Shop adjusting injector timings.

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Brandon.Moore, Jul 29, 2014.

  1. Brandon.Moore

    Brandon.Moore Bobtail Member

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    My 92 pete with a 3406 cat has been having trouble starting. Took her in and the shop charged me 1700 bucks to adjust the injector timings 6 degrees.

    My question is, was this a fair price, or should I be finding a new go-to shop? Thanks.
     
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  3. Duramaxxed

    Duramaxxed Light Load Member

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    Did it fix the issue? They likely had to do some testing to come to that conclution. Sight glasses on fuel lines to check for air and what not.
     
  4. blanco

    blanco Road Train Member

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    1700 for overhead, sounds pricey. If they checked and reprogammed trim codes and fixed other things to get truck running, maybe. Need an itemized bill to double check.
     
  5. heavyhaulerss

    heavyhaulerss Road Train Member

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    The name PETE or CAT means you expect to pay more, so they charge more. not trying to be funny, but true I.M.O.
     
  6. Tmtbob

    Tmtbob Medium Load Member

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    It's a 92. No trim codes or CPU to reprogram. It's mechanical with either an a or b model.
     
  7. blanco

    blanco Road Train Member

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    hmm.. thanks, I was thinking newer. forgot to read.. :D
     
  8. Duramaxxed

    Duramaxxed Light Load Member

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    Injector timing means they removed the fuel pump timing advance. Pined both and moved the crank timing. That all takes time. Especially to get it right.
     
  9. BeenJammin

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    I'd like to do one of them a day at that price, you got any more like that? I'm sure there are a lot of other older mechanical people who would jump on the band wagon, as well. Way too d@mn much for a 1/4 hole advance, IMO. Btw, you have nozzles on that engine, not injectors. Your injection pump does the high pressure compression, the nozzles atomize the spray into the cylinders. Unless, you have had an engine swap to a later model electronic. I don't want to make you feel bad, but I would have set your static timing up 6 degrees for about a tenth of the price you paid, if it's an old mechanical. If it's a mechanical, as far as the question about the shop, here's what I would say, Run Forrest, Run.

    After my head popped out of my rear, is this a PEEC engine? 8PN or 4CK prefix? Even if, $1700.00 is way too extreme.
     
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  10. little cat 500

    little cat 500 Road Train Member

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    don't take no $1700 dollars worth of time hour maybe
     
  11. BeenJammin

    BeenJammin Light Load Member

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    I agree with that. Usually you need to have a good pedigree and an initial for your first name to make that kind of money. I said a tenth of price paid, and I would feel like a robber baron for charging someone $170 bucks for the procedure. I guess on my side of the country, Rush and the Larson Group got the pedigree. MHC on the KW side.
     
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