Cummins Maintenance Costs

[HomelessBound]

Anyone get a breakdown of maintenance costs of the normal Cummins vs the Hemi? Or out of warranty costs for things like the fuel injectors? Or how the extended warranty costs change?

 

[HomelessBound]

Also does the 68RFE shift any better than the HO Aisin? Wife was not happy with the HO's Aisin somewhat abrupt shifting vs the ZF 8 speed in the Hemi but haven't had a chance to test drive the "normal" cummins yet.

 

[Omarf4]

Maintenance is a bit of a wash if you do your own oil, fluids and filters changes. Cummins is at 15000 oil change interval. Def fluid is $16 for every 4000 miles or so. Had a diesel, had a hemi, back into a diesel now as tow capacity and fuel economy works out better for me. 2500 is a daily driver and weekend boat warrior......
The 68RFE is no 8 speed zf in terms of smooth shifting but it’s very comfortable on highways between 4,5 and 6th gears.

Pros and cons to each...test drive a warmed up 2500 before making final decision.

 

[archer75]

I spend $9.99 on def once, maybe twice a year. Oil change I do yearly and it costs me about $65. Fuel filters I do about every year and a half and I buy the filters when their on sale, about $80 for the set. Injectors aren't something you have to change often. And if you take good care of your truck they should last a very long time.
So for me maintenance is pretty cheap. Averaging it out it's about $120/year or so.

Aisin is an excellent transmission. And being a heavy duty truck I wouldn't expect the shift feel or ride of a half ton. They're built for towing. I have the 68RFE. It can shift smooth or rough depending on the circumstances i'm in. Even should the aisin shifts rough i'd still go for it.

 

[Zinga]

I calculated the DIY maintenance costs to be about $300 per year, excluding tax and shipping. It might be a little lower, depending on the actual fluid change interval and requirements of the AISIN.

 

[Zinga]

For my truck, here are the detailed DIY maintenance costs per year that I gonkulated.
I probably won't exceed 10,000 miles per year. After 4 years, it'll cost about $1,240 which averages a little over $300 per year.