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engine air compressor

All is working okay. Just wondering at 129,000 and original 1996 engine air compressor, is there a service kit or do I need to do anything to assure trouble free going forward?
Thanks
1996 U295-36, Cummins 300hp, 8.3. Build number 4864. Vin number 1F97D536XTNO54271. Purchased October 31, 2019.

Re: engine air compressor

Reply #1 –
There are spendy rebuild kits for them. Google your compressor.

On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 9:12 AM dans96u295ft via ForeForums noreply@foreforums.com> wrote:

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All is working okay. Just wondering at 129,000 and original 1996 engine air compressor, is there a service kit or do I need to do anything to assure trouble free going forward?

Thanks

1996 U295-36, Cummins 300hp, 8.3. Build number 4864. Vin number 1F97D536XTNO54271. Purchased October 31, 2019.
Jim Frerichs
2002 U320 42'

Re: engine air compressor

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Quote from: dans96u295ft –
All is working okay. Just wondering at 129,000 and original 1996 engine air compressor, is there a service kit or do I need to do anything to assure trouble free going forward?
Thanks

These air compressors are very long-lived.  Though I am big into Preventive Maintenance, I would not do anything to it unless there are symptoms. The air supply to it is from your main engine air filter (comes off intake manifold, so it is cleaned, "pressurized" by the turbo and cooled by the CAC). So, as long as the main air filter is kept serviced.......
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
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Re: engine air compressor

Reply #4 –
I took mine apart to service the unloaded valves .
It looked new inside. The unloader valve was a little stuck. But still was probably working fine.
At 150k  .
The only real service item  , at our service miles and maintenance level , should be the unloader valve . Imho