Hey guys, I have an 02 Cummins 2500 with some issues. I was having fuel issues and took it in. The dealer replaced the fuel pump under warrantee but that did not fix the problem. It turns out that the injection pump is bad also. So the dealer wants $2800 to replace and I aint givin that much. Ive done a search and can get Hotchkis Performance Fuel Injection Pump for about 1800. My question is, how hard is this install to do? Is there another pump I should go with? what else should I get? I want to do this right the 1st time and not have to go through this headache again. Thanks for any of the help that you can provide.

 

Wait, they replaced the lift pump under warranty, but they won't replace the injection pump - which failed DUE to the failing lift pump??

That's messed up.

If you search google you can find a bunch of remanufactured VP44s going for about $1000.

If you don't want to go through this again, remove the lift pump the dealer put in and get yourself an air dog or FASS setup when you put the new injection pump in.

 

That is what I told the dude on the phone. He just wasnt having it. Im going to be calling them again tomorrow after work to create a headache for them lol. I actually found one for about 1010 shipped plus my core to them. So get an injection pump and one of the airdog setups. That should alleviate my problems then?

 

Bump!

 

Yeah. The main problem with the VP44 is that it requires a certain amount of fuel to cool and lubricate it, but when the lift pump starts failing the VP44 melts down. It doesn't require a complete failure of the lift pump for the injection pump to die.

Aftermarket high-quality lift pumps are much more reliable, and they flow a LOT more fuel than the OEM setup.

One thing you should definitely do is call 866-RAM-INFO and start talking to corporate to try getting them to persuade the dealer to be more cooperative.

Warranty work pays about 30% less than customer paid work does.

 

Good info and I will try and call them tomorrow after work.

 

you might want to invest in a fuel pressure guage, give you a heads up when you lift pump is dying. There are recommended fuel pressures under certain driving conditions. They are cheap insurance

 

yeah, I was thinking of getting a gauge for that. Is there any other gauges or anything else I should get while I am at it?

 

So this is what I found then. Click Good enough? Looks like the best price I can find also

 

Looks like a good deal. Hit google and see if anyone is out there complaining about the vendor.