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Serious question, turbo let go on a 6.7 Cummins at 3am and my phone flashlight was useless
Had a wastegate actuator stick on a customer's 2019 Ram 2500 out near Weatherford last Tuesday, and the guy called me at 3am because he heard a pop and lost all boost. I rolled out there with my 3/8 ratchet set and a spare v-band clamp, but the real problem was the oil feed line had a pinhole leak spraying right onto the hot side of the turbo. Spent about 90 minutes in a Walmart parking lot with a headlamp zip tied to my cap because my phone died at 4:15. Got it limped home on a clamped hose and a prayer, but I'm wondering if anyone here carries a spare oil feed line in their truck kit or just tells the customer to tow it.
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the_elizabeth17d ago
The pinhole oil feed leak is the real killer here, not the actuator. Most guys focus on the turbo itself but a pinhole spraying oil on the hot side is a fire waiting to happen. Carrying a spare feed line on a 6.7 is kinda pointless though since the fittings and routing differ by year, but having a cheap headlamp and some fuel line to slip over a leak will get you off the shoulder way faster than your phone. Tow bill on a diesel at 3am runs $400 minimum anyway, so the prep is worth way more than the part.
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