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Klueck
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Feb 28, 2017

Oil change at Lazy Days, Tampa and was overfilled

In mid January, we took our 2003 Monaco Diesel pusher to Lazy Days Rv, for new tires and an oil change. It has a Cummins 370 Isl engine.

We have had great service from them in the past and neglected to double check the dipstick before we left.

We drove back 30 miles to our rv park and parked the coach for a few weeks.

Prior to a trip hubby decided to check the oil and found the oil reading about 3-4 inches up from the full mark. (too much oil)

We called Lazy Days and were told it was ok to drive back and they would check it. They let it sit for over an hour, checked the oil and said the excess oil showing above the full mark was just where it ran from pulling the dipstick out. We argued but the service manager assured us it was normal. Hubby checks the oild regularly and has never seen it do that before.

We made a 200 mile round trip and everything was fine.

Yesterday, in preparation for another trip, hubby checked the oil after it sitting for weeks and the oil reading was still too high.

This time a warning light came one. It just said warning...nothing else.

I checked my engine fault code and i showed:

ENG PID 100 4 Engine Oil Pressure Low Voltage


We talked to Cummins and he felt sure it was due to the additional oil and that it probably just took a while for the excell oil to cause the problem.

Hubby was able to drain some oil but we don't know if that will correct the problem.

We're not sure what to do. Will the engine fault code clear if that was the problem, or does it have to be reset?

Do we take it to Lazy Days, or to Cummins?

Any advice?

We didn't start the engine last night after we drained some oil so we don't know if the warning light is gone or not. We wanted to give it some time to drain.

13 Replies

  • I agree with the (2) previous posts. Wouldn't let Lazy Days touch it on a bet. I would also go to the RV Service reviews website and leave a post on Lazy Days apparent ineptness.:R


    http://www.rvservicereviews.com/
  • Agree with Doug. Why would you take it back to Lazy Days when you suspect they did the work improperly. I would find a good Cummins Coach Care shop and let them check it out.

    An oil change is a pretty simple service task. If they can't get that right, I would not be using them for any service.
  • Do we take it to Lazy Days, or to Cummins?

    Which is the correct choice? You have no confidence in Lazy Days and they are NOT a real chassis expert. Cummins is. GO TO CUMMINS. I doubt excess oil would cause this type problem after driving 250 miles with no fault codes. BUT, you NEED am expert check out and cause and repair. Cummins is that source on a 14 year old engine. IF Cummins can state that overfull was the cause and they fix the problem. You then have the Ammunition to go to Lazy Days to get your money back for the Oil Change and demand that they pay for your current repair. Doug