Looking for a good shop in the dfw area

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(02-07-2021 )TSmith Wrote:  I live in Lewisville tx I’m looking for a good shop with a good reputation I put my truck in the shop last week to get a abs module fixed a overhead adjustment as I’m almost at my 100,000 mile mark for the new engine and to get a exhaust leak fixed the shop had my truck for 7 days and all they did was fix the exhaust leak never touched the overhead and abs module I’m looking to get it back into the shop next week as I’ll be back in Texas by then can anybody help me with this I’m sick of wasting money and another thing they charged me because they took off part and put it back together because I booked a load based on a voicemail that they left saying my truck would be ready on Thursday I booked a load To pick up Friday and they didn’t even start the job they wanted me to cancel my load because they never started

Well, Rawze showed me how to do an overhead, I bought the tools and have done two so far, the tools are cheap, Tractor Supply, AutoZone and Amazon for the 3/4" extension and big monkey bar to turn the motor over. Rawze has a video on how to do an overhead, if you have a CM-2250 or newer motor, it is even easier, as you only have the exhaust cam to work with.

If you do not have a Cummins Quickserve account, open one. It is free, and all of the instructions and parts lists are there for FREE to do any repairs on that motor of yours, use it. https://quickserve.cummins.com/info/index.html

The ABS module, that could be anything, a bad sensor, rare in my opinion, a dirty tone ring, or something as simple as a fuse in the fuse block. I would start with the fuses and work my way towards the tone ring, or the bearings are shot in one of your axles, or simply need to be torqued to factory specs, which is more than likely the case. How many miles on the truck?

The exhaust leak, I think I could fix that, if not, run it up to the local TA and let them have at it, a few hours of my time and what, a hundred bucks?

That overhead at a dealer is roughly $400, you can buy the tools for half of that, or less. And if you do it, you know it was done correctly.

The ABS, do some research on it, I had issues and discovered it was a tarnished fuse, cost me $1 and it was fixed.

The exhaust leak, I had one of those too, I work for LandStar, went in for their forced quarterly inspection, the TA shop found it, I had no clue it was leaking, they fixed it, along with a bad front wheel seal. I was very happy about that forced inspection.

Bottom line, the stuff you are waiting weeks for, you could handle in a day or two in your driveway, with a case of beer and a few rather inexpensive tools, and elbow grease. Time to get proactive brother and take the bull by the horns.

I remember when I did my first EGR tuneup, pulling the crap off my motor, I was like WTF! What if I screw up, or something breaks! Well, nothing broke, and my little craftsman tool set sufficed... Then the delete... I did that by myself in the driveway, with help from another forum member... Fast forward... Long story... Everyone here knows it, spent $38,000 for a botched in frame. Rawze calls me and says bring it down, we will rebuild it in the driveway... I was off, and at his house in a few days of the invite. Well, Rawze will not rebuild your motor, but he helps when the need arises... And he did. This was still on me... I got plenty dirty, greasy and covered in oil more than a few times. And am a better person for the experience and the pride of knowing I did this. Think about that? How many drivers do you know that can even change out a headlamp bulb? Don't be that guy.

From being scared to do a simple EGR Tuneup, to a full delete in my own driveway, to rebuilding my own motor at a complete strangers house in Griffin GA.... I only knew Rawze from this site, never met him, just posted my troubles here... He called me after a post about my issues, I was at the local TA, Dexter Michigan, when I posted, two minutes later he called, Zen, his wife, said get my rear end down there and get this POS fixed. And I was on my way...

And I did just that... We tore into the truck the very minute I arrived, and then the journey began... With Cummins Quickserve and Rawze's videos... I rebuilt this motor, of course with Rawze's help when it came to the cutting of the block, setting of the head and dropping the pistons in, it all came together. 100,000 miles later and she runs like a raped ape, no issues, knock on wood.

If you cannot do what needs to be done, learn how to do this stuff yourself as many of us here have out of sheer desperation and the potential loss of everything we own and hold dear, get a load to Atlanta, and take the truck to Mr Hag, Haggai Automotive and Diesel repair in Griffin GA, just south of the Atlanta Speedway, he will fix you up and not empty your wallet.

My suggestion, learn how to repair your own stuff. You will be ahead of the game, and will no longer depend on folks that could care less about you and your family when it comes to your FINANCIAL well being, -- shi#t or get off the pot.