New guy, needs some help please!
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New guy, needs some help please!
Hey guys, new guy here... I got big problems with my truck. It’s a 05’ 2500 Cummins it’s got a BD chip, intake, exhaust, wheels/tires and a leveling kit. So heres the deal... My girlfriends was out driving it, she ran out of diesel and so I ran here some diesel(5 gallons) thinking that everything would be ok, it wasn’t. I tried resetting that battery and giving it a jump and nothing worked, so I ended up calling a tow because it wouldn’t start. When we were putting it up on the tow truck I noticed that the serpentine belt had fallen off the pulleys, wasn’t broken or split it was just hanging there. So simple fix right, take it to the dealer and have them put the belt on? Wrong, I took it to the dealer and the first thing they tell me is that I’m out of diesel, I was irate I just put 5 gallons in it and the gauge said I had 45 miles, keep in mind that they haven’t tried putting the belt on yet. So I ran and got more diesel, put it in and then they tried to start it, it almost gets there but doesn’t make it all the way, so I wait all day for them to scan it and do w/e they do (nothing) so around 5:30 they come tell me that they are going to need it until at least Monday, it sounds like I have no compression in the engine etc! I’m flipping out at this point because they still haven’t put the belt back on, my g/f make the mistake of leaving the Bully Dog box in the cab and they asked me if I had chipped it or anything... ouch! Yes, I told him I put it back to stock and checked for codes before it went in. Didn’t have any codes so I don’t see how I could have lost compression and not throw a code?? The truck has never been ran hard, it is driven a lot but not hard and much city driving its a 05' with 69,8-- all the tune ups and oil changes have been on time and it ran perfect before she ran it out of gas and the belt came off! So I don’t know what to do, could running it out of diesel cause a loss of compression? Anything you have for me will be helpful guys, Thank you!
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Corey
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Corey
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RE: New guy, needs some help please!
Man I hate to say it but, I would find another dealer. Unless I am mistaken, the waterpump is driven by the serp belt. I am not sure I would want them to crank it without the waterpump pumping. It really sounds like they have no clue. I have never seen a CTD just lose compression. When a diesel runs out of fuel, it can be hard to restart. Try turning on the key and listen for the transfer pump to work. If its working, turn the key off and then back on a few times to "prime" the fuel system. Do not use starter fluid. I have seen people use wd-40 to help CTD's crank after running out of fuel. Ask the dealer what they do to prime the system after they change a fuel filter....
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RE: New guy, needs some help please!
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Man I hate to say it but, I would find another dealer. Unless I am mistaken, the waterpump is driven by the serp belt. I am not sure I would want them to crank it without the waterpump pumping. It really sounds like they have no clue. I have never seen a CTD just lose compression. When a diesel runs out of fuel, it can be hard to restart. Try turning on the key and listen for the transfer pump to work. If its working, turn the key off and then back on a few times to "prime" the fuel system. Do not use starter fluid. I have seen people use wd-40 to help CTD's crank after running out of fuel. Ask the dealer what they do to prime the system after they change a fuel filter....
Man I hate to say it but, I would find another dealer. Unless I am mistaken, the waterpump is driven by the serp belt. I am not sure I would want them to crank it without the waterpump pumping. It really sounds like they have no clue. I have never seen a CTD just lose compression. When a diesel runs out of fuel, it can be hard to restart. Try turning on the key and listen for the transfer pump to work. If its working, turn the key off and then back on a few times to "prime" the fuel system. Do not use starter fluid. I have seen people use wd-40 to help CTD's crank after running out of fuel. Ask the dealer what they do to prime the system after they change a fuel filter....
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RE: New guy, needs some help please!
as long as you can get fuel to the CP3, she'll fire. . .run VERY rough for a little bit, but she'll run.
the CP3 is not as bad about dieing as the VP44. you can run it out of fuel without much damage since it is certified to run on the ULSD fuel we have today.
the CP3 is not as bad about dieing as the VP44. you can run it out of fuel without much damage since it is certified to run on the ULSD fuel we have today.
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RE: New guy, needs some help please!
An easy way to tell if an engine has lost that much compression is to listen to it while cranking, if it sounds like the starter doesn't even have to really try to spin the motor then thats the taletell sign of it. But unless it was overheated, the loss of compression is highly unlikely. Like parts/service said, you should prime the fuel system by turning the key on and off a few times, thats how we do it on the powerstrokes-and thats usually after replacing the pump and/or injectors on it!