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olustee bus · 10-24-2018, 04:24 AM

about this. Problems with the 2018 ford 6.7l diesel engine.

http://www.forthepeople.com/class-ac...ilure-lawsuit/

wkbhall · 10-24-2018, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by olustee bus

about this. Problems with the 2018 ford 6.7l diesel engine.

http://www.forthepeople.com/class-ac...ilure-lawsuit/

Unless I read it incorrectly, it does not include the 2018 in the law suit.

2Yung2 Quit · 10-24-2018, 06:19 AM

The 2011 Chevy that I just traded in is on the list. It's a well-known issue on the Chevy forums.

chunker · 10-24-2018, 06:35 AM

Is this the "mesothelioma lawyer" of autos?

IC2 · 10-24-2018, 06:43 AM

There are occasional failures on this Bosch fuel pump and it's not due as that 'ambulance chaser' tort lawyer said is his 5th grade language notice. It's due to crap or water in the fuel. The fuel pump is standard across most of the US diesel pickup truck lineup. Yes, it could be a bit more tolerant of crud, but it isn't.

On a Ford, there are two fuel filters. The one on the frame has a drain which you, per the owners manual, are supposed to drain every 30 days to dump any water. The filters are supposed to be changed every 3rd oil change or 15-20K miles or you may have expensive consequences. So far at 116K miles, mine has had regular drains and changed every 2nd oil change (13-15K miles) - and nary a problem.

Ask youself, how many of these have you actually heard about

jimcumminsw · 10-24-2018, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by IC2

There are occasional failures on this Bosch fuel pump and it's not due as that 'ambulance chaser' tort lawyer said is his 5th grade language notice. It's due to crap or water in the fuel. The fuel pump is standard across most of the US diesel pickup truck lineup. Yes, it could be a bit more tolerant of crud, but it isn't.

On a Ford, there are two fuel filters. The one on the frame has a drain which you, per the owners manual, are supposed to drain every 30 days to dump any water. The filters are supposed to be changed every 3rd oil change or 15-20K miles or you may have expensive consequences. So far at 116K miles, mine has had regular drains and changed every 2nd oil change (13-15K miles) - and nary a problem.

Ask youself, how many of these have you actually heard about

I believe that the Cummins 6.7L engine still uses the Bosch CP3 fuel pump. I checked on the TDR forum and it seems there are no fuel pump issue on any late third gen and 4 gen trucks.

Ram did start using two fuel filters on the 2013.5 model year and up trucks one located on the rear frame by the tank and the other ahead of the CP3 fuel pump. On the earlier 6.7L Cummins engine 7.5 model year till 2012 model year they only used one filter before the CP3 fuel pump.

Jshopes81 · 10-24-2018, 09:02 AM

Of all the problems ive seen that people claim dont exist one of the ones that people claim exist, ive never seen. Funny how that works.

Cumminsfan · 10-24-2018, 09:04 AM

The CP4 is the reason I bought my 12 Cummins that had the CP3. I read story after story of guys getting turned down by Ford for warranty work. Mostly on the early years. Ford would claim there was water in the fuel even though the water in fuel light never came on and none was found in the test samples.
Shame on Ford.

redhooker · 10-24-2018, 05:15 PM

CP4 failures are quite common. Have seen several myself. Despite the distaste for the above linked lawyer, his analysis is spot-on. The CP4 is above all else CHEAPER than the CP3 for the mfgs. This was a well known fact when they started using them and there have been kits to retrofit CP3s for years. I already have the kit purchased for my truck.

aether_one · 10-24-2018, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wkbhall

Unless I read it incorrectly, it does not include the 2018 in the law suit.

So the sky's not falling?

RJShiflet · 10-25-2018, 05:26 AM

I had a friend get stranded in Mississippi for four or five days when this happened to his GM diesel truck, and it was a $10,000 cost outlay out of his pocket. I hate "ambulance chasing" lawyers too, but...I did send this link to him in case he'd like to see about getting some of his money back.

egwilly · 10-25-2018, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by IC2

There are occasional failures on this Bosch fuel pump and it's not due as that 'ambulance chaser' tort lawyer said is his 5th grade language notice. It's due to crap or water in the fuel. The fuel pump is standard across most of the US diesel pickup truck lineup. Yes, it could be a bit more tolerant of crud, but it isn't.

On a Ford, there are two fuel filters. The one on the frame has a drain which you, per the owners manual, are supposed to drain every 30 days to dump any water. The filters are supposed to be changed every 3rd oil change or 15-20K miles or you may have expensive consequences. So far at 116K miles, mine has had regular drains and changed every 2nd oil change (13-15K miles) - and nary a problem.

Ask youself, how many of these have you actually heard about

Spot on. I only hear these horror stories on web blogs and forums. If you read on, you see that most of the time user error was involved. Things like not draining the water out of the primary pump, using suspect fuel, incorrect fueling (gasoline introduced), filling up at suspect stations with low turn over of diesel, etc.

As above, I drain every month to be sure no water. If you wait for the water in fuel warning, it's too late! I also add Power Service Diesel Kleen since the new fuels are low in lubricity. No problems in my 2014 so far.