E Industrial Diesel Engine Tear Down

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KT3406E

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Tearing down a seized Cat 3406E industrial engine to the bare block.
Contact Email: kt3406e@gmail.com

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@deephorizon1365 Жыл бұрын

HE IS BACK, THE LEGEND RETURNS!

@donbrashsux Жыл бұрын

I wait patiently for a new vid

@insaneindamembrane7961 Жыл бұрын

Someone’s mouth smells like butt from all the kissing

@mikeskipworth856 Жыл бұрын

He's definitely a fckn legend.

@BoomBustProfits Жыл бұрын

His vids rule...wish he posted more, but the quality is more important than the quantity...

@GregBurgess360 Жыл бұрын

HE IS HIM

@Truth_hurts459 Жыл бұрын

Best KZfaq channel ever, this man knows CAT engines inside and out! So cool to see someone enjoy their work!

@persistentwind Жыл бұрын

He's like the more satirical adept ape!

@Watchyn_Yarwood Жыл бұрын

100%👍

@ihavethedocuments2580 Жыл бұрын

That is a freaking mans engine for sure. Good video 👍

@jsj297 Жыл бұрын

Legend has it, nothing has broken and needed repairing since his last appearance. 🤷‍♂️

@nibachoable Жыл бұрын

BABE WAKE UP Kt3406e POSTED

@lanejackson4374 Жыл бұрын

Omg, no way, really, LETS WATCH😂

@tavares8016 Жыл бұрын

Right, how long has it been?

@lanejackson4374 Жыл бұрын

Like 3 months

@Look_What_You_Did Жыл бұрын

You would wake your man up for such BS.

@nibachoable Жыл бұрын

@@Look_What_You_Did you wake up your man for things

@andrewb1884 Жыл бұрын

If anyone is considering buying anything from KT he’s a 100 percent stand up guy. Bought a few things from him and I was always well informed of any and all details. helpful and more then patient with any questions as well. Very fair on pricing. Thanks again buddy for all your help and being a stand up guy.

@farmermatt7880 Жыл бұрын

I will confirm everything you said! Standup guy!

@KT3406E Жыл бұрын

I do my best to support the people that support me. Thanks

@ramansingh8716 Жыл бұрын

@KT3406E can you please send me your contact. I need you to built me a engine.

@fehimrekic8385 Жыл бұрын

@@KT3406E my man what type chemicals you pour in Charmander’s

@spinb Жыл бұрын

@@ramansingh8716 Are you in India?

@FarmCraft101 Жыл бұрын

I hope you film the rebuild. Would be great to see it go back together and run. Nice work.

@exarkunn69 Жыл бұрын

You now need to buy a truck with a CAT engine and have him fix it! The collaboration we thought we never knew we needed.

@Watchyn_Yarwood Жыл бұрын

100%👍

@Brad.whatthe 11 ай бұрын

I would like to hear his commentary if you turned up with the 4cyl out of the D3 for a rebuild John

@justDIY Жыл бұрын

I don't know anything about industrial engines, and don't own a diesel, but I love watching these tear downs! 👍

@TiborRoussou Жыл бұрын

Same

@86FxBdyCpe Жыл бұрын

I'll second (or third, fourth, etc.) that.

@craftycri Жыл бұрын

Every single episode I've seen has had me laughing, his dead-pan monotone, "I figure I'll work on this (as he's wiggling it) and see if I can (as out it comes) get it out... yeah"

@Ol-crusty-Cummins Жыл бұрын

@@craftycri the “you get all that” really got me😂😂

@Watchyn_Yarwood Жыл бұрын

100%👍

@philmulrooney7020 Жыл бұрын

Listening to the complete lack of drama from this man is a tonic in this age of throwaway everything and this engine is testament to old school CAT engineering. So glad I found this😊

@bryanmoreno3331 Жыл бұрын

This is the only channel that you can go to the comments and see 100% positive feed back. Your videos are great.

@alex4alexn Жыл бұрын

i will never see a CAT engine in my life but I sure as hell like watching every second of you explaining how they work and what the parts do. Thank you for the time and content

@Rock-Bottem1982 Жыл бұрын

Drive an 18 wheeler OTR(over the road), you will see one very quickly

@ictdpowerstroke4591 Жыл бұрын

When KT 3406E comes to the shop all the other can go home mechanics,,great work

@daviduruqi5507 Жыл бұрын

This man knows what he is doing great video brother

@williammiller3744 Жыл бұрын

Why are you getting away from truck engines??? Hope you still make videos. Love the videos. Very informative

@rodrod383 Жыл бұрын

yea don't leave us hanging

@harleyhoracio1 Жыл бұрын

Inquiring minds want to know! I hope Greta isn’t influencing your decision! 😂

@normanchristin1923 Жыл бұрын

@@harleyhoracio1 Greta's mind is about like that one sleeve that he pulled out! Completely cracked !

@dragonwalsh100 Жыл бұрын

Powerplant generator engines are more and more common. The hybrid platform from PACCAR is pushing 25/30 mpg at 120,000 GTW (gross trailer weight) and that is more appealing than the 8-16 mpg of a strait diesel engine. I have a few classmates from engineering school and the tax incentives from Uncle Sam and the EU is to go for the hybrids then all electric. They also told me that the push for hybrid is because of fuel being 5/6/7 dollars a gallon that the trucking outfits want more fuel economy because fuck the fuel costs. The mpg testing is done at a race way going pretty much in circles with banks left and right at 65 mph for hours on end with some hills mixed in. Gist is they have had the hybrids for a while but now there is a push in the next 2 to 3 years that most trucks sold will be hybrid.

@eugeneoreilly9356 Жыл бұрын

Off road truck engines only.Still a big player in power generation.

@dudeman50073 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, it's good to see you posting again.

@hotgarbagellc Жыл бұрын

Those breakout harnesses are absolutely gorgeous, the connectors, the heat shrink, the sheathing, everything

@firsttimediesels6289 Жыл бұрын

This my favorite KZfaq channel rn. Been HATING work recently, this stuff takes me back to what makes me happy, actually working on stuff.

@THEMOWERMEDIC1 Жыл бұрын

I’m at the dad gum grocery store so I can’t watch the video right now but I can promise you brother soon as I get home we’re going to watch it

@davidmonro3270 Жыл бұрын

If I knew as much as you do about Cat engines, I would consider myself a genius.

@Look_What_You_Did Жыл бұрын

of course an idiot would think such things....

@tarungonneea4614 Жыл бұрын

nice to have an upload, missed seeing you work and entertain us!

@TomokosEnterprize Жыл бұрын

This is my most loved power plant and truck engine. Super strong, torquey as hell and user friendly to work on. I was heart broken when Cat decided not to support or make them Any more. Thank goodness for the secondary market so we can still get the majority of parts.

@markm0000 Жыл бұрын

Cat is making new engines now for repowering. There’s a video by Adept Ape.

@seamusburke9101 11 ай бұрын

I love these engines, whenever I'm going to operate a Manitowoc 4100 crane the first question I always ask is does she have Cat.

@Binderstroke Жыл бұрын

Cat has a chart showing the various shades of color the paint turns with the approximate corresponding temperature

@Pitbike65 Жыл бұрын

The best channel I always forget about!

@Reduxalicious Жыл бұрын

S/N 3145 is a Generator, 6BR1004 was built in 98 and sold in 2000 to a dealer In Austria, How it ended up back over here is anyone's guess.

@martin09091989 3 ай бұрын

But why hase it that Voith cupling (Made in Germany) on it and a compressor? That looks more like special vehicle aplication! With that coupling i guess either some sort of hydrostatic drive or somthing like a snow blower. If it was originaly sold as a Genset engine in Austria, i would tend to think this was last used as a replacement engine in a snow blower or maby a snow groomer, and somehow ended up in the US!?🤔

@wendellbrown8030 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing these videos ! Our family farmed for a lot of years and used several caterpillar tractors. The biggest cat that we had was a D9 and your videos remind me a lot of the farming days and repairing the cats !

@leonblittle226 Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea, bars of carbolic soap in CAT yellow with the logo engraved and painted black - you know you want it !

@michaelclutton8446 Жыл бұрын

I don’t anything about this type of engine, but I find it really interesting the way he dismantles them. You can tell that he has so much knowledge and has seen it all before

@bmwtravel1100 Жыл бұрын

every internal combustion mechanic trainee should watch your videos. love to see how you avoid the 'bigger hammer' solution whenever possible - shows your deep understanding of the materials and machining used to build these monster engines.

@ikidd3123 Жыл бұрын

Just happened to be working on a 3406 and when I watched the video, I realized I had shut off the coolant filter cutoff valve to change the filter, and forgot to open it back up again. Ran back out to the shop and opened it up. So thanks for showing that filter housing and valve!

@Imholze 8 ай бұрын

Would be cool if we see it running again. And you explaining us what you have done and changed to it.

@paytonwood5079 Жыл бұрын

HES BACK!!!!!!

@marcusgault9909 Жыл бұрын

6 hours, 239 comments👏👏 Keep up the sterling work KT. I remain in awe of your encyclopedic knowledge, work ethic and indeed flawless natural presentation. You could talk about flower arranging and I believe I would pay attention. Thank you.🤗🤗

@danwake4431 Жыл бұрын

Part of it is the little gold nuggets mixed in with his narration ' they were a little short on brains it looks like'

@marcusgault9909 Жыл бұрын

@@danwake4431 That was the bodged airline fitting with the wrong threads(kinda like sommat ah wud do, in a hubble to get things working)

@michaelshort7297 Жыл бұрын

I had a 1999 379 with the truck version of this engine obviously. It had a 18speed behind it, it was Sable black . It was my 3rd truck and a beast! I just found your channel and I'm enjoying it alot.

@SD40Fan_Jason Жыл бұрын

Possibly could have been 1 of 2 engines used on a locomotive. Direct drive goes to a 450 HP electric generator and an air compressor. Would have been another unit exactly like it on the other side of the cab. I used a 1200 HP engine built the same way but with a dead generator on the A-end side. We were limited to 600 HP and that was on a good day.

@ntekniklaus3710 Жыл бұрын

so it came out of a genset well deserving of a scrapping?

@josephmichuda6447 Жыл бұрын

@SD40Fan_Jason I believe you are correct. The only application that requires that big of a air compressor are for the railroad industry, particularly the locomotives.

@tjeerdwiersma464 Жыл бұрын

@@josephmichuda6447 i belief atlas copco used these on their 46m3 mobile air compressors. Used for sandblasting and other micellanious jobs in the off-shore oil and gas. But i think this compressors were built back in '07 &'08.

@TheStefanskoglund1 Жыл бұрын

I don't think you need that type of voith hydrodynamic coupling in generator setup. Direct drive ? YES.

@rodrod383 Жыл бұрын

@@TheStefanskoglund1 the voith hydrodynamic www looks like a locomotive is a good guess

@sterlingdavidgrasssr Жыл бұрын

Love to watch you work on these engine, you and Warren are the best there is ? Thanks, See Ya

@PageMarker1 Жыл бұрын

A lot of Warren's projects just seem like nightmares to tackle, but he gets them done somehow.

@Dmenbiker Жыл бұрын

KT, morning... You have been missed... Love watching you tear into and fix diesels... Very relaxing and a learning experience at the same time... Dave...

@joelkist1 Жыл бұрын

I’m a mechanic but holy shit you’ve got to be the most knowledgeable person about these engines I’ve ever seen ❤😮😮

@metocvideo Жыл бұрын

It is always enjoyable to watch an expert do something skilfully and methodically.

@slowtrucksgarage Жыл бұрын

“Can you believe it? I can’t f$#@in believe it.” Pure greatness

@ronpatava Жыл бұрын

Love watching your videos. Thanks for all the time and knowledge you put into these. One of a kind

@mikeskipworth856 Жыл бұрын

I could watch this dude read a phone book. Seriously, always a good day when a new KT video drops.

@cbrcliff Жыл бұрын

Why are you backing out of the truck engine business? Sweet @ 16:30!!

@93Martin Жыл бұрын

And what are you getting into?

@KPutubing Жыл бұрын

Another master class in CAT engines. Fascinating to watch! Thanks for sharing!

@mikehart6708 Жыл бұрын

So good to watch someone who is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his work. Thought I would watch just a little of the video but ended up watching the whole thing. Long years ago, I worked as a diesel mechanic, mostly on Detroits. When I was a little kid, I loved the smell of a diesel running and I still do!! Keep up the good work.

@YerluvinunclePete Жыл бұрын

That was a totally legit ad. Pretty much bonus content really.

@wraithette01 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time and for another brilliant video!

@philstreeter9703 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I love your tear downs. Very informative.

@lzappa9109 Жыл бұрын

10/10 every time! Thank you for all your effort, really appreciated. Australia.

@davewoolley4610 Жыл бұрын

OMG. I winced when you pulled off the spacer gasket with your hand. i almost lost 2 fingers doing that

@in4merATP Жыл бұрын

I didn't realize how much I wanted another KT3406E video until I nearly shit myself when this one popped up.

@richardlincoln8438 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the time and effort You spend to share this. Thank You.

@bill8by5 Жыл бұрын

Always appreciatee your fact-filled Vlogs KT. Never ceases to amaze me with your wit and humor.

@connormurphy5503 Жыл бұрын

Hope getting out of the business doesn’t mean we won’t get anymore videos. I love watching your teardowns.

@jonlowe8727 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I know nothing about engine's ,but I can confidently identify a peanut cover now.

@TurbineResearch Жыл бұрын

Always look forward to your videos! Thanks for awesome content

@MtnHiker Жыл бұрын

Another great teardown. Good to see and hear about the range of reusable parts you have for sale too.

@quietbrianquiet Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us watch you work. Top Notch for sure.

@morganmerritt8846 Жыл бұрын

This content is really helpful for a newbie like me. Starts getting my mind around diesel technology without getting lost in details and losing interest. Thank you.

@blabaduplatinum1 Жыл бұрын

Been watching your channel for years. I’ve had no real experience in commercial diesels, I’ve worked at a new car dealer for 25 years as a mechanic. Japanese cars in particular. Ironically however I’ve recently made a big change to fleet working with ISB and ISL Cummins engines. I’ve learned a fair deal watching your videos, it’s cool to see the similarities. Great vids.

@mj-dd2fb Жыл бұрын

Always great content! Thanks!💪💪

@radimkolar2270 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining the detailed things and things that only people in the business understand , great videos.

@Larslegos Жыл бұрын

Always good to see another video from you!! Hearing you say the words "truck engine" will never get old

@jimlong527 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting KT, we see so many big machines run but the maintenance and upkeep is so important and time consuming. Thank for all information.

@jamiebeverley9705 Жыл бұрын

Hi KT, Jamie watching from Newcastle Australia, great to see you back, and being addicted to all things C15 Cat engines I found this like your other content so very interesting, I could watch you doing your Cat thing all day long, every day, it's quality and super informative, keep up the great video content, especially the C15 stuff, it's the best. Really appreciate your efforts, it's really helpful indeed Sir. Cheers from Australia🤝🇺🇸🇭🇲

@keithross4511 Жыл бұрын

Man it’s so good to watch you again!!!! Gain so much information and knowledge watching your videos. Great to see you back!

@gethinjones1348 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video-I for one never tire of watching the tear downs on this great channel 👍🏻

@markbridle9329 Жыл бұрын

Yet another great video, fantastic knowledge base. There is something very satisfying rebuilding engines. Well done.

@phenoix75 11 ай бұрын

That seriously brought back some good and bad memories for me. I lost count of how many of those I rebuilt as a tech for Cat. Great engine. Loved working on these in a Pete 379. Hated them in the dozers. Would have liked to see what this came out of. That coupler is made by a company I deal with quite a bit now.

@hankh1610 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the walk-through. You definitely know your engines.

@ericvogel1126 Жыл бұрын

You have accumulated an amazing knowledge of CAT engines. I'm retired, but I still enjoy learning about these engines. Thanks for your site.

@dieselhatz4247 Жыл бұрын

Voith are a German company that makes train parts, most likely that engine was locomotive application. Where I work we use Voith parts, couplers for trains. Great video and tear down, look forward to your next video, whenever it may be!! One of the best content creators in this line of work!!

@erik_dk842 11 ай бұрын

They also make retarders for trucks and busses - generators that burn all the generated energy off as heat to brake the vehicle. And automatic transmissions for busses and trucks

@dieselhatz4247 11 ай бұрын

I believe Voith Turbo deal mainly with the rail side of heavy industry, transmissions and adaptors. Not a 100% it’s just rail, but it’s now called Voith Turbo Schafenberg (forgive the spelling).

@stuartscott60 9 ай бұрын

Voith are also big in marine thrusters, could have come from a tug or push boat?

@bobbygibson3586 Жыл бұрын

Bro you're a hell of a mechanic. Love watching your videos

@JMAC-rs6ey 9 ай бұрын

Thank you

@212kody212 Жыл бұрын

Shit never breaks in a convenient way like that. Literally shook my head when you just got the liner chunk to wiggle out. Pretty cool.

@carltauber2939 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to make such an interesting and informative video. I hope you'll also film the rebuild process when the time comes.

@moman0166 Жыл бұрын

I love learning as you explain everything you are doing and you give the good as well as the bad to watch out for. You really need to be a diesel Tec school teacher because you pass information in a way that young men could really learn and be a true asset to companies.

@KT3406E Жыл бұрын

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

@Ozarkwild Жыл бұрын

Are you getting out of the Cat engine business altogether, or just the truck engines? Love the videos man! I watch all of them!

@dragnaath Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your vides, please continue to upload additional content. Love how you explain the teardown process along the way and your knowledge of these engines is amazin.

@tpa6120a2dwp Жыл бұрын

The little sticker with the german writing on it is the company name and address/contact info. Voith is a maker of big gearboxes, it seems this driveshaft coupler was made by a subsidiary called "Voith Turbo Hochelastische Kupplungen GmbH & Co KG". Hochelastische Kupplungen translates to "highly elastic couplers" or "highly elastic clutches" so maybe there is some sort of shock absorber or torque limiter in this thing.

@TheMechanicalKoopa Жыл бұрын

really enjoy watching your videos! Any chance we'll ever see this block rebuilt and run again on your channel? I'd love to see it back in action! keep the vids comin' really great content and I enjoy how you explain everything. Right down to each nut and bolt.

@russellclement2058 11 ай бұрын

Love your work . 40 years ago I wish I had a fraction of your knowledge .

@garyharrington5300 Жыл бұрын

Knipex pliers for the win!

@yeahok115sure Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if your doing this on purpose or not, but the random videos every year makes me want to watch. Your batting 1000 dude!! Good shit

@erniemathews5085 Жыл бұрын

You are always interesting, and most of what I know about diesels is you being articulate about a mystery. Thanks.

@Worldfamoustrucker 7 ай бұрын

Solid content man. Straight forward. Can believe 40 minutes already went by! Great tear down

@PageMarker1 Жыл бұрын

Damn, Dude, quite a tasty alert notice to see you again! Best wishes, upvoted and watching now.

@alldaylong7910 Жыл бұрын

Love your video man....Keep them coming!

@hessranch Жыл бұрын

Finally, another video by the master. Nice to see you showing more of how to take it apart instead of just before and after…..

@sailcat662 6 ай бұрын

I have no idea how these engines work and I don't work with engines but I think this was one of the most fascinating videos I've seen in a long time. Thanks for sharing.

@MechanicCompetence Жыл бұрын

At 39:02 Voith make gearboxes for the busses I work on, they're pretty common here in Europe. So yeah, makes sense they'd make that adaptor there for some sort of transmission unit. Has me even more curious now as to what it was supposed to drive. Awesome video as always dude. That parts store tour blew my mind when you panned up hahaha :)

@dieselhatz4247 Жыл бұрын

Voith make parts for trains, so I reckon locomotive application?

@frank64409 Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to see you post another video on a Cat Engines takedown. And for us neophytes, can you tell us what you used to soak the rust loose on the pistons?

@Look_What_You_Did Жыл бұрын

Water.

@jasonstalder5208 Жыл бұрын

i cant say for sure but i use turco WO2 which is phosphoric acid. nova phos cleaner would also work

@jasonstalder5208 Жыл бұрын

@@Look_What_You_Did idiot

@86FxBdyCpe Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same, I usually use Acetone & ATF.

@jasonstalder5208 Жыл бұрын

@@86FxBdyCpe that's a great penetrant, but it won't dissolve rust

@aaronb6727 Жыл бұрын

KT... That neighbor everyone needs. . Great vid as usual. Thanks

@devonp3432 Жыл бұрын

You can hear the excitement in his voice compared to other videos. This engine is what motivates this man!

@petr0rabbit Жыл бұрын

so all this engine needed was sleeves and overhaul but they ruined the crank by let it outside

@Bigmike3406E Жыл бұрын

I love my 3406E in my 2000 379 Pete . It’s kinda a rare motor nowadays . For one thing it was specked out with a 3406E 1MM 15.8 liter 600 hp factory settings. I guess it’s actually a C 16 if you think about it. It got a fresh rebuild last March and runs so strong . I had another truck with a 2WS Set to 550 hp that I got a hundred thousand miles out of with no breakdowns. Great engines both of them . Nice to see you back on here . Take care brother.

@elijahrobinson2362 Жыл бұрын

The 3406E came in both 14.6L and 15.8L displacements. Your 15.8L 600 🐎 motor is somewhat similar/analogous to the follow up C-16 (7CZ) while the 550 was replaced by the C-15 (6NZ).

@hansjansen7047 Жыл бұрын

A hundred thousand miles? probably more like a million. I ran my '97 Pete for 1,750,000 kl-ms over 9 and a half years when I sold it and I know it went for several more years after that

@frfrpr 11 ай бұрын

Great program. Solid filming. I love seeing these big engines.

@buckskinlady Жыл бұрын

Nice to see you back at it again, great videos as always!

@flydieselair Жыл бұрын

That's an odd place for a liner to break unless that's a Cat thing. I've seen them break due to electrolysis bit from what I saw the liner looked ok. Curious to see what you came up with.

@robandnell4305 Жыл бұрын

Wondering what you used to free the cylinders up or is it a secret. You do a fantastic job of explaining what you are doing.

@ke6bnl Жыл бұрын

Maybe vinager

@andrewg2322 Жыл бұрын

Acetone and atf

@jesushelpme6995 Жыл бұрын

I vote for acetone and atf

@jesushelpme6995 Жыл бұрын

Acetone evaporates fast though

@brandonvarney7258 Жыл бұрын

If it was atf and acetone, it would be red. It sure wasn't red

@Dirk3672_StupidYT Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thank you for a great big iron tear down.

@BigStomp4 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

@Z-Bart Жыл бұрын

Your mixture for the seized pistons worked well. Is that your own mystery oil concoction?

@joeflynn1649 Жыл бұрын

I would like to know too

@edwinhsingmaster9135 Жыл бұрын

What's wrong with vinegar for a starter.

@jasonh.8362 Жыл бұрын

@@edwinhsingmaster9135 exactly what I thought hot white vinegar

@OneofTHOSEguys420 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonh.8362 the white vinegar doesnt discriminate between oxidization and base metal. I would bet dollars to doughnuts that it wasnt vinegar. prob evaporust or some derivative.