Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Can we start a poll?

[ALepley]

Is it possible to start a poll on who all has had to replace the vp44. Moderaters can you help on this? I just find it comical after reading all the post on vp44. Just curious who all has done it. I have had to replace mine twice.

 

[BEmmert]

Once here due to a failed lift pump and not knowing that if you did get it to run after the pump failed you destroy the vp44. Oh well, live and learn right.

 

[Soot4Life]

Once @ 92,000K. Lift pump failed and I had no fuel pressure gauge. The cow is out of the barn but I have a spiffy gauge now.

 

[MVieira]

Once @ 31,000 miles. My '02 had the brass advance piston sleeve and it was worn already and caused the P0216 timing fault. I installed an updated remanufactured VP44 from Diamond Diesel and "Knock On Wood" it has been fine ever since. Regards, Mike.

 

[HBarlow]

I replaced one on my '01 HO/6spd due to faulty diagnosis at around 105k miles which I was mostly responsible for. It turned out the stumble off idle was caused by the Jacobs Exhaust Brake sticking closed momentarily. I bought the replacement Cummins rebuilt VP-44 from a Cummins dealer for about $1450 and when we realized the take-off was not bad sold it to a guy who needed one for about $750. The replacement pump is still in the truck at 350k miles. The OEM pump removed from my truck worked well for a long time but I lost track of the buyer so don't know if he is still using it. My '01 was and still is all original except for Bosch 275 hp MH injectors which were installed when the truck was only a few months old.

I have the opinion that the VP-44 pumps are not as bad as some believe. Many reported VP-44 failures are due to a failed lift/transfer pump that the owner was unaware of, due to use of dirty fuel and/or infrequent fuel filter replacement, or bad troubleshooting (the reason mine was replaced), and other causes I'm not familiar with.

 

[Grumpy John 4x4]

pump

Use the TDR Archives!

 

[Jefff929]

orginal VP44 here, so far...