Kubota L6060 Engine failure

[AKForest]

The engine was running fine then one morning it stopped running. Initial inspection on my part indicated an injector pump problem. The dealership said that the injector pump should not have failed. It could be anything. bring it in and we will put it on the computer and Identify the problem. They put it on the computer and agreed that the injector pump had failed. After replacing the injector pump, the tractor still wouldn't start. With consultation from Kubota, it was decided that the ECU had failed. it was replaced. Parts and labor by this time was in excess of $6,000. The tractor still would not start. At this point, they are looking at the injectors as also failing. Replacing those would bring the cost for parts and labor to around $10,000. The tractor is just a little over 6 years old with 2,400 hours on it. I have performed all the suggested maintenance as detailed in the Operators Manual. The people I have spoken to with much more experience with diesels than I, have said that they have never heard or seen three major components fail simultaneously like I encountered. I am reaching out to other Kubota owners/operators to see if they have had similar simultaneous/chain reaction failures with the L6060 tractor or other Kubota equipment with this engine.

 

[senecak19]

Is it possible the dealership your using is simply replacing parts without "really" knowing what's wrong, only to have you pay for the parts and guess work along the way?

Sorry to hear of your troubles. Your the first I've heard of for having major issues with your Kubota and I hope this dealer and or Kubota throws you a bone and accepts some level of responsibility.

 

[s219]

I doubt those were all related failures -- I think they are throwing spitballs trying to figure out what's wrong. And so far it's not working.

 

[buck12]

Yep sounds the dealership has a parts replacer not a technician capable of diagnosing the problem. I would ask for all parts that have taken off.

 

[Cahaba Valley Farm]

The engine was running fine then one morning it stopped running. Initial inspection on my part indicated an injector pump problem. The dealership said that the injector pump should not have failed. It could be anything. bring it in and we will put it on the computer and Identify the problem. They put it on the computer and agreed that the injector pump had failed. After replacing the injector pump, the tractor still wouldn't start. With consultation from Kubota, it was decided that the ECU had failed. it was replaced. Parts and labor by this time was in excess of $6,000. The tractor still would not start. At this point, they are looking at the injectors as also failing. Replacing those would bring the cost for parts and labor to around $10,000. The tractor is just a little over 6 years old with 2,400 hours on it. I have performed all the suggested maintenance as detailed in the Operators Manual. The people I have spoken to with much more experience with diesels than I, have said that they have never heard or seen three major components fail simultaneously like I encountered. I am reaching out to other Kubota owners/operators to see if they have had similar simultaneous/chain reaction failures with the L6060 tractor or other Kubota equipment with this engine.

How much were the parts versus the labor?

 

[RickB]

I doubt those were all related failures -- I think they are throwing spitballs trying to figure out what's wrong. And so far it's not working.

It has that odor.

 

[goeduck]

I agree, they are guessing.

 

[ruffdog]

Without it running the service dept put it on the computer and found the injector pump is bad? Hmmm. Odd.

 

[TnAndy]

I'd take the old pump and the injectors to a shop that specializes in pumps and injectors and get a 2nd opinion. Sounds like the dealer is a part changer, at your expense.

 

[jeff9366]

I had a similar problem. It took my dealer and Kubota's super-tech a month to determine it was a bad wire within the main wiring harness, and which wire.

A new main wiring harness is $2,500 for the factory part. The experienced dealer mechanic routed a single new wire outside of the factory wiring harness to bypass the bad wire and good to go.

The tractor is just a little over 6 years old with 2,400 hours on it.

Your L6060 may still be under engine warranty. Mine was. Delve into your warranty booklet.