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The Caterpillar 3126 is a turbocharged 7.2L inline 6-cylinder diesel engine manufactured by Caterpillar and first introduced in 1995; it was the first electronic mid-range diesel engine that Caterpillar produced. [1] It is the successor to the Caterpillar 3116 engine and was updated to become the Caterpillar C7 engine in 2003. [1]
On C4500/5500s, the 8.1L gasoline V8 returned from the GMT530 generation as the standard engine; the Caterpillar 3116 was replaced by an Isuzu-designed 6.6L Duramax diesel V8. [12] For the C6500 and larger, diesel engines were standard, with an Isuzu-produced Duramax LG4 7.8L I6 as standard, with a 7.2L Caterpillar C7 (a redesigned 3126 ...
Alongside the standard gasoline V8, the GMT530 was offered with multiple diesel engine offerings as an option. Initially offered with the Caterpillar 3116 inline-6, the Caterpillar 3126 inline-6 became an option in 1997. The GMT530 chassis was offered with 5 or 6-speed manual transmissions, along with multiple Allison automatic transmissions.
The Caterpillar 3116 is a turbocharged 6.6L inline 6-cylinder diesel engine manufactured by Caterpillar and first introduced in 1988. was the predecessor to the Caterpillar 3126 in 1998. [1] The Caterpillar 3116 was also used as a marine engine. [ 2 ]
[1] [3] FMTV A1Rs have a 2004 EPA emissions compliant version of the same engine with the same power output. [20] FMTV A1 variants have an earlier 1998 EPA emissions-compliant version of this engine, the 3126 ATAAC, which produced 275 hp at 2,400 rpm and 815 Lb.-Ft.torque at 1,600 rpm in LMTV variants, and 330 hp and 850 Lb.-Ft.torque in MTV
Caterpillar 3116 engine was used up until 1997, when Caterpillar introduced the inline 6 cylinder 7.2 litre Caterpillar 3126 engine as its first electronic diesel engine for light trucks and buses. [122]
In 1998 Caterpillar Inc bought Perkins from LucasVarity for US$1.325 billion, creating what they claimed was the world's largest diesel engine manufacturer. Perkins now had manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, China, India, and a joint venture with Ishikawajima-Shibaura-Machinery company in Japan.
When it was introduced in 1987, the Series 60 was the first heavy-duty diesel engine with fully integrated electronic controls. [2] Detroit Diesel prescribed overhaul intervals of 500,000 miles (800,000 km), then raised that to 750,000 miles (1,210,000 km) after more experience was gained with the new engine.