Disappointed in Cummins Engine
I am very disappointed in Cummins Engines. I took my Dutch Star in for an exhaust manifold leak and then the problems started. After removing the exhaust manifold, bolts broke off in the head,they fou...
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donn0128 wrote:
Most all of these problems could be traced to poor maintenance by the owner. Now, I'm not saying the OP was lacking in maintenance, but i am saying there is more to this story than one persons venting. How many fuel filters did he install in that 84K miles? Did he get water in His fuel? How many oil changes has he performed? Did he use the right grade of oil? Has he let the motor idle for extended periods of time? Did he fail to let the turbo cool before shut down after a hard pull? Did he let the motor lug around or did he try to keep the RPM's up? See too many unanswered questions to blindly blame Cummins for a bad product. Especially after 11 years.
Most people that buys a motorhome with that kind of engine and can afford the repairs that he/she mentioned I would say that they took good care of it. I took good care of my Ford F250 6.0 and it blew a head gasket at 99,000 and I changed the oil I changed the filters and the air filters regularly. It wasn't my fault it was inherent to that engine.
