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Komatsu DBA127

Built: 2024-2026 · Series: Other models

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The Komatsu DBA127 is a machine built by Komatsu. Production: 2024-2026. The fuel is 7-15 ppm Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel. The rated output is 257 kW. The engine is turbocharged. The engine meets emissions stage Tier 4 (Final or Phase In). Fuel reaches the combustion chamber through direct injection. The charge air is air-cooled. Charging is by a fixed-geometry turbocharger. It is a four-stroke diesel engine. The cylinders are arranged in line. Rated output across the Komatsu range ranges from 43 to 2,610 kW; the DBA127 sits at the bottom of that range with 257 kW. Its immediate neighbours are the SAA6D125E-7 below it with 248 kW and the SAA6D140E-6 above it with 353 kW. 1159 Komatsu models across 39 series are on record. The model is listed under Non-road diesel engines. 27 verified figures from 1 source are on file.

Komatsu – further nonroad diesel engines: the collective page for the SAA series and Cummins-based QSB/QSK large engines outside the named series, three- to eighteen-cylinder units from 43 to 2,610 kW

Komatsu Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, is the world's second-largest construction machinery maker after Caterpillar and builds its own SAA engine series for its excavators and wheel loaders, recognisable by designations such as SAA4D95LE, SAA6D107E or SAA6D125E. Alongside these, Komatsu fits QSB and QSK large engines from Cummins' K and B series in its largest haul trucks and mining machines. This page gathers both groups where the register could not assign them to any named main series.

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The register lists 35 variants here rated from 43 to 2,610 kW at 1,600 to 2,600 rpm, three- to eighteen-cylinder engines (26 inline, 9 V-configuration) with a bore of 95 to 170 mm and a stroke of 115 to 190 mm. Maximum torque ranges from 210 to 14,077 Nm at 1,100 to 1,800 rpm. Tier 4 (Final or Phase-in) forms the majority with 24 variants ahead of Interim Tier 4 with 10 and Tier 2 with one; the 130–560 kW power category is the most common with 12 variants, followed by above 560 kW with 7 and 75–130 kW with 6.

SAA engines power Komatsu's own excavators, wheel loaders and bulldozers, while the QSK large engines, rated up to 2,610 kW, drive the biggest haul trucks and mining equipment; this collective page thus spans the full range from compact construction machinery engines to large mining engines, with which Komatsu competes against Caterpillar, Liebherr and Hitachi.

When buying used, SAA engines call for a check of common-rail system and turbocharger tightness and the condition of the charge air cooler, while the large QSK engines additionally need the service history of injection pumps and cylinder liners checked; oil consumption, coolant level and, on variable-geometry turbochargers, their response behaviour also matter. Spare parts run through the Komatsu or Cummins dealer network.

Sources: Kennwerte der Modelle Komatsu (weitere Nonroad-Dieselmotoren), Komatsu (Hersteller)

Technical data

Engine

Engine code5C04correct
Engine familyRKLXL12.7LDCcorrect
Engine familiesRKLXL12.7LDC; TKLXL12.7LDC; SKLXL12.7LDCcorrect
Fuel7-15 ppm Ultra Low Sulfur Dieselcorrect
Rated output257 kWcorrect
Power band130<=kW<=560correct
Rated speed1,600 rpmcorrect
Maximum torque2,074 N·mcorrect
Speed at max. torque1,150 rpmcorrect
Cylinders6correct
Cylinder layoutin linecorrect
Bore130 mmcorrect
Stroke160 mmcorrect
Operating cyclefour-stroke dieselcorrect
Injectiondirect injectioncorrect
Aspirationturbochargedcorrect
Turbocharger typeFixed Turbochargercorrect
Charge-air coolingaircorrect
Emissions stageTier 4 (Final or Phase In)correct

Origin and approval

Version5C04correct
Built from2024correct
Built to2026correct
Model year from2024correct
Model year to2026correct
Sales regionbothcorrect

Frequently asked questions

How much power does the Komatsu DBA127 have?

The Komatsu DBA127 delivers 257 kW.

When was the Komatsu DBA127 built?

Production years: 2024-2026.

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