At 101,000 miles, my '96 stock Cummins ate a piston.
Wouldn't you know it is the #6 hole.
I took it to an independent shop that has a great reputation for working on all Diesels, and they tell me that this should be covered by the Mfg., as they have never seen a Cummins do this @ 100K miles.
The dealer is of course "wafflin`" and says the District Rep will be the one to make the decision on wether the Factory will replace the engine.
The question I have is this; If the Chrysler District Rep. won't agree that this is indeed a "Factory Defect", and will not agree to replace the engine, where do I go, and who do I call??
Thnx,
Mike K.

 

good luck my 98.5 did the same thing and they told me to go to h---.!!
you can follow my long sory tale under thumper549..its turning out to be a real common problem and you and i get to pay for it.
i hope you the best sir.

 

What brand of oil filter were you running???

Also, Im curious what the repair estimate was???

Have you talked to Cummins??? My buddy (98 24 V with an EDGE EZ) had a failure and his engine was eventually sent to Cummins for analysis.

Good Luck....be insistant but nice - hopefully they'll fix it.

 

tamal,
hay i got a piston here [6] only they are out of a 98.5 24 valve ,if it will fit.. your wellcome to it check your bore size ,these are standard.
i think all of us that has had this problem even if under warentee ought pipe up right now so we can get a better idea how big a deal we got here!!!! :'(