Cummins ISC 330 Spartan Mountain Master chassis.
On my return home from Florida I was doing my usual checking/crawling over under and around.
I noticed some wet/stain on the oil pan and the transmision housing,
At first I thought the Pan was leaking but on further inspection I found the dipstick tube had melted up near the exhaust manifiold and some oil was leaking and running down the tube.
A call to Cummins advises the dipstick tube is a Spartan part So a call to Spartan and the parts were odered, 2 days later I had UPS at my door with said parts,
Check new parts and relize this tube is basically a piece of thin wall ABS, I am thinking not such a Great design and I am surprised it lasted this long. Then I remember
reading and being told about this Dipstick tube failure in the spring of '08 These failures were on the Spartan chassis with the ISX or the ISM and the tube was routed TOO close to the hot Side of the Turbo,
At this time I checked mine and it did not run on the Hot side of the tubo but on the Cold side
However it did run close to the exhaust manifold BUT I thought it was far enough away as to not be an issue
Well so much for "Thought"
Also at this time May9 '08 I called Spartan to inquire about any recall or campaign to fix this issue However They said there was nothing and to just keep a watch on it. I will try to find that thread.
So now I have asked Spartan to pay for my parts and I will install it,
So anyone with a Spartan Chassis check the routing of the Engine oil Dipstick and if it runs near any heat source You need to put some kind of Heat shield in place.
Rick
Some Pics
Tube TOO Close to Exhaust Manifold, Some oil stain but not TOO bad, I was lucky
The Burn Blister on tube after removed.
New Tube with the Heat Shield
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