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    LMM: Ever Seen a New Engine Do This?

    What it sounds like, and once we get the injector tests back should tell us which of the 2 it is.
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    LMM: Ever Seen a New Engine Do This?

    So just wanted to post an update in this thread. Oil analysis and engine analysis came back. Sending out the injectors today for testing. The tuner was one the engine builder recommended and is extremely well respected in the industry, it is not believed to be a tuning issue. Oil: ELEMENT...
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    LMM: Ever Seen a New Engine Do This?

    Still awaiting the results of the oil sample and the rear down of the motor.
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    LMM: Ever Seen a New Engine Do This?

    Absolutely talked with them, and still working through this. They were the first call, and until we figure the cause and resolution I am not posting any of the business' names on the forums. I was just wondering if anyone had seen something like this before.
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    LMM: Ever Seen a New Engine Do This?

    Having a third party engine builder do the tear down and inspection.
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    LMM: Ever Seen a New Engine Do This?

    Have any of you guys heard or seen thermal coating on pistons fail? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    LMM: Ever Seen a New Engine Do This?

    Cast pistons, rings came with the pistons from mahle, pistons were “thermal” coated (per recommendation of engine builder), .020 over. Injectors are 60%. S476sxe and a promax 64 for turbos...
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    LMM: Ever Seen a New Engine Do This?

    Shop broke it in. Motor was ran pretty easy, with the twins hottest it got was 1350 and that was for a couple seconds. Didn’t tow till about 2500 miles on motor and was about 12k. Never saw over tune 2 and tuning was by ATP...
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    LMM: Ever Seen a New Engine Do This?

    A couple months ago I had a well known and reputable shop put a built motor into my truck (motor was built my a engine builder that is well known in the diesel community, no costs were spared). Started burning about 2-3 quarts every 200 miles, so with about 3k miles on the motor brought it back...
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