Thanks for the tips! I just replaced our VPOD harness today. This was the most painful job I have ever done on the big truck. The new harness is just a little too short even with the proper routing. Only if the harness was a couple inches longer!
Hey bro I’m having a problem with my truck getting to 1500 rpm and it start to lose power It’s like the turbo skips and I hear air. The check engine light comes on but as soon as I let off acceleration it goes off. The only thing I haven’t change is the vpod and harness. Could one of these be causing my problem? Thanks
you first should try to grab that code from the check engine light and see what become of that. but usually first thing that goes on these systems are the vpods. try to do it yourself, the vpod is a fairly easy swap. at least it was on my 2007. last time i bought one they were near about $500. havent priced one in about 4 years
Yeah it’s not hard to change out I’ve just spent around 5g already trying to fix this problem. When I put a new wastegate on it made it run better but still hiccups at 1500 rpm’s and I can tell it’s just not running right but im Gonna go get one today and change it out just pray it fixes my problem.
@@curtisnstacey yes I do and I put it on but now my turbo isn’t kicking in boost until 1500 rpm. Do I have it programmed by freightliner? I replaced the intercooler turbo, actuator wiring harness for the Vpod a new V pod I don’t do. The whole system is still messing up anybody got any idea?
it could do that, but your problem is more than likely going to be the vpod itself according to your issues. i put a "ugly fix" on my truck 3 years ago and still going.
So what was the issue that you figured out it was the harness ? My truck smokes and won't run worth a crap every time I stop but runs fine after that ? Thanks
it still flucuates very mildly but its very tolerable. if your getting smoke out the stack then it could be your egr valve itself. thats if theres not a problem with your turbo. among a few other things of course. what else is it doing? what codes do you have?
@@curtisnstacey new turbo new exhaust man new vpod new delta p new injectors new injectors harness new harness coming off the ft of the ecm new ecm. Running out of things to replace Thanks
@@renezepeda956 you to buddy. but yes a bad vpod harness will cause your turbo to go low and then pick up. but the first thing i would change is the vpod itself. the acutal vpod goes out much faster than the harness
If you delete your egr you will no longer need this wire harness. The symptoms I was having were turbo fluctuation. The turbo would spool up and down and loss of power. After changing this harness it did not do much difference at all. Always change your vpod first. That’s usually the problem when your turbo won’t spool up properly.
@@curtisnstacey Bro I wish I could explain everything that is or that has gone on Have you ever had your turbo sound like it's skipping? Water temperature drop from 180 to 150 within seconds Loss of power But can still pull heavy Problem has been with us for 4 days now There has been about 4 times that this problem would go away and everything run fine like nothing happens before I was on my way to Dallas with a new alternator Cause my step-dad was running on 8volts and his ac also wasn't working He said he let out some air on the ac system and ac started working so he started driving and the alternator started going up in volts But now dealing with this problem
@@dwnsouthtrucking7307 the turbo skipping could be the actuator on the turbo itself. It also could be the vpod or your egr is going out. Take a bottle of soapy water and while the engine is running at around 1000rpm spray that water on the turbo actuator, the arm going up and down, the air fitting to the actuator and also the actual air line to the actuator coming from the vpod. You could have a hole in the air line losing force to the actuator. I recommend “The Ugly Fix” in your situation if you have no air leaks. That closes the egr valve and it’ll get you going for now. I’ve been using it for 3 years now. Still haven’t deleted but about to
@@curtisnstacey But Can This Be Causing my water temp to drop It feels like we have a short Like something is sending a faulty signal to the ecm causing it to affect how its performing
My truck start doing that, with check engine light on giving me 128 351 00 and 128 351 03, and the boost will go up and down when pulling uphill. Di you think that's what causing the issue? and what is the part #
i think those are codes for your turbo inlet temp sensor or wiring. im not sure the harness would fix that. but tomorrow i'll get the part number for you.
@@sarmadaljabur ok, if its the the sensors on the turbo that's showing bad and he says its the wiring then the vpod harness would not fix the turbo sensor wiring problem. the turbo sensor goes off another harness. the vpod harness does not connect to any of the turbo sensors.
Yes you right, I fixed the turbo sensor issue, was bad wire. but still the check engine comes on when pulling up hill and the turbo flactuating up and down and kicks off . when driving on flat it's ok.
Hey I’m having the problem once I get to high rpm it’ll start to shake. I just changed the harness do you know what else it could be? They tried a new vlod also and my turbo is new
ive never experienced any shaking at high rpm. that one i could not tell you. if you find out and think about it please come back and tell me. i would like to know myself. i'll probably be driving a 60 series until i retire.
@@richforeverguapo8890 the only other thing i think it could be is the vpod is bad and yes i mean bad off the shelf. all those vpods are reman. ive heard that so many times. looks like you've covered about everything else i can think of. im deleteing mine next time it goes out. i have the program and the turbo in the closet waiting. lol
It’s according on what type of delete you had done. If you have a delete where you had to change to the older type turbo like the ones that’s on the 12.7 then no a bad harness will not cause this issue. But If you’ve had the delete where your still using your same factory turbo then yes a bad harness can still cause this because your still running a vpod.
In your opinion I need to replace my current VGT 14L turbo . Would you swap it to the 12.7 or keep it the 14L. I’ve heard good and bad reasons to & not to do.
@@tford9496 its according on if you have a person that knows what they are doing when they are tuning it for a 12.7 turbo. If i had a well known person that could do it I probably would go that route. but if your not sure just throw another 14L turbo on it and keep going.
I like your answer. Especially after paying for a second delete I don’t know who to Trust with my first truck. Maybe I’ll find some good mechanics I trust in the future. Thanks for the quick responses.
Found a shop to clean and service my old 14L VGT turbo. Mechanic at my old company recommended me to them. He said he used them a lot in the past. You ever heard of ppl having any luck with getting there turbo cleaned up. He gonna charge 1k- 1200 depending if he has to replace something.
On the passenger side bolted to the frame near the front of the passenger fuel tank. Follow the line coming from the turbo air actuator and it’ll lead you to the vpod.
Thanks a lot for the gold information. May God Bless You.
your very welcome my friend. appreciate ya stopping by
Thanks for the tips! I just replaced our VPOD harness today. This was the most painful job I have ever done on the big truck. The new harness is just a little too short even with the proper routing. Only if the harness was a couple inches longer!
yes i agree. when i finally got it plugged in to the main harness i almost cried it was so hard to do. LOL.
Tks man big help I was going to change v pod but sounds like it could be harness
No prob at all buddy. I appreciate you stopping by. This thing has been a battle but I’m still making a living with it. lol
Subscribed! Thank you for the help
Can you just delete the EGR and reprogram the ECM?
thanks man. sorry so late
@@Nick4b11 yes you can. but you'll still be using the vpod on the stock turbo. thats what im trying to get rid of is the stock turbo
So my truck is blowing white smoke and ppl keep telling me if my v-bod . I changed all the injectors and it still blowing white smoke
Are you losing any coolant from the reservoir?
Hey bro I’m having a problem with my truck getting to 1500 rpm and it start to lose power It’s like the turbo skips and I hear air. The check engine light comes on but as soon as I let off acceleration it goes off. The only thing I haven’t change is the vpod and harness. Could one of these be causing my problem? Thanks
you first should try to grab that code from the check engine light and see what become of that. but usually first thing that goes on these systems are the vpods. try to do it yourself, the vpod is a fairly easy swap. at least it was on my 2007. last time i bought one they were near about $500. havent priced one in about 4 years
Yeah it’s not hard to change out I’ve just spent around 5g already trying to fix this problem. When I put a new wastegate on it made it run better but still hiccups at 1500 rpm’s and I can tell it’s just not running right but im Gonna go get one today and change it out just pray it fixes my problem.
@@chrishep4677 a wastegate? what kind of turbo you have? you should have a actuator ran by air coming from the vpod.
Appreciate it RobCo
@@curtisnstacey yes I do and I put it on but now my turbo isn’t kicking in boost until 1500 rpm. Do I have it programmed by freightliner? I replaced the intercooler turbo, actuator wiring harness for the Vpod a new V pod I don’t do. The whole system is still messing up anybody got any idea?
Mine is doing the same , but blows out alot of black smoke with hiccups when accelerating can the harness do this?
it could do that, but your problem is more than likely going to be the vpod itself according to your issues. i put a "ugly fix" on my truck 3 years ago and still going.
@@curtisnstacey yes seems like a vpod issue , mechanic said better to get a new harness as well will update if everything goes well hopefully 🤞
@@curtisnstacey it ended up being a leak in the inter cooler after doing a air to air test.
@@rickydhaliwal2883 where was it leaking at on the air to air?
@@curtisnstacey the leak was from the cooler frame itself air coming out the fins when checked with soapy water
Thank you
So what was the issue that you figured out it was the harness ? My truck smokes and won't run worth a crap every time I stop but runs fine after that ? Thanks
it still flucuates very mildly but its very tolerable. if your getting smoke out the stack then it could be your egr valve itself. thats if theres not a problem with your turbo. among a few other things of course. what else is it doing? what codes do you have?
@@curtisnstacey new turbo new exhaust man new vpod new delta p new injectors new injectors harness new harness coming off the ft of the ecm new ecm. Running out of things to replace
Thanks
@@rogerjames6797 wow. man i hate to hear that. hell, go ahead and change the egr. lol might work. you almost have a new engine. lol
Hey did u ever figure what was wrong , I’m going through the same issue
If it's that wire harness that causing the problem will the check engine com out ?
I’m not sure if the engine light will come on every time if a harness goes bad. In my situation the engine light did not come on at all
Can my v pod go bad and my engine light not come on to let me know?
Cues my turbo goes low and then it will pick up ?
Thanks for the reply be safe out there brother. God bless you and your family..have a happy new years..
@@renezepeda956 you to buddy. but yes a bad vpod harness will cause your turbo to go low and then pick up. but the first thing i would change is the vpod itself. the acutal vpod goes out much faster than the harness
If I had my egr deleted do I still have to worry about this wire harness
And what kind of symptoms were you having that you had to change this out
If you delete your egr you will no longer need this wire harness. The symptoms I was having were turbo fluctuation. The turbo would spool up and down and loss of power. After changing this harness it did not do much difference at all. Always change your vpod first. That’s usually the problem when your turbo won’t spool up properly.
@@curtisnstacey Bro I wish I could explain everything that is or that has gone on
Have you ever had your turbo sound like it's skipping?
Water temperature drop from 180 to 150 within seconds
Loss of power
But can still pull heavy
Problem has been with us for 4 days now
There has been about 4 times that this problem would go away and everything run fine like nothing happens before
I was on my way to Dallas with a new alternator
Cause my step-dad was running on 8volts and his ac also wasn't working
He said he let out some air on the ac system and ac started working so he started driving and the alternator started going up in volts
But now dealing with this problem
@@dwnsouthtrucking7307 the turbo skipping could be the actuator on the turbo itself. It also could be the vpod or your egr is going out. Take a bottle of soapy water and while the engine is running at around 1000rpm spray that water on the turbo actuator, the arm going up and down, the air fitting to the actuator and also the actual air line to the actuator coming from the vpod. You could have a hole in the air line losing force to the actuator. I recommend “The Ugly Fix” in your situation if you have no air leaks. That closes the egr valve and it’ll get you going for now. I’ve been using it for 3 years now. Still haven’t deleted but about to
@@curtisnstacey But Can This Be Causing my water temp to drop
It feels like we have a short
Like something is sending a faulty signal to the ecm causing it to affect how its performing
@@dwnsouthtrucking7307 im honestly not sure about that. i dont want to give out the wrong info.
My truck start doing that, with check engine light on giving me 128 351 00 and 128 351 03, and the boost will go up and down when pulling uphill. Di you think that's what causing the issue? and what is the part #
i think those are codes for your turbo inlet temp sensor or wiring. im not sure the harness would fix that. but tomorrow i'll get the part number for you.
They are, but when the mechanic hooked his computer showed many sensors codes, and he said that it is a wiring issue
@@sarmadaljabur ok, if its the the sensors on the turbo that's showing bad and he says its the wiring then the vpod harness would not fix the turbo sensor wiring problem. the turbo sensor goes off another harness. the vpod harness does not connect to any of the turbo sensors.
Yes you right, I fixed the turbo sensor issue, was bad wire. but still the check engine comes on when pulling up hill and the turbo flactuating up and down and kicks off . when driving on flat it's ok.
@@sarmadaljabur I'm having the same issues with my truck 2006 freightliner century. I was told either it was the harness or the vpod
Hey what’s the part number for the harness?
P23533327
Hey I’m having the problem once I get to high rpm it’ll start to shake. I just changed the harness do you know what else it could be? They tried a new vlod also and my turbo is new
ive never experienced any shaking at high rpm. that one i could not tell you. if you find out and think about it please come back and tell me. i would like to know myself. i'll probably be driving a 60 series until i retire.
Thanks for replying but Im having the same problem you were talking about at 7:20
My truck has been down for three months and still don’t know what’s wrong with it
@@richforeverguapo8890 the only other thing i think it could be is the vpod is bad and yes i mean bad off the shelf. all those vpods are reman. ive heard that so many times. looks like you've covered about everything else i can think of. im deleteing mine next time it goes out. i have the program and the turbo in the closet waiting. lol
This sucks do you think it could be the accelerator pedal and tps
If the truck is deleted can a bad harness still cause problems?
It’s according on what type of delete you had done. If you have a delete where you had to change to the older type turbo like the ones that’s on the 12.7 then no a bad harness will not cause this issue. But If you’ve had the delete where your still using your same factory turbo then yes a bad harness can still cause this because your still running a vpod.
In your opinion I need to replace my current VGT 14L turbo . Would you swap it to the 12.7 or keep it the 14L. I’ve heard good and bad reasons to & not to do.
@@tford9496 its according on if you have a person that knows what they are doing when they are tuning it for a 12.7 turbo. If i had a well known person that could do it I probably would go that route. but if your not sure just throw another 14L turbo on it and keep going.
I like your answer. Especially after paying for a second delete I don’t know who to Trust with my first truck. Maybe I’ll find some good mechanics I trust in the future. Thanks for the quick responses.
Found a shop to clean and service my old 14L VGT turbo. Mechanic at my old company recommended me to them. He said he used them a lot in the past. You ever heard of ppl having any luck with getting there turbo cleaned up. He gonna charge 1k- 1200 depending if he has to replace something.
Where is your vpod located sir?👀
On the passenger side bolted to the frame near the front of the passenger fuel tank. Follow the line coming from the turbo air actuator and it’ll lead you to the vpod.
@@curtisnstacey Ok thanks for your help.
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