Was on the way to work and noticed a strong diesel smell when I parked. When I got out fuel was leaking on the groung pretty good. I opened the hood and it was smoking. After I decided it wasn't going to burst into flames I had it towed to my dealer. They said the tube to the #4 injector was leaking. $229 to repair, not a warranty item at 45K. They returned the tube to me and I've looked it over and see no signe of cracking or any holes.
I can see that they replaced the tube on the engin.
Is this something to be concerned about with the other high pressure injector tubes? Has this happened to anyone else? Is it possable for the fuel to ignite on the hot engin? Scarry to me!
It seems like an easy fix if I knew more about the highpressure fuel system so as not to get hurt or worse. The part it's self was $57.
Any thoughts?

 

I have heard of this happening before, but never seen any catch fire. I wouldnt loose any sleep over it.

Charging you 2hrs labor to do a feed line is a little steep though...

 

It was accually 1.5 hrs.
Looked like a fifteen minuit job to me, if you have the high pressure knowlage. They also said that included all testing. whatever that means?

 

That should have been on the Cummins engine warrenty, 100K.

Cya

 

That should be covered under the engine/fuel system warrant with no deductable.Its 5/100.Start calling Chrysler for your refund!

 

Cummins warranty stats "fuel pumps and Injectors" nothing about fuel lines. Same on the extended warranty.The dealer said they check warranty items by part #'s. It seems as though only high $ items are covered.

 

Water pump,engine seals all,fuel heaters,grid heater,freeze plugs and the list goes on.I'd bet $100 bucks that the injector lines are covered.It is a ENGINE and FUEL SYSTEM WARRANTY.Lots of these items are NOT high dollar.

 

Yea that should be covered by warranty. I had the #1 and #6 injector lines replaced at different times under warranty! What dealer did you go to Shep....

 

New fuel lines are thicker wall, less likely to leak then older ones. I'll check in morning with service writer to make sure that it is covered part.

 

I'm not sure if I can name names but their located in Brighton CO.

 

There's nothing in my owners manual under Cummins or Dodge fuel system warranty that says fuel lines. it only says fuel pump's and injectors. Maybe they changed it for my model year.

 

Every Dodge Ram 2500/3500 equipped with the dependable Cummins 5.9-liter Turbo Diesel engine comes complete with a 5-year/100,000-mile (160,935 km) warranty for the first owner. Second owners are also entitled to the 5-year/100,000-mile (160,935 km) warranty if they have paid a transfer fee within 30 days of purchase of the used vehicle.

Your local Dodge dealers are fully trained and equipped to handle engine warranty repairs.

Base Warranty coverage includes:

Cylinder block and all internal parts
Cylinder head assemblies
Core plugs
Fuel injection pump and injectors
Gaskets and seals for listed components
Intake and exhaust manifold
Oil pan
Oil pump
Timing gear drive belts and/or chains and cover
Turbocharger housing and internal parts
Valve covers
Water pump and housing
The Cummins Diesel Engine Warranty begins at the end of the Basic Limited Warranty provided by DaimlerChrysler. This occurs when your truck has been in service for more than 36 months, or you reach 36,000 miles (57,937 km), whichever comes first.

 

Thats what my book says, Fuel injection pump and injectors, nothing about fuel lines.

 

Yeah right!!!!!! Is that why I had to tell them what was wrong with my engine when I had an injector problem. I posted on here when they could not find what was wrong and the guys on here told me what to tell them, which I did. Did they believe me, no. Them Cummins came back and told them what to check and how to do it. Guess what, injector problem!!!!!!

 

There are lots of items covered but only so many listed in the owners manual etc.