tamalerocket

At 101,000 miles, my '96 stock Cummins ate a piston.
Wouldn't you know it is the #6 hole.
I took it to an independent shop that has a great reputation for working on all Diesels, and they tell me that this should be covered by the Mfg., as they have never seen a Cummins do this @ 100K miles.
The dealer is of course "wafflin`" and says the District Rep will be the one to make the decision on wether the Factory will replace the engine.
The question I have is this; If the Chrysler District Rep. won't agree that this is indeed a "Factory Defect", and will not agree to replace the engine, where do I go, and who do I call??
Thnx,
Mike K.

thumper 549

good luck my 98.5 did the same thing and they told me to go to h---.!!
you can follow my long sory tale under thumper549..its turning out to be a real common problem and you and i get to pay for it.
i hope you the best sir.

Dr. Evil

What brand of oil filter were you running???

Also, Im curious what the repair estimate was???

Have you talked to Cummins??? My buddy (98 24 V with an EDGE EZ) had a failure and his engine was eventually sent to Cummins for analysis.

Good Luck....be insistant but nice - hopefully they'll fix it.

thumper 549

tamal,
hay i got a piston here [6] only they are out of a 98.5 24 valve ,if it will fit.. your wellcome to it check your bore size ,these are standard.
i think all of us that has had this problem even if under warentee ought pipe up right now so we can get a better idea how big a deal we got here!!!! :'(