Just bought 05 cc duramax, low coolant!!!

[erictriche]

Hey guys,

just bought my first diesel. I think i learned my first hard lesson too. Coolant system pressurizing and blowing bubbles in bottle test. burps coolant out of res. and now leaking from rear of engine when cold.
taking to dealer tommorrow? 120hp superchips tuner, shift kit on tranny..
probably head gaskets.. replaced cap already no luck.

 

[Akdiesel]

Fill out your sig with truck info and more folks may be able to help

 

[erictriche]

thx man just updted sig

 

[Akdiesel]

Yup..truck looks good too. Just gotta get her fixed up

 

[Akdiesel]

Have you checked the upper rad hose? Maybe head gaskets...sounds similar to others that had blown HG

 

[whitetrash21]

Headgaskets.

Mine does all of the above except leak outside the block and I have a popped HG. Good luck with it, sorry to hear.

 

[erictriche]

upper rad hose has solid pressure.. still has pressure when cold in morning. how much did hg job cost you wes

 

[FMOS]

If you do it yourself it can be done fairly cheaply in about 20 hours... For me gaskets were about 150-200 a piece and the head studs were 600. Copper washers and O-rings for the injectors totaled about 100 bucks. Head alignment dowels were like 5 dollars. I took the heads to get checked/milled and it was 100 and change. Exhaust gaskets etc was about 80 bucks.

Its just the work that is a pain in the ass. I recommend pulling the motor out of the truck. Or taking the cab off if it is easier. I did it in the truck though and managed to get it done. Just hard working on a lifted truck from outside of the engine bay. Half the time I was laying across the motor or sitting on top of it or working from the wheel well.

 

[whitetrash21]

upper rad hose has solid pressure.. still has pressure when cold in morning. how much did hg job cost you wes

Same stuff mine has. Like FMOS said, do it yourself. Save some money if your truck isn't under warranty. Just found mine out recently, gonna do it myself when I can get some time.

 

[erictriche]

134461: pressure test of cooling system found headgaskets leaking exhaust into cooling systems

quote to repair mine: 57.8 hrs labor to replace headgaskets only

10 hrs because lift and 1.5 for oil change and thermostat. Total charge from CHEVYLAND in shreveport LA was 7462.07

Nice anybody have a shop around shreveport i could use!

 

[Kat]

 

[TeaBagger2006]

for that price you do a mild build on the motor
to think that some people do pay that much

 

[TeaBagger2006]

Same stuff mine has. Like FMOS said, do it yourself. Save some money if your truck isn't under warranty. Just found mine out recently, gonna do it myself when I can get some time.

you see what happens when you mess with LBZ at the strip
let me know when youre gonna dive into this llittle project..... i'll help ya

 

[erictriche]

anybody have any good shops i can pay to replace headgaskets around louisiana

 

[jraymer]

you see what happens when you mess with LBZ at the strip
let me know when youre gonna dive into this llittle project..... i'll help ya

X2 buddy

 

[whitetrash21]

you see what happens when you mess with LBZ at the strip
let me know when youre gonna dive into this llittle project..... i'll help ya

If memory serves correctly, the LLY has timeslips a few hundredths quicker than the LBZ... :joker:

X2 buddy

Thanks for the offer guys, I'll probably be tearin into it after new year. :hug:

 

[madmatt]

134461: pressure test of cooling system found headgaskets leaking exhaust into cooling systems

quote to repair mine: 57.8 hrs labor to replace headgaskets only

10 hrs because lift and 1.5 for oil change and thermostat. Total charge from CHEVYLAND in shreveport LA was 7462.07

Nice anybody have a shop around shreveport i could use!

WOW for that kind of money you could haul/ship the truck to someone who knows what they're doing and still come out a couple grand ahead!! I do them for under half of that all the time with studs and any machine work that may be needed.

 

[MACKIN]

Is right!


Did I read that right 58 hrs? That's over 7 days? That can't be right

 

[paoutdoorsman]

Ouch! Sorry to hear.

A quick google search turned up these 3 shops in Shreveport.

John Kemp Diesel Repair Services
7918 Hobbs Dr
Shreveport, LA
318-688-4647

Parsons Auto & Diesel Repair
1014 Mars Boulevard
Shreveport, LA 71107-7132
(318) 677-2551

Shaffer Auto & Diesel Repair
7292 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA 71119-8101
(318) 938-9794

 

[erictriche]

guy i bought truck from is about to be taken to small claims court

got a mech 4500

still looking