For all you mechanics out there

[Slate]

You mentioned Diesel, so I was curious.

My Step-father is the service manager at a local International Trucks dealer.

He is always telling me the importance of taking care of routine maintenence on Diesel engines to get the most lifetime miles out of them.

    Yes some truckers are very good at keeping their rig healthy others not so much. I have to laugh sometimes at the cheapskates that will get their oil changed at a cheap place with crappy oil and filters, then have problems that will cost them thousands.    
       A certain cheap plastic WIX fuel filter has cost many 1k to 3k in injector replacements.
       Cheap shops don't even grease the Chassis causing failed steering parts, u-joints and kingpin seizures if you let it go long enough.  
      

[chaser]

 
           These new emissions on diesels are really getting complex. They started with a particulate filter in 2008 that traps soot in a honeycomb structure where the muffler used to be, then whats called regeneration burns the soot into ash and allows another build up of soot. There are pressure sensors that tell the computer when soot loading is high. Most of the time the truck handles this on it's own with normal driving.
            If you do a lot of idle time or slow driving it may not get a chance to burn the soot off and at a certain level you will get a warning. At this first warning drive at highway speeds (Over 40 mph really) for 20 min and most of the time no problem. Ignore the warning and you will get a check engine light and reduced power. Then you will have to go to the dealer to have a "Service Regeneration" done which entails a scan tool activating a 45 min high idle and high exhaust temperature to clean out the filter. Still you will not be left on the side of the road for these issues.
           Your 2013 also has Urea injection, a fluid that is injected into the exhaust for NOX emissions. It's in a separate tank that has to be refilled, the dash will tell you when you are getting low.

Lol that's the first time I've heard of exhaust fluid and it wasn't a joke.. How long before we actually have blinker fluid? lol

[Slate]

Lol that's the first time I've heard of exhaust fluid and it wasn't a joke.. How long before we actually have blinker fluid? lol

  Urea is synthetic Cow Piss, smells like ammonia.  

   The joke is these new diesel emissions cost you 10% less MPG. (plus the cost of the cow piss)

[branch37]

  Huh I thought it was some wacky old airplane engine. 

  I play with diesel engines and this is what you don't want to see a Head look like..................

Just to give you an idea of just how big this engine is in my OP, all the holes around the top are where the valve seats go.  The valves themselves are the diameter of the holes. 

[Dragon]

Oh, so that is six valves, not six cylinders in the block. 

 

[branch37]

yes six valves per cylinder.  3 intake, 3 discharge.  You cant see the actual size of the cylinder in the pic I posted.  If I remember I will take a picture of the piston that goes with this compressor.