I have an '07 CTD that I got in November w/ 6600 miles on it and my turbo has already burned up. Has anyone else had a problem similar to this with the 6.7 or any other new truck for that matter. It kind of scares me to think my turbo has already gone out after so few miles. I haven't towed anything or stressed the engine at all. It's my first CTD so I am just curious.

 

common problem, should have been delt with before 6600 miles most of them were done between 1 and 3 k...mine was done at 2200 and has been trouble free since

 

wow i had no idea.....are you thinking about doing any engine mods to your truck once they all start coming out?

 

my dad's is going in the shop next week for a new turbo (2007 MC 2WD 3/4 ton Auto) the dealer told him is burned up due to not using the exhaust brake. (he has never towed anything, and drives like a grandpa) 8K miles

 

tell him to open it up with a trailer a few times that will end turbo issues. we had one salesmen'ss and one foreman's trucks w/ 6.7's loose their turbos in the first 20k miles, all the other 4 work trucks have 60-115k miles and no issues other than a few flashes.

 

yeah they asked me if i had ledt it idling for very long...i told him no but isn't that what diesel's are made to do and then he preceeded to open his mouth and let me know how little he actually knows about diesel engines...i mean i am just know beginning to figure it out and i know more than this dips$$$...anyways i have been w/o my truck for over a week b/c he had no idea my turbo was on back order...sounds like im going to be getting some free oil changes

 

I had mine replaced at 22,000, so they can fail later.

 

How do you know when they go out?? Sound?? Power loss?? Right side of the engine blows off??
Just like to know what to look for...

OG

 

jperkinsstu - you cannot let these 6.7's idle. It will cause the DPF filter to fill up as well as issue with the VD turbo .I have had this issue with a few of our company trucks and in one case warranty was denied because of excess idle time on the engine.

 

Idle time is hard/bad for any diesel.Use your high idle feature and ramp it up to 1200 rpm or so.Wasn't there also a part number change on turbos early on with the 6.7 ? as well as some flash updates for carbon and such.

 

they don't know why my turbo went out...i don't let my truck idle very long and i drive enough on the highway to let dpf do it's thing....hopefully i won't have any other problems, but i will keep posted with any other problems that arise....keeping my fingers crossed