Turtle n Peeps
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Skip the pump and get a warning system in place.
You make a warning system for less than 20 bucks. A Hobbs switch and a light and a little wiring is about all you need. Keep that pump safe because they are $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
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read up on this subject a the Turbo Diesel Register
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ib516
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:Skip the pump and get a warning system in place.
You make a warning system for less than 20 bucks. A Hobbs switch and a light and a little wiring is about all you need. Keep that pump safe because they are $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
You might be thinking of the 02 and older trucks? A failed lift pump does no damage to a CP3....as you probably well know, the Duramax (with the same CP3 pump as the Cummins) doesn't even use a lift pump.
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Turtle n Peeps
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ib516 wrote:Turtle n Peeps wrote:Skip the pump and get a warning system in place.
You make a warning system for less than 20 bucks. A Hobbs switch and a light and a little wiring is about all you need. Keep that pump safe because they are $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
You might be thinking of the 02 and older trucks? A failed lift pump does no damage to a CP3....as you probably well know, the Duramax (with the same CP3 pump as the Cummins) doesn't even use a lift pump.
Opps, I miss read the OP's truck year. Thanks for the correction IB. 
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As others have suggested your mechanic is confused. Your 06 has a very reliable pump built into the tank and not the failure prone filter mounted "lift pump" of earlier models like mine (04 and earlier).It would be a complete waste of money to replace it.
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ib516
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:ib516 wrote:Turtle n Peeps wrote:Skip the pump and get a warning system in place.
You make a warning system for less than 20 bucks. A Hobbs switch and a light and a little wiring is about all you need. Keep that pump safe because they are $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
You might be thinking of the 02 and older trucks? A failed lift pump does no damage to a CP3....as you probably well know, the Duramax (with the same CP3 pump as the Cummins) doesn't even use a lift pump.
Opps, I miss read the OP's truck year. Thanks for the correction IB.
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I guess I am on super borrowed time. My filter mounted lift pump is 8 years old today and has seen 128k miles worth of fuel go thru it. Still works. JMHO
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goodcruisin wrote:It's cheap insurance. There is little to no indication when a lift pump goes bad as the hight pressure fuel pump will continue to suck fuel out of the tank. However, it's very hard on the pump and it will eventually kill it. Death of a HPFP carries with it a repair bill in the $3,000 range.
if your stock one got you this far, why go aftermarket?
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NavyDood wrote:vermont_blue wrote:I plan to have my 2006 dodge Ram 2500 5.9 TD freshened up. Transmission flush, oil change, differential flush, fuel filter and valves adjusted. My mechanic says I should think about putting in an aftermarket lift pump. I wonder if my truck had one put in already by the previous owner. I also wonder if it's a MUST HAVE item. I don't want any injector problems but I also don't plan to add any power chips to the motor either. Hmmm thoughts? Note: my mechanic is not pushing the lift pump. He just recommended I put one in. Do not flush the transmission. The 48re does not play well with flushes. Just a filter and fluid change is all that is needed. Your truck already has a lift pump and it is mounted in the fuel tank. An aftermarket one is not needed unless you start adding more power to the engine. How many miles on the truck? Valve adjustment isn't needed until 150,000 miles.
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The earlier years had the lift pump problem under the hood, yours is in the tank getting a nice diesel bath 24/7. Chebies use the same CP3 HPFP and they don't have a lift pump.
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You'll know when you lift pump goes out, it'll stall. don't believe me, pull the relay.
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