Yanmar loses power, slows down & kills

[kenmac]

Tally, I just can't understand why the deere dealer won't touch it ? Some of their tractors have a yanmar engine in them.The deere dealer here says no problem. In fact, they told me that they get some of their deere parts from fredricks equip. which imports & sells yanmar tractors.Ya'll don't have any independent shops around those parts that will look at it ? Funny thing is, I do A/C work around here, and I don't stick to 1 brand A/C unit to repair. If I did, I would go broke !

 

[tallyho8]

Tally, I just can't understand why the deere dealer won't touch it ? Some of their tractors have a yanmar engine in them.The deere dealer here says no problem. In fact, they told me that they get some of their deere parts from fredricks equip. which imports & sells yanmar tractors.Ya'll don't have any independent shops around those parts that will look at it ? Funny thing is, I do A/C work around here, and I don't stick to 1 brand A/C unit to repair. If I did, I would go broke !

All the dealers I have talked to say they don't repair them because they can't get parts. I think what they aren't saying is that they can't get the parts at distributors prices and mark them way up for more profit. I told them I can get parts but they said they don't work that way. The dealers around the city are very rude and don't really want to work on individuals tractors. They have all the parish and state work and the large contractors and it seems that all of them are advertising for mechanics as there is a large labor shortage in our area still.

I took out my injection pump today and brought it to a diesel shop to check and/or rebuild. I should hear from them tomorrow.

 

[California]

My experience here was similar. The Deere dealer was also a Yanmar dealer when Yanmar had dealers here, and he's in the Yellow Pages under Yanmar parts/service.

But he went nuts on me when I asked if I could rely on him for support on the US-version Yanmar I just bought. He ranted about gray-market Yanmar owners who had caused him to order all sorts of stuff that wouldn't fit their grays, and whined that he would lose his Yanmar Parts franchise if a gray was ever seen in his shop.

He didn't want to listen to my insistence that my tractor was sold legitimately here, perhaps out of the very same showroom we were standing in.

Really, this service manager apparently had waited a long time to throw a tantrum and I seemed to set him off for some reason. I haven't been back.

In four years I haven't needed much. Between NAPA and Hoyetractor I can get everything I would have bought there, with less hassle.

 

[kenmac]

I guess I'am in better hands as, I have talked to the deere dealer and they say no problem, I have talked to a branson dealer they say no problem ,I have talked to independent shops they say no problem ,I even talked to a bota dealer he said no problem as long as I get the parts. bota dealer has sold some greys and several different brands over the years b-4 becomming a bota dealer .Then, there is fredricks which is a couple hrs away. I feel blessed

 

[BruceR]

Dudley,
There is one UTDA dealer listed in LA. Anywhere near you ?

Manning Enterprises Franklinton LA (985) 839-4291 fmanning@itsfast.net

Bruce

 

[dieselgeek]

I found that my local "Thermo King" stocks parts, calibrates injector pumps, tests injectors etc. Really nice guys too!! (open on weekends). I was at my Cummins parts shop and mentioned the Yanmar, they told me to check with thermoking across the street as they worked on the small foreign diesels. I am surprised you really can't find anyone to help you out on the injector pump. How about purchasing a refurb or new inejctor pump from one of the dealers, to get the tractor running, then shipping yours to some place competent so you'll have a backup, or one to sell? just a thought.

 

[tallyho8]

Dudley,
There is one UTDA dealer listed in LA. Anywhere near you ? Manning Enterprises Franklinton LA (985) 839-4291 fmanning@itsfast.net Bruce

I phoned him and he says he doesn't work on YM1802s because he can't get parts. When people tell me they don't work on them, I just hang up. I am tired of explaining that I can get parts and I am not begging anyone to work on my tractor.

Thanks for the info, but I probably have to bring it as far as Alabama to get it worked on if the injector pump isn't the problem.

 

[tallyho8]

I found that my local "Thermo King" stocks parts, calibrates injector pumps, tests injectors etc. Really nice guys too!! (open on weekends). I was at my Cummins parts shop and mentioned the Yanmar, they told me to check with thermoking across the street as they worked on the small foreign diesels. I am surprised you really can't find anyone to help you out on the injector pump. How about purchasing a refurb or new inejctor pump from one of the dealers, to get the tractor running, then shipping yours to some place competent so you'll have a backup, or one to sell? just a thought.

There are plenty of shops that will rebuild my pump and I have taken my pump off and brought it to a diesel shop. I was hoping to find a shop that would test it while it was on my Yanmar in case it was good. I am still not sure if that is my problem. If that isn't my problem, I still need to find someone to work on my tractor.

 

[dieselgeek]

At this point, to me, it seems you've been more than thorough about testing everything other than the pump. The pump isn't THAT bad to remove - I'd take it off and take it to a shop. The calibration routine performed during testing, is far more thorough than anything that can be done with the pump on the engine... I think your best bet is to pull the pump and send it off... that's about all there is left to be wrong, PLUS you have one other guy now who had similar symptoms - and it was his pump. Don't get too stressed, I think you're almost fixed...

-scott

 

[YanmarFever]

Tally, I think you're on the right track now.

Its a matter of time before you find a good mechanic.

You can always put it in a box and UPS it to a shop !

Ernie