Oil & Fuel 4500 fuel pump went out

cdover73 · Dec 29, 2008

I am posting this for my uncle. He has a 4500 that is a little over 3 years old. His fuel pump went out the other day. It all started with having a bad seal leak on the pump. It was sucking air and wouldn't pressure up the fuel line. He put it in the shop and they supposedly fixed the problem. A couple days later it went out completely. The dealer where he bought the tractor is the same one that done the repair, but have since gone out of business. Now he is stuck either having to get this rebuilt or buy a new one. $$$$$$!!!!!! He wanted me to post on here to ask if there is any alternative means of getting a pump repaired. He already pulled it off the tractor and took it to another dealer, but told them to hang on to it until he decided what he wanted to do.

I don't have any clue why the pump went out, but he seems to think the leaking seal may have started something and the dealership knew they were shutting down so they may have done a half-***** job in the repair. However, he can't prove this and doesn't want to speculate, but it seems strange for a pump to go out so soon. Even the dealer he took the pump to said this was the first one they have had come back.

He is going to pull his invoice to find out exactly when it was purchased, hoping he might luck up and it still be under the three year warranty, but he thinks it has been longer. Is there any help he may be able to get from Mahindra to alleviate his costs some or get the pump fixed a little cheaper?

Any info is much appreciated.

LAWALLSTRACTOR · Dec 30, 2008

Sorry to say, but the injection pump is covered by Bosch and only has a 1 year warranty. Your best route to take is to take the pump to a Bosch authorized service center. If you are not comfortable removing the pump on your own you should take the tractor to your nearest Mahindra dealer. There are some do's and don'ts to taking the pump off.

cdover73 · Jan 6, 2009

He ended up sending it out for repair through another dealership. I told him it has to be timed when installing and he said he should be able to handle. Just in case, can you list a couple of those do's and don'ts in installation?

JASTN70D · Jan 6, 2009

If by fuel pump you mean Injector Pump... This should be covered by an emissions warranty separate and may be 5 years... This was the case with my New Holland

cdover73 · Jan 8, 2009

Yes, I meant injector pump.

Can anyone help confirm the emissions warranty JASTN70D mentioned?

JASTN70D · Jan 10, 2009

Here's a document from the EPA --- see page 2 "nonroad engine regulations" Diesel engines for farm, construction, mining, all sizes must be certified beginning in 1996. The label on the next page shows the emission compliance period of 500 hours.

http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resour...gines-0609.pdf

Also, here is the actual epa document which explains that in order to import the engine, the manufacturer must warranty the emissions aspect:

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2004/julqtr/40cfr89.610.htm

Take a look at Paragraph 4 subsection (ii) it specifies 3,000 hours or 5 years for nonroad engines.

Also, Paragraph 2 (ii) states

At a minimum, provide coverage for emission-related components
installed or modified by the ICI and, to the maximum extent possible,
the emission-related components installed by the OEM