twelve0six
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The original piston design did not have a nickel-insert around the n2 piston ring, causing the ring land area to break, causing major engine damage. CaseIH instituted a upgrade program to replace all the sleeves and pistons on affected units, replacing the pistons with a new, improved design that had a nickel-insert around the ring land area. CDC_Cummins also came out with various engine changes that allowed better oil temperature regulation and better filtration, which resulted in a new-design engine oil filter which bypassed a portion of the oil through a "super fine" portion of the oil filter. In regards to the 5.9 Cummins over the Navistar DT-466 I wouldn't concider the cummins to be "superior" the navistar always seemed to have more snort and held together better, Just my opinion.