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2013 PACCAR MX-13

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Service bulletins

30 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

E326

Emissions

EPA17-24 MX-13 Fuel Injector Connector - This bulletin has been revised to include EPA24 PACCAR MX-13 engines.

E273

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Canadian Registered Chassis Only, PACCAR MX-13 and MX-11 Fix-As-Fail Notification ​Fix-As-Fail – Per Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) regulations and guidance (Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA)), a letter has been provided to owners of Canadian registered chassis that provides a list of emissions components that have been reported (to ECCC) as having a defect.

E284

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only: Whenever a cylinder head is removed, a service cylinder head gasket must be installed. The production cylinder head gasket included with cylinder head installation kits should be discarded.

98-012

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Alternative PACCAR Approved Counterbore Tool Availability and new Indicator Block

E213H

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign - In an effort to optimize dash lamp performance, chassis that meet certain lamp time performance criteria have been flagged for repairs.

E264

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign – Certain PACCAR MX-13 EPA17 cylinder head bolts require an additional 90° rotation. This additional rotation significantly reduces the occurrence of cylinder liner fretting.

98-015

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only – PACCAR MX-13 and MX-11 Cylinder Head Leak Decay kits are now available. Procedures are available in RMI and supporting SRTs are published.

98-014

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only: A new tool, torque adapter, required to support an upcoming campaign to retorque head bolts is available for dealer purchase.

43-064

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information only: Peterbilt has determined that certain Models 567 and 579 vehicles built between July 06, 2012 and March 27, 2020 with the PACCAR MX-13 Engine may experience an overspeed lamp illuminating during a smoke opacity test. If the lamp illuminates, it is not an indication of a problem with the vehicle but may cause the inspector to not allow the vehicle to operate in California.

E270

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only: The BPV linkage service repair kits are available for vehicles built with PACCAR MX-13 EPA 2013/2017 or MX-11 EPA2017 engine.

98-011

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only – The EGR Cooler sealing caps may deteriorate when used with heated cleaning solution. New caps made of stainless steel are now available as replacement parts.

34-085

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only – Vehicles may have the connector seals on the wheel speed sensor incorrectly installed, which may lead to water intrusion and corrosion in some vehicles.

E256

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only: Inform dealers to notify customers to utilize engine hours and other factors, not just mileage, to determining the appropriate oil change interval for their engine.

43-063

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Emissions Campaign – The Engine Overspeed lamp may illuminate during a smoke opacity test. A software update is available to resolve the issue.

E245

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Emissions Recall - PACCAR MX-13 EPA13 EMY 2013 to 2015A NOx Emissions Improvement and On Board Diagnostic (OBD) system readiness and other OBD system software related issues. This bulletin supersedes E241.

E244

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign: Selected vehicles are participating in an engine oil sample activity to review engine longevity.

E213A-E213E

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign - Repair procedures for various dash lamp performance issues. Updated affected vehicle list.

TIB43-062

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only – This bulletin provides information about the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP) and Heavy Duty Vehicle Inspection Program (HDVIP).

E241

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Emissions Recall Engine software update required in order to improve Nox emissions

E242

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Emissions Recall – Chassis have NOx emissions that exceed allowable limits on federal test cycles. Updates to the Aftertreatment system will be made to reduce NOx emissions to acceptable limits.

43-059

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information: This document is intended for UL2 aftertreatment diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) systems and outlines how to store individual components with the intent of being reused after storage. Storage time is not to exceed two years.

E213A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign - Repair procedures for various dash lamp performance issues. Updated affected vehicle list.

E213A-E

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign - Repair procedures for various dash lamp performance issues. Updated affected vehicle list.

E213A-E213D

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign - Repair procedures for various dash lamp performance issues. Updated affected vehicle list.

E213

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign - Repair procedures for various dash lamp performance issues. Updated affected vehicle list.

E198

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information-Only: PACCAR is pleased to announce the introduction of a tool designed to reduce diagnostic time; the PACCAR Solutions - Diagnostic Assistant (DA).

E178

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Fix-As-Fail - On the MX-13 EPA13 engine, water may buildup and freeze on the EGR Pressure Difference Sensor (F751), causing a P1490 (EGR - Valve Stuck in open position fault) and resulting in a stop engine lamp.

E124

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FIX-AS-FAIL: REPETITIVE SCR EFFICIENCY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE

E112

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Software Update for DEF Decomposition Pipe Fault - This is a Fix as Fail repair - has determined on vehicles manufacured with a PACCAR MX013 EPA 2013 model year 2013 or 2014 engine, that certain DEF decomposition pipes may not promote adequaste DEF mixing, thereby leading to over dose and NH3 (aMMONIA) SLIP, which in turn can trigger fault code P3818.

E114

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

PACCAR MX-13 EPA 2013 Engine Unit Pump Failures. Peterbilt Motors Company has determined that vehicles built between March 03, 2014 and December 23, 2014 and manufactured with PACCAR MX-13 EPA 2013 engines, may have been built with defective electronic fuel pumps (part number 1871117) and may present fault codes P0094 and P228D. There are two pumps fwhich individually provide enough flow to operate the engine at approximately 60% load capacity. E114, E117 and FRN 215-2 have been released at the same time with the goal for you to complete as many of these updates as possible in one service event. Please Note that not every campaign applies to every chassis. Review DWWC/SIR for the applicable campaigns for sfpecific chassis. Be prepared to tell a customer how much time you will need to turn their vehicle around based upon the applicable campaigns for their chassis.

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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