7.3 repair bill ouch

Cummins12V98 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Me Again wrote:
If only it had the torque shift tranny. Chris

Me Again = Trolling Again

NOT!
Just suggesting the 7.3 with a Torque Sift would be a great combo!

Just like I would mind putting a G56 behind my 5.9.

Fish,
glad to see you feeling better. :B

That and a $963 repair bill at the dealer is too bad.

And how much $$$ have you put into your truck? :B

Well engine repairs $0.00

Upgrades;
Double Disk clutch $1,200
Pacbrake $1,200
Replacement Lift Pump $250
Bilstein 5100's $312
I do have a set of RV275 injectors yet to be installed.
Drivers seat rebuild at 270K miles $170
New Drivers side seat belt $198
It didn't fail, just getting tattered

Update for Fish! :B

Well about three weeks ago noticed a oil spot under the engine, took a couple days to see which side of the engine it was comming from, finally nailed it down to the drivers side. Well likely the the lifter/push rod cover gasket leaking! :S
Well $44 later for gaskets and relaxing full day to remove all the fuel lines, VP44, ECM, stock fuel filter, and old fuel pump mount the cover is fully accessible (this is the hardest gasket to get to on the 5.9).
Well a good cleaning of the cover, mostly out side, and the sealing surface it all went back together.

I really liked the looks of the insides of the engine, this is at 298,500 miles.

Not bad... But don't let Cummins9812v see this. I got an ear full from him a while back when I reported here that I was going to try a OCI using Delo 10w30 oil and how bad the Delo sludged his cummins inside the gear cover.

Just for the record my CEL came on my Super Duty last week and I had to take it to the shop for its first repair in 115k miles. A faulty Nox sensor replacement and I'm good to go. :C

As usual twisting my words. Yes I thought of my 12V looking at these pics. No it's not sludge but my 12V looked similar. My dads 12v with 120k using AMZ/OIL was golden clean with no streaks or dark areas. Probably means nothing, just reported what I saw and as you can see the FISH knows the Cummins well.

Here's the full disclosure:

If you had seen how spotless the inside of the timing cover was on my Dad's 94 Cummins at 125K when we did his KillerDowelPin compared to my 98 at 100K with the first 55K running Delo 400 then to AMZ/OIL Diesel Marine 15-40 you might consider Synthetic. I was blown away his was a golden clean look and mine was completely covered with black streaks. The guy changed the Delo every 5K and Blackstone samples.

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