Check engine and engine protect light comes on engine will run then shuts off . engine will not stay running .

Asked by GuruD122 Mar 22, 2017 at 01:51 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2006 Columbia Freight liner will start yet will shut off , engine will not stay
running . the check engine and the engine protect comes on then soon the
engine will shut off .

9 Answers

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I suspect your engine management computer has detected something out of whack and continuing to run the engine may ruin it. I would check the oil and coolant levels. See if that diesel's catalytic is overdue to be serviced. The "five minutes idle to shut down" timer might be wrong. Turn on the cruise control and set it while idling. Just guessing. Get dealer to scan for codes. I was lucky to retire before all these computerized trucks hit the road.

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I have a2002 Freightliner engineprotect light comes on every now and then but has not shut off yet not sure what it may be is ecm going out have not driven truck far do you have any ideals

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43,910

That's a $10,000 engine so it may be a good idea to have the dealer scan for codes and look things over. It may be something simple to fix. It's an awful feeling to own/drive a truck you can't trust to get you home without an expensive breakdown and repair.

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Every time I go up a hill my check engine light come on

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Hey gurud122 how did u fix that problem that was having

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Se prende y se apaga la espía del Def y no avanza más de 55 mph

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malfunction indicator lamp came on? how to alemanate the problem?

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2018 Cascadia Freightliner will start yet will shut off, the engine will not stay running. The check engine and the engine protect comes on, then soon, the engine will shut off. Freightliner was the number one reason for bankruptcy , stay away from freaking trucking or becoming OO or lease operator

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My just happened and temperature was high and the engine super cool it was the antifreeze, the tank was empty and I put some water and the light went off and the temperature down it’s a freighliner too

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