Diesel fuel mixed with oil overflowed on ground when stopped at rest area. towed into raleigh. was told it would cost about 7000 dollars to repair and take up to five days. was on my way home to ny. thought recall might be available . is it? *tr
Fuel lines leaking. all lines need replacing. *tr
On 10/29/2011 the engine was blowing grayish white smoke. the engine started losing oil pressure. checked the oil, found diesel in the oil. the oil level was 6" higher on dipstick. it is the fuel injection system on the 2002 duramax diesel. the fuel injectors have failed. i understood that chevrolet has put a recall on all 2002 and early 2003 models. took it to derek scott auto park which is the closest chevrolet dealer/service department. after running diagnostics they told us that the replacement of the fuel injectors would be covered 100% by gm. later called back and said we would have to pay half in the amount of $2,251.88. they will not allow us to talk to the gm rep. we need to know if this is valid or not. we thought recalls were paid for by the company i.e. gm in this case. thank you for your help in this matter. *tr
I have a 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500hd lt ext. cab lb7 duramax 5 speed allison transmission, it has 114000 miles on it. this truck has been serviced as directed since new. the truck started using lots of fuel, at an idle it serged between 700 & 900 rpm's, and oil started blowing out the blowby tube. i have just found out that 3 fuel injectors are leaking fuel, with a possible head gasket leak,filling my crankcase with diesel, causing oil to blow out all over the truck, road and whatever else it can land on. while investigating what to do, to fix the truck i've found 3 other people i know that have duramax's, and they are going through the same problems. it's going to take me a year to save the money i need to fix this truck. i'm even going to do the work myself. in my opinion gm should be ashamed. they should at leased pay for the parts. the cheapest injectors i've found are $225.00 apiece with a $125.00 core charge. it's recomended that all 8 injectors be replaced at once. i've also been told these engines have defective head gaskets. that will cost another $600.00 for parts, and $110.00 for special tools i need to do the job. when i forked over the $40,000 cash inheritince money to buy this truck, i didn't signup for this. *tr
I am concerned about the defective lb7 injectors causing a fire when they leak. vehicle 2002 chevrolet silverado hd2500 duramax diesel. also causing another driver to crash from the puddle of diesel left behind when i have injector failure as has happened and will again since gm has no suitable replacement other than the defective part. also curious about the total affect on the environment as this seems to be a common occurrence on 2001-2004 duramax diesels. should i repair and then have concern of a vehicle fire? with my family onboard? *tr