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Shovelhead_Dave
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May 14, 2018

150,000 mile Report on my 2005 Cummins

Bought the truck new in June 2005 and just turned 150k. Truck has been very reliable but has had a few hiccups. Used for towing a 275 Arctic Fox fifth wheel, 13000 gross weight, although I weighed it fully loaded and it was 11,700. Biggest problem ever encountered was the intercooler had plastic caps, let go in Kansas at about 110K, resulting in being towed 90 miles to a dealer in Wichita for repairs. Never towed other than that. Installed a Pac Brake exhaust brake at 30k and love it.I had a few issues with the brake but Pac Brake customer service went above and beyond. Finally changed brakes at 115k and that was only because rear wheel seal leaked and contaminated the emergency brake shoes and the brake pads. All maintenance was performed by myself except the intercooler. Just did the 150k valve adjustment so I am ready to leave on a 6k trip next Thurs.
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  • HadEnough's avatar
    HadEnough
    Explorer
    May 14, 2018
    Guess you guys got lucky.

    At almost 100,000 miles on my 2002 Cummins with 6 speed manual and Arctic Fox TC I've had:

    Failed PacBrake compressor
    $3000 worth of front end work
    A complete failure of the ECM main computer ($2000 more)
    Air conditioning water leaking into passenger side floor
    Oil leak near the top rear of the engine that was inaccessible. BIG 3 Diesel in Tampa misdiagnosed it as a main seal, charged me around $3000, put new clutch plates in and put something together wrong and now the truck won't shift until the transmission is hot from highway use. It grinds BAD when cold since they broke all of that and they have no idea what they did wrong. Definitely don't go there.
    In addition, at 10 miles a gallon, this junker is very expensive to run
  • Rbertalotto's avatar
    Rbertalotto
    Explorer
    May 14, 2018
    My 2006 with 193,000 has all original engine parts. A few rear u-joints and an AC compressor are the only repairs. One set of rotors and two sets of brake pads. BDExaust brake is easily the best addition. Really saves brakes.. I tow a 7000 pound toy hauler and a 10,000 pound enclosed car trailer. Both bumper pull.
  • FishOnOne's avatar
    FishOnOne
    Nomad
    May 14, 2018
    I'm surprised you still have all original injectors, but good report with very little miles for a 05. These are the type of trucks we like to purchase for our farm and ranch use.

    I'm knocking 150k miles on my '12 truck.
  • Cummins12V98's avatar
    Cummins12V98
    Explorer III
    May 14, 2018
    Nice report. Yup, the 05 was known for the intercooler issue. Lucky you made it that long.

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