AKfish
Super Member
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2004
- Messages
- 5,417
- Location
- Alaska
- Tractor
- JD 5115M; JD 110 TLB; JD 4720; Ford 9N; JD X300R
After 135,000 miles I finally had to have the injectors replaced on my '03 Dmax. Outside of having to replace a rear axle seal (and brake pads) that's all I've ever had to do with that truck - besides oil-filter-air maintenance.
Last count was 7 round-trips on the Alcan towing some heavy loads and it never burped or hiccupped once.
But, I'm edging closer to buying a new rig.
Lead mechanic on the north slope oil fields did the repair work (mostly Dmax'es up there) and I took the opportunity to pick his brain on the new trucks (1-ton and up). His advice - wait.... he stated that one of the biggest problems they're having right now with ALL of the new rigs is injection pump's cratering. Literally. Lines, injectors, filters contaminated with metal particles after the pump fails. Complete fuel system replacement is required. Around $7-8K he guessed.
Dodge's, Ford's, GM. His view is that the high pressure injection pumps (~30K psi - thought that most of them were Bosch) were defective or needing a redesign to effectively function at the higher operating pressures were the root of the problem.
Is this a pervasive; across-the-board failure for '12-'13 diesel trucks?
Thanks.
AKfish
Last count was 7 round-trips on the Alcan towing some heavy loads and it never burped or hiccupped once.
But, I'm edging closer to buying a new rig.
Lead mechanic on the north slope oil fields did the repair work (mostly Dmax'es up there) and I took the opportunity to pick his brain on the new trucks (1-ton and up). His advice - wait.... he stated that one of the biggest problems they're having right now with ALL of the new rigs is injection pump's cratering. Literally. Lines, injectors, filters contaminated with metal particles after the pump fails. Complete fuel system replacement is required. Around $7-8K he guessed.
Dodge's, Ford's, GM. His view is that the high pressure injection pumps (~30K psi - thought that most of them were Bosch) were defective or needing a redesign to effectively function at the higher operating pressures were the root of the problem.
Is this a pervasive; across-the-board failure for '12-'13 diesel trucks?
Thanks.
AKfish