Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Having seen numerous complaints about VP44 failures, but no real numbers, thought a brief survey might help me pacify myself... doubt it, but it might! Let's see when the failures are occurring.
[NEW TEXT] - Yes, this poll excludes those under 200k with no problems and here's why. It is my perspective that the Cummins is a 300-400k engine (so I'm using 400k), meaning it should go 400k before needing a major overhaul. Failure of a critical component before the half-life (200k) therefore seems like an unacceptable component life. The Injection Pump ~$1600 from Cummins (retail $3000 from DC), plus $400 Labor on a good day... if it fails 3 times before 400k brings us to ~$6000. The cost of a NEW ISB 5. 9 230hp, 605 ft. lb. engine complete w/ starter, turbo, airpump, ECU and fuel pump, set up for an automatic SAE2 bellhousing is $7800. If more than 50% of the injection pumps fail before the half-life that to me is a wear-and-tear part. The cost of replacement of wear-and-tear items for this engine would then seem excessive and put ownership out of reach for a lot of people. Thus low mileage engines exclused from the survey... because I thought 200k was a pump life I'd be happy with.
If you're excluded by the poll responses just post a on line reply... current mileage (118k), status (VP44 just died or still going STRONG), year (y2k)... you get the idea.
118k while towing up a hill... is not a good time to lose power.
jm
[NEW TEXT] - Yes, this poll excludes those under 200k with no problems and here's why. It is my perspective that the Cummins is a 300-400k engine (so I'm using 400k), meaning it should go 400k before needing a major overhaul. Failure of a critical component before the half-life (200k) therefore seems like an unacceptable component life. The Injection Pump ~$1600 from Cummins (retail $3000 from DC), plus $400 Labor on a good day... if it fails 3 times before 400k brings us to ~$6000. The cost of a NEW ISB 5. 9 230hp, 605 ft. lb. engine complete w/ starter, turbo, airpump, ECU and fuel pump, set up for an automatic SAE2 bellhousing is $7800. If more than 50% of the injection pumps fail before the half-life that to me is a wear-and-tear part. The cost of replacement of wear-and-tear items for this engine would then seem excessive and put ownership out of reach for a lot of people. Thus low mileage engines exclused from the survey... because I thought 200k was a pump life I'd be happy with.
If you're excluded by the poll responses just post a on line reply... current mileage (118k), status (VP44 just died or still going STRONG), year (y2k)... you get the idea.
118k while towing up a hill... is not a good time to lose power.
jm
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They were the injection pumps used on the earlier 24 valve motors
