Let me start off by saying thank you for all your posts and this forum. It has been a HUGE help just starting out with a Sprinter.
I have a 2004 Dodge 3500 with the 2.7L Diesel with 188567 miles. To start off i worked 10 years in the old field and was let go so I think to myself start my own business. I looked into Sprinter van as my base of operations. Found one bought one. Drove it home from Houston to NW Oklahoma on a tank of fuel WOW. That's were the excitement ended the next morning huge puddle of diesel and I quickly learn of the famed BLACK DEATH. I will digress and stop my whining there.
Finished the repairs replacing the injectors not wanting to have to pull them again (so I thought). Had the oil changed and off I go, get about 50 miles down the road stopped for fuel. Back on the highway i get about 2 miles start to lose power and black smoke following me. Pull over, motor get to an idle and is banging. I noticed a temperature spike and hated to shut off motor but not wanting to further the damage i did. Popped the hood and it was a gusher dipstick was blown out and oil every where. Pulled dip stick lost half of the oil low but still in safe zone. Start to ponder maybe PCV plugged. Fired back up started right up still banging quickly check a few things way to much crank case pressure start to unplug injectors one buy one #3 no change in idle. Tow truck arrived sucked it on a dropped it home. (the one time i am glad my house is built into the side of the hill and garage at bottom).
Popped out the injectors not having a compression tester handy and help to turn over motor i put a rubber glove in each injector seat one by one. Again #3 suspect. on to pulling cam cover to see if a valve dropped could i be that lucky pull the head and not the motor. (Polish luck strikes again) all seem good pulled the cams. Stopped for the night cant take any more of the type of luck i am having.
If the motor is to be rebuilt any suggestions i have poured my life savings into this en-devour these lessons of the hard way with this van and all of the equipment i have ordered. Seems if i rebuild myself all of the specialty tools will eat my lunch. Any body close if i pulled it tore it down and brought it to them? Would gladly even stick around do all the work.
I have a 2004 Dodge 3500 with the 2.7L Diesel with 188567 miles. To start off i worked 10 years in the old field and was let go so I think to myself start my own business. I looked into Sprinter van as my base of operations. Found one bought one. Drove it home from Houston to NW Oklahoma on a tank of fuel WOW. That's were the excitement ended the next morning huge puddle of diesel and I quickly learn of the famed BLACK DEATH. I will digress and stop my whining there.
Finished the repairs replacing the injectors not wanting to have to pull them again (so I thought). Had the oil changed and off I go, get about 50 miles down the road stopped for fuel. Back on the highway i get about 2 miles start to lose power and black smoke following me. Pull over, motor get to an idle and is banging. I noticed a temperature spike and hated to shut off motor but not wanting to further the damage i did. Popped the hood and it was a gusher dipstick was blown out and oil every where. Pulled dip stick lost half of the oil low but still in safe zone. Start to ponder maybe PCV plugged. Fired back up started right up still banging quickly check a few things way to much crank case pressure start to unplug injectors one buy one #3 no change in idle. Tow truck arrived sucked it on a dropped it home. (the one time i am glad my house is built into the side of the hill and garage at bottom).
Popped out the injectors not having a compression tester handy and help to turn over motor i put a rubber glove in each injector seat one by one. Again #3 suspect. on to pulling cam cover to see if a valve dropped could i be that lucky pull the head and not the motor. (Polish luck strikes again) all seem good pulled the cams. Stopped for the night cant take any more of the type of luck i am having.
If the motor is to be rebuilt any suggestions i have poured my life savings into this en-devour these lessons of the hard way with this van and all of the equipment i have ordered. Seems if i rebuild myself all of the specialty tools will eat my lunch. Any body close if i pulled it tore it down and brought it to them? Would gladly even stick around do all the work.