8.3 cummins white smoking and black when driving

**bayouhotshot** · 01-09-2010, 03:59 PM

ya i did now it will die when you take off so its at the 2nd shop if thay both say thats what it is it must be it and thay also checked the timeing it will run 65mph down the hwy but smokes like a freight train

**guido4475** · 01-09-2010, 06:46 PM

I'd take it to a Cummins shop and nowhere else.I always used Cummins in Fort wayne, Ind. They were awesome, and saved me a ton of money with my engines.It was worth running from Cleveland to there, they always made sure everything was perfect before
I left, and would get me in quickly when I needed to.If there is antifreeze in the oil, chances are you may need to get the main and rod bearings replaced as well, common practice.No one knows a cummins better than Cummins shops, although Bruce Mallison of Diesel Injection of Pittsbugh is extremely knowedgeable of Cummins engines.He will be able to help you out on the phone as well. Real nice guy.Best of luck to you in this.

**bayouhotshot** · 01-09-2010, 11:45 PM

i got the money for a $1295 pump but i dont have the money to let the cummins shop do it 4,000 is just way to much money for me i just dont have it...............................

**guido4475** · 01-10-2010, 02:41 AM

If your truck is finaced through a lender they may be able to amend your truck loan to cover this repair.I know Paccar credit will do this for any repair that will prevent the truck from moving.

**bayouhotshot** · 01-10-2010, 11:57 AM

mine is paid off and my credit is focked up (e-wife)so thay would just laugh

**guido4475** · 01-10-2010, 12:48 PM

I dont know who you are leased to, but sometimes smaller carriers will do a loan to get a driver back on the road. Remeber, if you are losing money, so are they.

**bayouhotshot** · 01-10-2010, 02:16 PM

im not leased to any body i was but no more now i do any load that i find when i was leased to expedited i dead headed way to much and thay never found me anything coming back so thay let me go when thay found out i was hauling loads back that thay weren't making money off of

**kwexpress** · 01-10-2010, 03:04 PM

Well if your not leased then you must have your own authority.

your insurance should transfer to a rental truck in the event of a breakdown and ryder will rent anyone with a debit card a straight truck.
so tell them to fix it and go make some money.

**bayouhotshot** · 01-10-2010, 10:55 PM

sounds good but still dont want to pay $5,400 to fix it i need a cheeper pump

**kwexpress** · 01-11-2010, 06:20 AM

have you tried to contact any big truck salvage yards?

RUSS FISHER TRUCK PARTS
5690 E MARGARET
Terre Haute, Indiana, 47803
USA Phone: (812)877-2535

they have alot of truck parts reasonable prices

**skyraider** · 01-11-2010, 10:31 AM

Ok,,400 people plus have read this post, and that's good, but only about 5% or so have replied. Now if ur gonna run with the big dogs, ur gonna pay big dog prices,,yep labor is usually the price of 2 or 3 times what the cost of the part is,,that's the way it works......I pay it and move on,,,gots to make money , cant make money if ur rig is sitting,,,no brainer there.......roll on................................................ ....

**bayouhotshot** · 01-12-2010, 01:00 AM

well called cummins today the pump only pays 3.5 hours labor and if thay are a cummins dealer that thay can not charge more than $100 a hour labor and found that you can change one part at a time the pump brakes to 4 pieces and that you do not have to buy a hole pump and the best price i found was $3,600 so ill let yall know what it cost me

**greg334** · 01-12-2010, 10:45 AM

Well that's why I asked about the code. The dealer should have handed you a printout of the codes in the ECM and explained to you what the problems is, which one was active and which one wasn't. With 12 different codes and only one that means the entire pump, it would be an easy thing to troubleshoot.

The unnamed Frieghtliner dealer in NY who told me I needed an IJ pump replaced but forgot to tell me that the code actually indicated the engine speed sensor was going which was something like $6000 cheaper to fix.

**x06col** · 01-14-2010, 01:02 PM

You really gotta watch those thieves at the Cummins shops.

**bayouhotshot** · 01-16-2010, 01:09 PM

got the truck back the first shop was trying to get to me nobody ever use freightliner in Beaumont,Tx thay told me i needed a pump is was going to be $5,800 to fix i went and got the truck and hauled it to cummins southern plains in houston,Tx
thay are at 7045 N. Loop 610 East i would highly recommand them to anybody thay fixed my pump and put one injector in it cost me $1,800 saved $4,000