t444e vs dt466

[lawmart]

Does any have any knowdage about these two motors , reliabilty etc. mileage that before they become a problem. looking to buy a used internation for a chip truck these are the two engine that seames two be in the truck.

Thanks
play safe

 

[begleytree]

the 466 has it all over the tripple 4E powerwise.
other than that, pretty reliable (both of them)
Prob didn't help ya much
-Ralph

 

[bwalker]

Get a Cat or Cummins.

 

[stihltech]

466

I have a fleet of school buses that have 466dte in them. Would not run anything else. Very dependable and powerful.
The 466 is a sleeved motor which can be overhauled completely in the vehicle. The 444 is not sleeved. It would require boring or a new block if needed.

 

[lawmart]

I look at the cat 3126 a few people said that it was to smalll of a motor and if iwas towing #7000, and #7500 of pay load too much, man I really liked the GMC 7500 cab-over ,wich is what I first wanted but they also talked about serviceability for the machinics, then i was thinking i rember when i was on a crew we had so much s**t uin the cab , sun flower seeds, coffie cups, wrappers from allthe fast food joints , and to check the oil ,tilt the cab not a good site, plus all the gear that woiuld be thrown in there in stead of the box.

lawmart

playsafe

 

[Kimber]

DT466. No question. Rugged, excellent parts availability, hold resale value well... difficult to kill 'em.

We don't do a lot of IH's here but when the rare one comes in, we're relieved to see the DT466's.

 

[bottlefed89]

I've got 2 powerstrokes which is what the 444's pretty much are, and one dt466e. in a md truck like the international, I'd defenitely stick with the 466. My 4700 has 240k miles on it and has never missed a beat.