Sounds like a bad injector to me. I agree, he is trying to sell you an
injection cleaning.
Just my 2 cents,
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Engelsman,
Konnie
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:43 AM
To: 'dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net'
Subject: DML: HELP ! I need opinions on this....
Good Morning all,
I could use your thoughts on a little situation I am having. My 8th
Cylinder is misfiring. My personal mechanic took a look at this, and
checked out all the simple reasons that might happen (spark plug, etc) and
he feels it may be an injector or a fuel issue.
I called my dealer to schedule this to be repaired, as I still have a
warranty, and the response I got was this:
" That might be caused by carbon buildup in the valves. If that's the case,
it wouldn't be covered. It depends on how well you maintain & what kind of
gas you are using. To fix that it's a few hundred. "
First, let me state I have used 87 or better gas in every vehicle I ever
owned, and I've never even heard of this before, never mind had a problem.
I also change my oil & maintain my vehicle above & beyond the norm. I just
had a maintenance done in July. My dak has 68K right now, and was running
perfectly until about 2 weeks ago, when the idle started feeling very rough,
and then a few days later I got the little SES dummy light. This is when I
took it to be looked at by my guy.
This sounds like a load of crap to me, and an easy way to try & rip off the
average person. After all, it's not like I could have much proof to use in
my defense, other than oil change receipts. I obviously need to get the Dak
fixed but I wanted some suggestions / opinions on this to see if my hunch
is right. This way if they try to pull a fast one on me I can go to
another dealer, etc.
I'd appreciate any feedback if anyone has any thoughts on this or if anyone
has ever had this problem ??
Thanks !
Konnie
2000 4x4 CC Sport
4.7 L
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