Is there a list of things to go bad and the avg cost to repair

I was quoted $6,000 for a new turbo on my CM-871... NIB. That was several years ago, but I would imagine it is still the same for a new motor.

 

Honestly there are far too many variables to accurately predict component lifespan. Idle time, load weights, operational area, driving habits, truck application, maintenance and luck are all big factors in how long a truck will last.

 

Not really, some parts are pretty predictable with time and miles.

 

Great insigh! Thanks for sharing. Actually it’s just the type of post I was looking for!!!

 

I am a third owner... Two in frames, $80,000. I am still whole, the truck has no lien on it, I did the last in frame with help from Rawze and Mr Haggai in Rawze's driveway in Georgia. I was the labor. You want to own one of these trucks, 500,000 and be prepared. You may get lucky, but few are. Enough said.

 

I am wondering about something, when you bought those trucks, did you do a dyno and blowby with an OA?

 

Ridgeline, all looked good, no blow by at the time, but no dyno, she never used a drop of oil. BUT, I was totally ignorant on the emissions. I never had to deal with this stuff. An EGR tuneup would have cured many of my ills, and a potentially the first in frame. As would have the fact I had no clue regarding the liners and lugging the motor.

Hindsight is 20/20, I'm stubborn, still whole, lost more revenue than you can shake a stick at, but hopefully my travails will help someone else down the line that heads my warnings. Myself, I did rebuild my own motor, not many guys can say that. Honestly, I would have rather have not had THAT experience and have those dollars in the bank.

When I bought the truck, it was job specific, oil field, it had the needed accessories. $30,000 worth of accessories. They were far and few between and the money was HOT. If I was to do this again, no way would I have bought this truck, even if I knew about the emissions.

For what I do now, not on your life. Old FLD with an N-14 or Detroit, in frame it and go make money. You know what I do, expedite auto parts around Detroit. A 600hp 18spd, lift axle, wet kit, lockers, etc., is a bit overkill for my line of work, but it is paid for.

 

05 isx was closed to 5 for them turbos that constantly go out with that variable whatever it's called. Ya know. Those POS's that just don't last.

The older models I'm sure were cheap. The newer ones these days aren't.

 

It's a piece of machinery. Everything on it will wear out, break, or need replacement eventually.
You know it's going to happen, you just don't know exactly when.
Do your PM schedule religiously and you can help things last longer. Catch small problems before they get to be big problems.
Best of all, keep a healthy balance in your budget for repairs.
Maintenance doesn't cost nearly as much as down time.

 

I read an article several years ago of a maintenance manager for a Ryder fleet. He budgeted $1,000 a month for a highway tractor over a five year span.
I budgeted that myself, over a six year span my actual maintenance and repairs over that time averaged $860 a month.
That included tires, usual stuff, rebuild of a front diff and an engine in-frame.