How many miles on your 3rd gen injectors?

[jgillott]

4148 Hours on my '07 130948 miles on the OEM injectors.

 

[Wayne M.]

To add, my rocker cover hasn’t been off- ever. I need to lash the valves at least. Truck runs so well, I don’t want to touch it.

 

[DavidMyers]

2004 6-speed 267300 mi 8370hrs. Runs perfect.
2004 2500 2wd. NV5600 Love Shifting! 25v9,970miles @8102hrs. Going strong!
Banks HiRam and Intercooler, AFE air intake and filter.
Edge CTS2 - added pre egt, Lift pump press and NV5600 temp sensors, stock tires.

 

[MMeier]

256k on the 03 now, have to check hrs ,

 

[Crunch]

327409 miles / 7833 hours = 41.79867 average MPH. A lot of long trips, highway driving. Since fuel prices shot up and didn't come down, beginning with Hurricane Katrina I've kept the RPM's (and consequently speed) below 2000. I used to complain that the cruise control maxes at 83 or 85 MPH. Interestingly, I've always thought my truck has spent a lot of time idling. I frequently connect a power inverter to one of the batteries and run a small pump to circulate pond water for 30 minutes to acclimate baby shrimp before putting them in the pond.

 

[Pawpaw]

To add, my rocker cover hasn’t been off- ever. I need to lash the valves at least. Truck runs so well, I don’t want to touch it.

I see I'm not the only one.

Just to keep it all together:

310,000+ miles and 8543 hours

 

[Wayne M.]

I see I'm not the only one.

Just to keep it all together:

310,000+ miles and 8543 hours

So, what have you had to do to the engine in those 8500 hours?

 

[Pawpaw]

So, what have you had to do to the engine in those 8500 hours?

Absolutely nothing, unless you count replacing the FCA & TPS. Oh, and the water pump a couple of times.

 

[Wayne M.]

That's fantastic.

 

[jgillott]

I'll go one further. 360K on the 04.5 (don't know the hours). 1 TPS

My '07, 131K 4150 Hrs. 1 Water Pump and cleaned the FCA one time.

Now, I'd crash the forum if I started posting the number of front end and electrical components........

 

[ncalb55]

Checked hrs 7708

 

[verk]

Anybody on this forum have experiencing with creating a shared spreadsheet into which people could put this information ? I think it would make it so much more readable. Fields to include: mileage, primary filtration size, secondary filtration size, low pressure (psi), lift pump location/type, etc. etc ?

 

[DavidMyers]

I like the idea a lot but not how to make it work.
2004 2500 2wd. NV5600 Love Shifting! 267k. Going strong!
Banks HiRam and Intercooler, AFE air intake and filter.
Edge CTS2 - added pre egt, Lift pump press and NV5600 temp sensors, stock tires. Pacbrake to.

 

[jgillott]

Anybody on this forum have experiencing with creating a shared spreadsheet into which people could put this information ? I think it would make it so much more readable. Fields to include: mileage, primary filtration size, secondary filtration size, low pressure (psi), lift pump location/type, etc. etc ?

I don't know how to do it, but I think it can be done through Google Sheets.

 

[brods]

147,500 miles 4,192 hrs, 16,687 key count. Actual miles probably 1,500 higher because of speedo error with 285/75 tires. Telltale signs of injector(s) going south. I used to look forward to this day as an excuse to upgrade to better injectors. I never considered how bad a shape the rest of the truck would be in.

The time to make an unpleasant decision is getting nearer: Is it worth dumping thousands of dollars into a lost cause or is it time to bandaid everything and limp it to the end?

 

[jgillott]

147,500 miles 4,192 hrs, 16,687 key count. Actual miles probably 1,500 higher because of speedo error with 285/75 tires. Telltale signs of injector(s) going south. I used to look forward to this day as an excuse to upgrade to better injectors. I never considered how bad a shape the rest of the truck would be in.

The time to make an unpleasant decision is getting nearer: Is it worth dumping thousands of dollars into a lost cause or is it time to bandaid everything and limp it to the end?

I think a lot of us are struggling with the same decisions.

 

[Wayne M.]

147,500 miles 4,192 hrs, 16,687 key count. Actual miles probably 1,500 higher because of speedo error with 285/75 tires. Telltale signs of injector(s) going south. I used to look forward to this day as an excuse to upgrade to better injectors. I never considered how bad a shape the rest of the truck would be in.

The time to make an unpleasant decision is getting nearer: Is it worth dumping thousands of dollars into a lost cause or is it time to bandaid everything and limp it to the end?

Can you elaborate?
I think we’re all in the same boat with bed rust issues and such, and a few of us have gremlins like jgilliot’s electrical issues, but where do you draw the line and bail? There’s a cherry ‘03 just hit the classifieds here, and there’s no disputing the residual value of this truck- even in rough condition. So I feel, unless there’s serious structural issues, or catastrophic engine failure to the point of inverting your potential value, and of course your heart is in it, I see it as a viable investment.
I still plan on doing a major freshening and updating to my truck at a certain time in the future. Heck, if I can make it work (since my circumstances will be changing), I may make a go at reconditioning these trucks for others.

 

[DavidMyers]

I’d like to understand those who with less than 150,000 mi, feel their truck is not worth fixing as needed. Is it body condition, had a lot of other repairs or a desire for change. Just curios.
I plan to do what it takes to keep my 04 6-speed as long as I can as it has been a great truck for me as I have 267k plus on it.
I guess it will b time for a new threads of what has been replaced. I purchased my truck with 212k on it.
For me new in-tank fuel pump, FCA, tires , clutch fan, speedi sleeved front crank seal, fix timing cover cover oil leak, added extra fuel filtration, nv5600 oil cooler, radiator, condenser, blend door USA set to be installed in a month or so, new seat covers factory set and new headlights as the others were to fogged over and rear tail light modules . Theirs one of us at TDR that’s ends posts with something like working on it and loving it! That must be me too.
2004 2500 2wd. NV5600 Love Shifting! 267k. Going strong!
Banks HiRam and Intercooler, AFE air intake and filter and Pacbrake with viair constant duty air compressor.
Edge CTS2 - added pre egt, Lift pump press and NV5600 temp sensors, stock tires.

 

[DavidMyers]

So the main issue is rusted body parts. I moved from upstate NY to NC and up north winters shortened and destroys vehicles.

2004 2500 2wd. NV5600 Love Shifting! 267k. Going strong!
Banks HiRam and Intercooler, AFE air intake and filter and Pacbrake with viair constant duty air compressor.
Edge CTS2 - added pre egt, Lift pump press and NV5600 temp sensors, stock tires.

 

[jgillott]

Can you elaborate?
I think we’re all in the same boat with bed rust issues and such, and a few of us have gremlins like jgilliot’s electrical issues, but where do you draw the line and bail? There’s a cherry ‘03 just hit the classifieds here, and there’s no disputing the residual value of this truck- even in rough condition. So I feel, unless there’s serious structural issues, or catastrophic engine failure to the point of inverting your potential value, and of course your heart is in it, I see it as a viable investment.
I still plan on doing a major freshening and updating to my truck at a certain time in the future. Heck, if I can make it work (since my circumstances will be changing), I may make a go at reconditioning these trucks for others.

I think it all comes down to what we as the owner value in a vehicle. I can assure you without question that I can continue to fix my '07 for far less than the amount of money that I will lose in depreciation the moment I would sign on the purchase of a new vehicle. The question is, even after I fix the few items that my truck actually needs, will I still be able to trust it to take a long distance trip with the family or get me back and forth to work reliably on a daily basis? I lost almost a month of use with it this winter with electrical issues as you know. All is well for now, but when will the next failure occur?

I had a great conversation with another forum member yesterday on the phone. From our discussion, you also don't necessarily guarantee yourself a reliable vehicle buying/leasing new. Some of the vehicles coming off the line now from all manufacturers can and do have issues. So to complicate matters more, is my potential $50+K investment in another new vehicle really going to guarantee that I will have trouble free service? The only thing that you will have is a period of warranty coverage. But even that doesn't make up for your vehicle being down for extended periods of time, especially with the massive purchase price associated with it.

I go back and forth every day. Today, my thoughts are that I may just ignore my bedside rust for another year. Wait until it goes completely through and then put a bedside on it. The cost isn't any different if I do it now or if I wait a while yet. If I have any other major costs, ie. injectors, clutch, etc. just dump the truck. And if it is still running strong, then do the rust repair when it can't wait anymore.