ISX 475: Leaking Head Gasket - To Inframe or Not Inframe

I agree 100%.

 

Everytime u change an oil,drop 1.5 gallons of lucas in oil and u'll be ok. #### headgasket will run u 5000-6000 grand and you heavnt fix anything on the truck. Mine does the same thing and I got 06 475 ISX

 

You have my issue..I burn 1 Gallon of oil every 25,000 miles..I have had a head gasket leaking for 5 years now.It is getting a bit worse lately.But still performing very well..I have a detroit 500 Pre EGR with 1.5 Million Miles and NO OVERHAUL..

When i was GETTING CURIOUS i went to ask all the shops..It was ''typical'' B/S.Rebuild it i was told.Then the numbers gave me a heart attack..15,000-25,000...In the end i was lucky and found this site and asked other people..These people were trying to RIP ME OFF with a whole bunch of B/S....


I am still running this old truck and it is very important i do not run it hot.So i book alot of light loads..I also found a good ''old school'' machanic that will rebuild my engine for 10,000-12,000....So get informed and talk around.And stay away from these RIP OFF ARTISTS called Machanics...

 

40K...WOW...

 

Let it leak oil. We wash ours under the hood every month and it aint bad at all. Especiallly with your numbers, id drive it like it was stoled. Lool

 

I know someone with a similar engine issue. It's leaking oil from a few places including the rear cylinder head. About $6k to seal the engine or $12k to do an inframe. He's saving his pennies for the inframe. It will come with Cummins warranty and won't give problems for a very long time.