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Paxton, IL | CAPS pump has a history of failing prematurely. Normally associated with dirty fuel and/or running it dry, but many times they just fail for no reason. Some have very little or no trouble with them and others have replaced the pump 2 or 3 times.
Mine failed with 1250 hours on the tractor. was never run out of fuel, our fuel quality is about as good as it gets with filters on the tank so dirty fuel shouldn't have been a problem plus we only put 40 hours on the tractor since we had it. guy who had it before us uses fuel from the same supplier and even though I didn't watch everything he did with the tractor, he has a reputation for taking very good care of equipment and following maintenance directions from the operators manual exactly. when my pump failed the service guy from the dealership said he had 2 others fail that same week and one of those guys put a new one on last year. Said in our area they tend to average about 1500-2000 hours before they fail. some have lasted for the life of the tractor so far and others have failed within 50 hours on a new tractor. A new pump is $6500 or so from Case IH. I've heard you can get them cheaper from Cummins.
I'm not really trying to bad mouth the CAPS pump (even though I'm never going to buy another tractor with one) since some have been trouble free, but when this one failed and the dealer told me the life expectancy of a new one, I decided I'd be much better off in the long run converting it over. | |
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CAPS to P-pump conversion
