How long will a 24 valve Cummins last?
 

i was looking at buying a 99 dodge 2500 with a cummins and a 5 speed and i was just wondering if anyone could tell me what to expect for engine life it has had the crap pulled out of it and if i was just to use as a daily driver?

As long as it was maintained properly, the body will fall off the frame before the engine goes bad.

My 99 has 165k on it now and is still going strong. I did just put a tranny in it though. But with the 5spd you wont have that problem.

made 320 and some change,before a very rare cracked block,was still running strong when the block broke.(I pulled trailers with it since it had 50k on it)

Mines an 01, but i have a little over 230 on mine on the factory injection pump, I say go for it. Is the 53 block something to look for on a 99?

as long as the vp going out doesnt count as failing, FOREVER.

there are people with CTDs that have over 1 mill on the clock

my mechanic's 01 just turned over 760,000 km's. Hes been through his fair share of parts but nothing extreme. It's still running strong.

90k - lift pump
99k - Vp44
110k - Melted #3 Piston due to a Injector Nozzle Breaking, Rebuilding the engine now.

I was hoping for better mileage on mine. But it didnt happen.

Rick

I got 344,000Kms on my 01, a local salvage yard had an older 91-92 1 ton flat deck for hauling semi parts on, owner claimed it thad 3.5MILLION KMS on it!!

I just saw a 2001 that my buddy sold to a guy years ago. It now has 506,XXX Miles on it, Pulling a horse trailer nearly all of those miles. Its beat up, but still goes down the Interstate just fine.

I just saw a 2001 that my buddy sold to a guy years ago. It now has 506,XXX Miles on it, Pulling a horse trailer nearly all of those miles. Its beat up, but still goes down the Interstate just fine.

Yes, there were a lot of 53 blocks in the 99 trucks.

what should i expect for fuel mileage its a 4x4

18-20 mpg in a rural setting!
At least 300-350,000 miles before possible major repairs.... pending quality of maintenance (as mentioned above).

Good Luck

RJ