RickyMcGrath Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 6.4L PowerstrokeHeavily modded. DPF DeleteIntakeTunerPushing the 700HP markWas up till midnight last night removing the EGR and coolers. Any other Powerstroke owners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 It's crazy how expensive the big Diesel trucks have got now. You can drop 70k easy on decently loaded up version!! A King Ranch Super duty was like 55k in mid to late 2000's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Cummins fan here. Not against the Powerstroke, but heard too many accounts of the $9,000 fuel pump repair. No. Thank. You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 yup buddy just went through that big dollar repair on his crazy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 How can a freaking fuel pump repair cost 9k!! Seriously they need to hold companies liable on exorbitant repairs. Your probably not far off from a new engine at that price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Sounds like a nice power stroke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Pump on mine was 3k on my Tundra after a plow biffed my truck last winter. 9k....no thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Are these prices for the labor too?! That is insane!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruton Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 The fuel pump went out on my Cummins and it was 900 to replace and I hated that, 9k is crazy.Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 How can a freaking fuel pump repair cost 9k!! Seriously they need to hold companies liable on exorbitant repairs. Your probably not far off from a new engine at that price! The entire cab has to be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERemodeling Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Damn. 9k!! That's just stupid. Why would they even design it like that.. Didnt the powerstroke have head or head gasket issues a while back also? My buddy had one and was always nervous about itI'm a GM fan straight to the core so I would have to go duramax if I was gonna. I do have a lot of respect for the Cummins also. Amazing engine .. powerstorke..... ehh. Hahaha. Just bustingSounds like you have a sick truckDiesels have always tempted me but I never could justify it. My 1500 5.3l pulls my approx 7000 lb trailer just fine for how much I towI do have an intake exhaust and tune also. Wanna swap gears to 3.73 soon. After I upped my tires things got a little sluggish. No where near 700hp though!! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Damn. 9k!! That's just stupid. Why would they even design it like that.. Didnt the powerstroke have head or head gasket issues a while back also? My buddy had one and was always nervous about itI'm a GM fan straight to the core so I would have to go duramax if I was gonna. I do have a lot of respect for the Cummins also. Amazing engine .. powerstorke..... ehh. Hahaha. Just bustingSounds like you have a sick truckDiesels have always tempted me but I never could justify it. My 1500 5.3l pulls my approx 7000 lb trailer just fine for how much I towI do have an intake exhaust and tune also. Wanna swap gears to 3.73 soon. After I upped my tires things got a little sluggish. No where near 700hp though!! HahaWhat gears are in it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERemodeling Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 3.08 Can you believe that shit!! I'm sure they put those in to pump up their highway epa numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 3.73 gears will without a doubt be much better for towing and since you have bigger tires that will help with that too. Those are definitely a fuel economy gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERemodeling Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Yup. The only downside i's the 2k + price to do front and rear.. you know how many tools I could buy with that money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted October 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 So on a 6.4L, as well as many other common rail diesels, the fuel system can pressurize to over 20,000 PSI. The 6.4L has pressures up to 26,000 PSI. The new 6.7L can reach 30,000 PSI. The problem is fuel quality and whether or not the owner/driver knows how to recognize it when it happens. When the fuel pump goes, it destroys EVERYTHING down the line. Injectors, supply lines etc. A fuel system repair starts out at about $6K if caught early. Run it for a second too long runs you $7-9K. Run it for 2 seconds too long, new engine. $10-15K depending if the block is ok. The problem isn't the system. In most failures I've seen, it's the fuel and poor maintenance. Insurance usually pays for it if it is determined to be contaminated fuel. You can also go after the station if you have receipts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted October 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Also, as stated above, the entire cab comes off. That alone, runs upwards of $2K to lift it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 So on a 6.4L, as well as many other common rail diesels, the fuel system can pressurize to over 20,000 PSI. The 6.4L has pressures up to 26,000 PSI. The new 6.7L can reach 30,000 PSI. The problem is fuel quality and whether or not the owner/driver knows how to recognize it when it happens. When the fuel pump goes, it destroys EVERYTHING down the line. Injectors, supply lines etc. A fuel system repair starts out at about $6K if caught early. Run it for a second too long runs you $7-9K. Run it for 2 seconds too long, new engine. $10-15K depending if the block is ok.The problem isn't the system. In most failures I've seen, it's the fuel and poor maintenance. Insurance usually pays for it if it is determined to be contaminated fuel. You can also go after the station if you have receipts. Or drive a gasser and forgo all of that crap, lol. I'd love a diesel but not when repairs are so insane. Considering leasing one though in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted October 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Or drive a gasser and forgo all of that crap, lol. I'd love a diesel but not when repairs are so insane. Considering leasing one though in the near future.It's not THAT bad. My favorite part is the crazy power they create. I'm pushing 700HP. The look of amazement when I smoke most sports cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 I worked for our electric co-op over the summer and one of the supervisors trucks (2009 dodge 3/4 ton with the 6.7 Cummins) had been hopped up a bit. All of the emissions equipment "fell off" and the guys in the garage installed a programmer and that thing would absolutely haul. Somehow he would get almost 20 to the gallon too. They did the exact same thing to a 5500 dodge bucket truck and for some reason it has been through 4 head gaskets. The third time they put head studs in and it still blew. This time they uninstalled the programmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted November 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 I worked for our electric co-op over the summer and one of the supervisors trucks (2009 dodge 3/4 ton with the 6.7 Cummins) had been hopped up a bit. All of the emissions equipment "fell off" and the guys in the garage installed a programmer and that thing would absolutely haul. Somehow he would get almost 20 to the gallon too. They did the exact same thing to a 5500 dodge bucket truck and for some reason it has been through 4 head gaskets. The third time they put head studs in and it still blew. This time they uninstalled the programmer."For some reason." Lol. 12,000 lb truck, pushing 5-600 HP. I wonder why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 That poor head is probably warped like a banana too. Those trucks got the crap ran out of them too. A lot of idling and roughly 200 miles a day doesn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 I wonder how many bolts per cylinder the dodge runs. Ford 6.0's had head gasket issues so in the 6.4, they added more bolts all the way around. Then, there was still too many HG's failing, so in the 6.7, so they added even more bolts. Bill Hewitt over at PowerstrokeHelp.com has engineered custom heads with metal O-rings around each cylinder. Minimizes the combustion from ever even reaching the gasket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 There are 26 for the engine. I don't know what they did that was different but until then I have never heard of a head gasket issue with the 6.7. I have heard of ringing the heads before. It is usually on high HP or boost engines. It makes sense to do that to a diesel since they run such high compression and boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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