Thermoking evolution ran out of oil.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by mitten, Jan 25, 2019.

  1. mitten

    mitten Bobtail Member

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    My apu wouldn't start and had red triangle and said eng...I checked it and was completely out of oil. I put oil in top fill. Still won't start. Any advice would be appreciated. Also was wondering if it has safety feature to turn off so it doesn't burn engine up if it runs out. Thanks
     
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  3. Kshaw0960

    Kshaw0960 Road Train Member

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    I’m assuming you reset the apu? If you haven’t, I would try that first.

     
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  4. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    Most of the time if an APU happens to stop the whole unit is out. Find the reset and press it. Most trucks I had that reset was under the bunk.
     
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  5. mitten

    mitten Bobtail Member

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    Going try..not sure where reset is in side box. Thanks!
     
  6. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Unless you simply haven’t checked the oil in months and it slowly burned through it all, and assuming we’re talking about a newer unit, you better also check for oil leaks if you ever get it started.

    If it leaked, I’d suspect you’d be able to see evidence of it still. If it burned through a quart in a relatively short time, something is wrong in that scenario, too. Do you run it continuously or in some sort of auto mode?

    I’ve heard of them being improperly set up and they’ll run 24/7 practically no matter if the truck is parked or running down the road. That would lead to seriously shortening it’s useful life.
     
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  7. mitten

    mitten Bobtail Member

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    I only run it at night..so no it doesn't run 24/7 ..they worked on it couple months ago ..it wouldn't start. When it got going it smoked a lot but they said its fine. I didn't check oil since they just worked on it not long ago...I should have and have no excuse except I just forgot till I had issue. I'm a dumb ### . hope it didn't burn engine up.. Thanks
     
  8. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    My low hour carrier APU will require about a half quart to bring back to full after about 2 months of running during most breaks on various start/stop modes (heat, cool, and battery maintenance)

    They’re easy to overfill. Not sure how detrimental that might be.
     
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  9. mitten

    mitten Bobtail Member

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    Not even showing on stick after I put oil in.
     
  10. ibcalm19

    ibcalm19 Road Train Member

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    Do you know the oil capacity on the apu.
     
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  11. mitten

    mitten Bobtail Member

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    No..I just put in half quart to see. Can't get shop to answer me back about any of this. I can't find reset switch anywhere...we have bunk heater separate so who knows.
     
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