Caterpillar 3406 diesel

[mountainheart]

I’m looking at a 2002 Prevost 45’ Featherlite with 104K miles. It has a Cat 3406 in it. Can someone please advise me on this engine! Any problems with it? TIA

Tom

[johnbrowder]

That must be a very rare beast.....

[Joe Camper]

I wouldnt be worried about the engine id be worried about where that was done and everything else.

Please share more info u have tweeked my curiosity.

The 3406 Cat is arguably the best truck engine on the planet.

[Gil_J]

I don't know of any Prevost installed CATs. Can you share the listing?

[BGLogistics]

Also big fan of 3406 Kittys. Please share a pic.

[georgiapeachinc]

3406 Cat. that would be an E engine. Joe is correct. Best engine Cat made; we have two of them. From the factory they are rated at 475 HP but you can safely have the injector codes changed to 550 HP Is that odometer miles or rebuild miles? First thing I would do is drain the oil and change all the filters including the fuel filter and coolant water filter. I would even go as far as to flush the cooling system and change the coolant with long life red coolant. If the coach has been sitting for a long time I would also put an algae killer in the fuel at the next fill up .FPPF "Kill It" is the best on the market. Trust me on this one, we were plagued with algae a couple of times. Along with that add FPPF 90100 fuel power diesel treatment. That will suck the water out. The algae needs water to reproduce. At 100,000 miles that engine is just over being broken in!
I have never seen a Cat that old with 100,000 original miles on it. The best thing you could do to diagnose any possible problems, if you are worried is to take an oil sample when you drain the oil and have it analyzed. We do oil samples at every oil change and you can really see what is going on inside the engine. If you know the miles since the last oil change that is helpful but without it they can still test it We use Fleetguard Oil Analysis kits available at most truck dealers. That will tell you if there are any issues with ring wear, crank wear, fuel in oil, water in oil, soot and a host of other potential problems.

[Joe Camper]

Not all 3406 are E. Those have injectors. Up until 94 3406 were mechanical used fuel nozzels only. There is 1 e model id sit behind it would contain 6NZ in the engine serial. Otherwise the 3406 B is the cat of choice.

Gill what was that bus u looked at with the engine swap?

[mountainheart]

2002 Prevost 45 foot Featherlite Coach
2 sides (1 super slide)
Brand new tires recently
Caterpillar 3406 Diesel engine
104k miles
20,000 watt generator
Instant tankless hot water
Automatic shades
Automatic leveling
Full size refrigerator
Full Size washer and Dryer
Full size tile shower
King size bed
Automatic couch to bed
Corian countertops
Outdoor shower
Fiber optic and rope lighting throughout
Cedar lined closets
Wine cabinet
All new roku TV’s
Automatic awning
2-55 inch and 1-50 inch TV’s
Tons of storage inside and out.
This is a luxury coach!!
This is around a 2 million dollar bus new. This is an amazing coach to go see the country and live in luxury while you do it!!
$179,900


Located in Somerset KY

[mountainheart]

This is the ad that is offering a Prevost with the Cat 3406. I can’t seem to get the pictures over to this site! I’ll keep trying!

[rmachine]

https://lexington.craigslist.org/rvs/d/ferguson-45-foot-prevost-featherlite/7354128184.html

Not a Prevost

[Gil_J]

Definately not a Prevost. It does look like it might have Featherlight Vantare' badges.

[mountainheart]

Thank you!

[Loc]

That is a Featherlite Vogue 6000. During the mid late 1990s and through the early 2000s, Featherlite made a 40 and a 45 foot Vogue with a CAT engine but it was not a Prevost-based conversion. The more square box Vogues are the 5000 model. The one in your link is a 6000. The Vogue had an interior similar to their Prevost conversions. Their is a 2002 for sale on SmartRVGuide.com for $129K.

[No Name]

I read this post while doing research before purchase. There are actually 2 Prevost with Cat engines that I know of. One is the 1997 Royal XL45 I have and the other is this 2004 Parliament XL2. Ironically both converted/owned by the same person. I have his 1st coach and this is his 2nd coach (link). I have the granddaddy to the C16 - the 3406E 15.8L BIg Bore at 600hp and 2050tq @ 1200rpm (mine is a 1998 5DS which is identical 1999 1MM and to the 2000 7CY (C-16) but a 40-pin ECM in `98/`99 vs the 70-pin in 2000). The 2004 shows to be a C-15 which could be the 6NZ block that ended in 2003 or the 15.2L C15 ACERT since there is no dash in the listing between the C and the 15 - both 600Hp but either 1850tq 6NZ or 2000tq 15,2L C15. Only the engine plate will tell.

I'm running the B500 Allison 4th gen case/controls (same strength as the 4000 case) that was rebuilt by Weller with a mix of the 4000MH (1950tq) and off highway 4900 internal parts (2250tq) to handle the input 2050tq.

https://www.prevostrvforsale.com/2004-le-mirage-xlii-45-parliament-conversion-in-madisonville-ky/

So yes there is at least 2 Prevost out there with Cats.

[Fratto]

I bet that turns a few heads when it shows up at a Prevost shop for maintenance ha :-)

[No Name]

Prevost Dallas wanted to see and take pictures. There response was something like - we can't help you with any of that (pointing at the yellow parts), but everything else is no problem.