2015 3.0L Diesel Post-replacement Problem

[WJEngle]

My 2015 3.0L Diesel was a great engine up until the moment it catastrophically failed at 72,550 miles on March 30. Cranked and ran fine that morning. That afternoon it barely cranked, could not rev and showed no oil pressure. Much to FCA's credit, they replaced the engine. However, I now have a vibration and a deeper engine or exhaust sound that is felt inside the cab that was not there before. The local dealer's shop tells me that the front bumper is out of alignment causing the vibration. While it has been a very long time ago, I worked my way through college pulling, rebuilding and installing engines and I don't buy this story about the bumper alignment at all.

Anyone have any ideas?

Bill

 

[El Huapo]

Bumper alignment causing vibrations? Maybe at really high speeds---like at 150 mph or something. Sounds like horse puckey to me. Hmmm, after a motor change... I had friends with motorcycles years ago that always wanted to tighten the engine mounts down as hard as they could and thereby got lots of vibrations---not the good ones either. Loosened them up a little and things got smooth again. Don't know what the mounts are like on your truck, but you'll know how to check them. Do those trucks have a water separator? I would guess tho, if a little water got in the fuel while it waited for the motor swap, some kind of code would pop up. Wish you good luck.

 

[jws123]

Lmaaooo Bumper alignment??? find a different dealer