Spun bearing on #4 piston, 75K miles, what happened?
Re:Spun bearing on #4 piston, 75K miles, what happened?
AWESOME!!!!!!!!
Congrats!!!!!
I told you small leaks sink great ships
. Your persistance paid off BIG TIME!
BTW:
...Does this mean they paid your truck off?
Congrats again,
Scott
Congrats!!!!!
I told you small leaks sink great ships
. Your persistance paid off BIG TIME!BTW:
PAYDOWN OF EXISTANT TRUCK NOTE...
Congrats again,
Scott
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Re:Spun bearing on #4 piston, 75K miles, what happened?
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! Good to hear that you won. Both of you. David beats Goliath. Let us know when you are back on the road. Did Chrysler reimburse you for any of your sundry expenses and loss of use etc?
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Re:Spun bearing on #4 piston, 75K miles, what happened?
Just curious to know how this has ended. Do you have your truck back yet? Are you happy with the job? Was the final paydown to your satisfaction? What is your new engine warranty? Was your old engine just repaired or did Dodge spring for a new engine? Etc etc.
Congrats on winning. Great job!
Congrats on winning. Great job!
Re:Spun bearing on #4 piston, 75K miles, what happened?
Im interested too:
What was the final determination??? Where did they say the brass came from?? what kind of oil filter did u have on your truck?? and what did they blame the failure on??
BTW, very good work....its good to see someone get some satisfaction. Sometimes I think they deny a lot of warranties based on the Cummins name..."well its a Cummins, cant be anything wrong with the motor - the owner must have done something wrong"
What was the final determination??? Where did they say the brass came from?? what kind of oil filter did u have on your truck?? and what did they blame the failure on??
BTW, very good work....its good to see someone get some satisfaction. Sometimes I think they deny a lot of warranties based on the Cummins name..."well its a Cummins, cant be anything wrong with the motor - the owner must have done something wrong"
Re:Spun bearing on #4 piston, 75K miles, what happened?
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Just curious to know how this has ended. Do you have your truck back yet? Are you happy with the job? Was the final paydown to your satisfaction? What is your new engine warranty? Was your old engine just repaired or did Dodge spring for a new engine? Etc etc.
Congrats on winning. Great job!
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Mexstan,what a coincidence...... Just yesterday I went through a lot of old posts and some searches to find this thread and inquire about it too!!
The last reply that I read was from his wife I think and I am not sure if it was in this forum or the "other" forum.Maybe it was even under another name.I hope they read this and bring us up to date.
What a coincidence......Ron
Just curious to know how this has ended. Do you have your truck back yet? Are you happy with the job? Was the final paydown to your satisfaction? What is your new engine warranty? Was your old engine just repaired or did Dodge spring for a new engine? Etc etc.
Congrats on winning. Great job!
[/quote]
Mexstan,what a coincidence...... Just yesterday I went through a lot of old posts and some searches to find this thread and inquire about it too!!
The last reply that I read was from his wife I think and I am not sure if it was in this forum or the "other" forum.Maybe it was even under another name.I hope they read this and bring us up to date.
What a coincidence......Ron
HI, I just changed oil from rottella 15-40 to amsoil 5-30, hooked up my 6000k camper and headed south. Two miles down the road the truck shuddered briefly while excellerating in 4th gear. Like a sudden schock to the motor or a miss, then smooth and ok. Oil pressure good. 70 miles later, nok,nok,nok,nok,nok!!! I turned around and drove it home. Took it to dodge dealer yesterday, they said they will check it out today. I bought the truck 1 yr ago, it has 85k on it and 1 month after I got it with 67k I wasw told the auto tranny was going out, no warranty, and paid $2600 to rebuild it!
I hope you resolved your problems, since I just found your article by searching 'motor knock' can you advise how to best proceed? You probably could councel as a consumer advocate by now, with your unfortunate experience!
Thanks for any advise to prepare me in advance . SCOTT
I hope you resolved your problems, since I just found your article by searching 'motor knock' can you advise how to best proceed? You probably could councel as a consumer advocate by now, with your unfortunate experience!
Thanks for any advise to prepare me in advance . SCOTT
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Re: Re:Spun bearing on #4 piston, 75K miles, what happened?
Originally posted by 1320
Or emery cloth the journal, measure.....try to get a close over size bearing ( i have no idea if .001, .002 , .003 even exist) fill it with oil.....tow it down near the dealer....trade it in......or cross fingers and it may hold together for another 100000k miles.....where are you located?<br><br>
Or emery cloth the journal, measure.....try to get a close over size bearing ( i have no idea if .001, .002 , .003 even exist) fill it with oil.....tow it down near the dealer....trade it in......or cross fingers and it may hold together for another 100000k miles.....where are you located?<br><br>
What did this engine die from? Oil passage obstruction in either the passage supplying the main bearing that feeds that rod journal or the obstruction is inside the crank passage from the main that feeds it. Take off the main cap and inspect the bearing. Don't know which main cap? push a soft steel wire into the oil hole and note whether it pushes to the front or rear. Then take of the corresponding cap. Then push that wire through to the main journal. Did something come out of the crank passage? The problem likely was caused by a portion of an old oil filter getting lodged in the oil passages. Consider getting a short block from Cummins or Jasper Engines.
There's no actual brass in the engine to my knowledge. Maybe a sensor fitting or something on the outside, but not on the inside.
Since brass is just copper and zinc, I can't see how analysis could distinguish between the presence of brass vs the presence of copper and zinc, both of which are definitely in the engine. Copper is a layer of the bearings, and zinc is in the oil already in the form of ZPD or ZDDP in most oils.
The old saw about "worn to the brass" for bearings is a misnomer because bearings aren't made of brass at all...
justin
Since brass is just copper and zinc, I can't see how analysis could distinguish between the presence of brass vs the presence of copper and zinc, both of which are definitely in the engine. Copper is a layer of the bearings, and zinc is in the oil already in the form of ZPD or ZDDP in most oils.
The old saw about "worn to the brass" for bearings is a misnomer because bearings aren't made of brass at all...
justin
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