So I’ve just purchased a truck, 2007 W900, from a dealer in Dallas who stated that the truck had just received a fresh rebuild on the C15. I have paperwork with the serial number showing $17,000 of work done. I called the shop that did the work and they told me that they used OEM parts. I planned to dyno the truck before I bought it and had it scheduled but wasn’t told that where it was scheduled was actually a Cummins factory shop. They didn’t know that it was a Cat motor and kind of laughed when I showed up. They could have told me HP numbers but nothing else. I was pretty pissed because the dealer had not told me any of this before I drove the 10 hours to see the truck. Maybe I should have just driven home but I talked with some guys who have been driving longer than I've been alive and was advised that with the paperwork and no obvious blowby through the vent or dipstick tube that I was probably good to go.
So I went ahead and purchased the truck. I drove it home and it did fine, no issues at all. The next day I popped the hood and noticed oil in several spots, including what looks like the head gasket as well as the compressor. I need to get some pictures for others to verify. So I guess my question is, do I have any recourse here? Is there a possiblity of any warranty if it was in fact OEM parts used? I'm kind of freaking out because I paid top dollar for the truck, it would be a very bad thing if it required serious work before it even hauls a load. I plan to contact the dealer as well as the shop tomorrow but I'd imagine I'll be blown off. Any advise is appreciated.
Brand new rebuild, oil leak
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by bighog85, Dec 13, 2020.
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The shop should warranty the work. If not, some states have a lemon law where a vehicle can be returned to the dealer within a few days if major problems were not disclosed.
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Doealex Thanks this.
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Also they are for consumer vehicles and do not apply to CMV's. At least in the states I looked up, but I'll admit to have not done in depth lookup of all 50 states. -
An inframe can be done without touching the air compressor or removing the front cover. If those are leaking those may have nothing to do with the rebuild.
If anything above the block is leaking that that should deffinantly be under warranty.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
You didn't open the hood after the dyno run?
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Well, You should pressure wash it, try to get a good idea where the oils coming from. I had an inframe done recently, it looks like oils leaking everywhere. I know for sure, it’s only the valve cover. It happens. Plan on fixing it myself. A small oil leak, once running down the road, often gets spread all over the engine. Looks a lot worse than it is. Hopefully that’s true in your case.
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Yup clean it up and get a "look see". If its something on the engine related to the rebuild the shop will waranty it most likely (in general most parts have a 1 year waranty anyways).....if not related well then you decide.
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@Atlaw4u just wow man.... without seeing the sales agreement that's assuming big on your part. Other have stated the obvious.
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