Not complaining, venting
2008 Discovery 40X 350hp Cummins
Check engine light come on when on a long grade/hill and go back off after topping the grade. Could not find anything wrong, did not affect the way it ran but leaving on a lone 3week trip so I thought I’d take it to a Cummins dealer and have it checked out. They plugged into it and said fault for actuator on top of the turbo, I say order the part and I’ll bring it back to be replaced. Drop it off a week later on a Monday and to my surprise they call Wednesday and say they found the turbo needed replaced. :E , $6900.00 I say if it needs it I don’t have a choice. They call the following Monday and say it needs more parts, turbo cooler, egr needs cleaned out and the intake is warped. ( Now I’m like WTF) this ( to me) was a perfectly good running coach and now it needs $10,000.00 worth of repairs :E What choice do I have????? So I am going on a 3 week trip I need it.
I go up this morning and pick it up and I’m driving it home and I’m like, it does seem to have more power, maybe it did need all this work, we love the coach so it was worth it right?
I park it in the driveway and start loading it for our trip and I notice antifreeze running out of it, with anger I call and tell them I just got home and antifreeze is running out of it! They tell me they’ll send someone to my house. 2 hours later a guy shows up and yes, you guessed it, the water pump is leaking out the weep hole:R
Sorry for the long post but I just had to unload, and yes I have to pay for the water pump and service call:(
Check engine light come on when on a long grade/hill and go back off after topping the grade. Could not find anything wrong, did not affect the way it ran but leaving on a lone 3week trip so I thought I’d take it to a Cummins dealer and have it checked out. They plugged into it and said fault for actuator on top of the turbo, I say order the part and I’ll bring it back to be replaced. Drop it off a week later on a Monday and to my surprise they call Wednesday and say they found the turbo needed replaced. :E , $6900.00 I say if it needs it I don’t have a choice. They call the following Monday and say it needs more parts, turbo cooler, egr needs cleaned out and the intake is warped. ( Now I’m like WTF) this ( to me) was a perfectly good running coach and now it needs $10,000.00 worth of repairs :E What choice do I have????? So I am going on a 3 week trip I need it.
I go up this morning and pick it up and I’m driving it home and I’m like, it does seem to have more power, maybe it did need all this work, we love the coach so it was worth it right?
I park it in the driveway and start loading it for our trip and I notice antifreeze running out of it, with anger I call and tell them I just got home and antifreeze is running out of it! They tell me they’ll send someone to my house. 2 hours later a guy shows up and yes, you guessed it, the water pump is leaking out the weep hole:R
Sorry for the long post but I just had to unload, and yes I have to pay for the water pump and service call:(
