Guys here lately there have been alot of issues with injectors and injector o-rings. Could it be that our trucks are getting to be on average 10 years old and the o-rings and injectors are out of life. And also if an o-ring was to fail could it cause an injector to fail prematurely? Just keep thinking here in the future I need to have some extra cash saved up for injectors!

 

I just need seven more, and I'll have a whole new set of injectors....$$$$$$$$

 

I have thought for a while now that a lot of failures are time related with the youngest of the US trucks being almost 8 years old
With those thoughts in mind I have been thinking of getting rid of mine before more time catches up with it like it has it's owner

 

I am not sure if it is time or miles or what it is. My F250 has 224k, and it has had trans, front end, water pump and alternator problems. And things like brakes and batteries. My F350 has 130k, and it has had front end problems, but nothing else besides brakes and batteries etc. Oh and both had the loose plugs under the valve covers and a cps. No other major problems. Mine has done a lot of towing. But other than that they are just transportation. Neither of us has a real heavy foot. So I don't know why some have a lot of problems at low mileage and some don't.

 

Yeah, well my truck has only 111,020 miles on it and it's had a transfer case, transmission, injectors, then an engine.
Ball joints too.
Injectors, wiring harnesses, etc.



I'm keeping mine now just so it will pay for itself for the next 100,000 miles.
Honestly, if I had known I would be spending $10,000.00 in parts alone just to keep the thing on the road, I would have bought a new truck with a warrenty and let the dealers do all the work.
I am not brand loyal, and keeping a Dodge on the road would have cost me a LOT less.

 

It's is always good to have a emergency fund. 6 months of living expenses is a good start. If your transmission dies that could be 2-5k alone. Chris has over 300k on his stock injectors IIRC.

I hope your not counting that injector from the $94.50 mod.

 

I hear you Ray. Put a bunch of new parts on my truck this year before I need a bunch of new parts myself.

 

Oh, not that injector, Only seven more of them and I'll have a set for an OBS truck.....
I have one almost new (correct) injector that I pulled out of my extra engine, its in my truck toolbox just incase I need it.

 

I've been having this argument with the guys at work; they tell me how much better there dodge cummins trucks are, but I just got rid of my 7.3 with 312,000 kms on it, and its had minimal normal repairs. only one of them have that many k's and they've all replace a hell of a lot more on their trucks, including 2 engine pulls. this is out of 5 trucks, 1 being mine.

I was so eager to prove my point, i thought to myself, "where can i get a real opinion, from someone who actually knows?"

Then it hit me- I called a large leasing agency that caters to oilfield rentals... Keep in mind, these trucks are given to businesses with multiple drivers, abused, driven hard, and not taken care of in the same way a personal buyer would...
I didn't call and say "what do you think about ford?" or anything biased etc that would lead them to tell me what i wanted to hear.

First, I spoke with the guy that leases crew pickups for lighter duty stuff... I asked "which models of gas and diesel trucks are the most reliable and have the average least amount of problems?"

Answer:
For light and medium use diesel, the new duramax trucks are unbeatable. They are reliable, powerful, and the quality in the last few years on these trucks has risen to the point that it is a clear choice for light and medium use. Above that, customers are enjoying a high resale value.

For a gas truck, then ford gas trucks provide the least amount of problems by far. Ford and GM have pulled up the quality of their products significantly over the last while.

For really heavy duty applications, Ford is the only way to go. Customers towing with these trucks feel the most confident, the trucks handle really well, and the newer motors are a more heavy duty class of engine. Heavy duty use is where it makes sense to go to the ford diesel, and this is where the customers enjoy the least amount of problems or repair issues.

Then I spoke with a guy from another building that gave me the exact same story.

Then, I thought I'd ask about the dodges...nobody mentioned the dodge gas or diesel truck...So I said it, "what do you think about the dodge?"

A:

Lots of people like them, we don't. We still lease and rent lots though, some people really like them. Their quality seems to have taken a south turn somewhere, their gas trucks mileage is a joke compared to ford or gm, the cummins engine simply doesn't exhibit the qualities that people are expecting, and used to from previous models.
What makes it worse, we find that customers that have warranty issues, on average, have a way harder time getting dodge to get the repairs done and in many cases get treated poorly. We still deal dodge products, but we definitely won't go to far out of are way recommending them.





Just thought i'd share that, it was a bit of a surprise to me, as i didnt realise the gm duramax has come so far, but then again i didnt pay much attention either.

I trust what these guys say better than any ratings, magazines, awards, etc.

They lease trucks to people that put the vehicles through the real paces of life, and they have enough data and experience to provide a compelling story, IMHO.,

 

I've got 351,000 and some change on mine....I'm going to do injectors and turbo, uppipes, uvch, valve cover gaskets, glow plugs and Regulated return in the next couple of weeks. The way I see it, it's still cheaper to fix this one than to buy a new one.

 

A long way from the $65,000 I'd have to spend to get a truck that I fill would meet the quality of the one I drive now!!!

 

Parkland that is an excellent post, reps sent.

 

Everybody I know with the duramax and the allison trans is happy with them. It is the rest of the truck that they have problems with. I have thought about it myself, but can't afford to do it. Mine have been pretty good so I am not really complaining. Until I hit the lottery I will keep fixing what I have.

 

Bob I noticed in your sig you have 2 trucks almost identical but one is a drw. Do you notice a difference in power or mpg's?

 

I dont mind spending a little money here and there, sure beats a new truck payment.