Recently bought a truck that somehow developed a lot of blow by on the way back to the garage (wasn't noticeable when I bought it) and now I'm stuck trying to figure out what to do. Should I fix the current engine that's in it, or repower the truck to use an ISL, or just buy the same type of engine. It also has an EGR which may be contributing to the issue.
What are my options and how pricy am I looking at here?
New truck with Series 50 engine has ton of blow by. Fixes?
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by DetroitS60, Aug 29, 2021.
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How many miles on engine/truck.
Have you not spent a ton on it, and plan to keep it?
Rebuild kits aren’t that expensive, it’s the labor that’ll get you, so are there good shops in your area that’ll rebuild it, not for 150-175/hour?
I used a shop that was 95/hour on a Cummins rebuild.
A rebuild kit will vary, usually 2500-5000 depending on engine and what all is needed, personally I change water pump and oil pump too, just incase.
Depends on if you need new head, around 3k.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
Detroits are generally cheaper to rebuild than anything else. Plus being a 4 banger you'd have 2 less cylinders to worry about.
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How long do shops take normally to take the engine out and rebuild it? I want to make sure I'm not getting a run of my money since last time my mechanic purposely took his sweet time and caught him admitting it on the dashcam. Made it pay an extra $500 smh.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
I had an inframe done on a Isx Cummins, was 23k.
Labor and all parts.
But it had 1 million 76k miles.
Could just be excessive wear around piston rings.
Maybe try something like this first.
Blowby in trucks... Does it mean a rebuild?Willmann30 and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
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Go by oil consumption not blow by on a series 50/60 . I’ve had low mileage engines that developed blow by around 8,000 miles into oil change but only needed to add oil at the 12 k that we changed oil at . They went well over a million miles before oil consumption got to 1 gallon at 2500 miles.
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Make sure it is not the turbo.
Truck engine are often in frame over hauled. About 50 hours.Magoo1968 and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
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