A friends 1 ton dodge with a v10 1999 with 60 k orig miles He was driving home towing trailer and truck seemed to loose power only running on 1/2 power so he had it towed they told him he had burnt holes in two pistons on one bank and that the motor was junk the only explanation they had was he was running bosch spark plugs and they were to hot has anyone ever heard of this or have any other ideas?The truck was well maintained and not abused. They said a replacement motor would run well over 10 thousand. I was wondering if fuel injectors were running to lean?
yes the wrong heat range plug can burn a piston. It could've ran lean, hot or had improper ignition timing. I'd be checking the heat range and if its way off then you found it. Fuel injection systems let you know if it's running lean or rich or hot. Was he driving with the check engine light on? If so what were the trouble codes. What was the water temp when it happened? Maybe he just needs a second opinion? $10K sounds a bit high but I don't know what a dodge v-10 goes for.
PHP: For $10K put a 455 in it!!:beers2: seriously, id want a 2nd opinion too- cant the block be bored/sleeved and for $10k it doesnt sound like the plan is to salvage much... Robert
Just out of curiosity, did the check engine light come on? I find it hard to believe that it burned holes in the pistons without some indication something was wrong long before this happened. At the very least, o2 lean codes.
I asked him the same thing he said it just lost power now he told me that the dealer would give him 4000 trade in on a new truck so iam not so sure he is getting the full story either. The only reason I wrote this posting as I have a dodge with a v10 also and was wondering if any had heard of this before
I had a 2000 v10 Ram 2500 before my current CTD 06. I sold it with 70k+ miles on it, and the guy who owns it now has about 80k on it. Never a lick of trouble with it. I frequently towed my car trailer, and the current owner is a horse man who tows a 4 horse trailer often. In fact this tug broke 100mph with my GS in tow on the way back from Ft. Payne Alabama as I avoided a pair of racing semi tractors on the interstate. One of the drivers was slack jawed, as I shut him down at about 95mph, and drove away from him and his buddy! I wouldn't do that again, but the iron v10 dodge is, in my opinion, a terribly underrated piece. In fact, I would have gladly bought another one if it had still been in the lineup in 06. RudyE.
My neighbor had one in a 98 2500 4X4 and towed a flatbed gooseneck trailer with 2 pulling tractors on it all over the state. Never had any problem with it other than it was thirsty. It had 100,000 on it when he traded for the Hemi that he now has. Troy said the v-10 did a better job with the big tires and lift. Dave
Someone should get the ECM computer codes pulled, recorded and printed, preferably witnessed if at the dealership and if proprietary equipment has to be used. Some systems will only record when there is a recognized trouble code, but many of the latest systems have a "look back" recording capability even with no trouble codes recognized. This may be able to show or disprove certain conditions or chain of events the dealership offers as an explanation.
