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Title: Price of parts now
Post by: luvrbus on August 02, 2022, 09:50:08 AM
Since BMW (Rolls Royce) owns MTU and have for a few years parts with the Rolls Royce label have gone through the roof from the dealers a friggn rear main seal for a 8v92 from DD cost over a 100 bucks now without the wear sleeve lol that will cost you another 70 bucks geez 
Title: Re: Price of parts now
Post by: Van on August 02, 2022, 10:03:04 AM
Does that include parts for the 60 series?
Title: Re: Price of parts now
Post by: luvrbus on August 02, 2022, 10:26:30 AM
Quote from: Van on August 02, 2022, 10:03:04 AM
Does that include parts for the 60 series?

Yes it does ,guys have bragging rights it's not a Detroit I have Rolls Royce engine  8)
Title: Re: Price of parts now
Post by: Van on August 02, 2022, 10:50:47 AM
Quote from: luvrbus on August 02, 2022, 10:26:30 AM


Yes it does ,guys have bragging rights it's not a Detroit I have Rolls Royce engine  8)

Lol! :^
Title: Re: Price of parts now
Post by: Iceni John on August 02, 2022, 01:52:17 PM
Quote from: luvrbus on August 02, 2022, 10:26:30 AM


Yes it does ,guys have bragging rights it's not a Detroit I have Rolls Royce engine  8)
Not quite!   It's very confusing that Rolls-Royce Motorcars (now owned by BMW) is nothing whatsoever to do with Rolls-Royce Holdings that owns Rolls-Royce Power Systems (the world's second-largest aircraft engine maker after GE) that was previously called Tognum that owned MTU Friedrichshaven GmbH that owned Detroit Diesel after Penske sold them, or something like that.   Essentially, Daimler-Benz is the German company that is/was associated with MTU;  MTU's origins go way back to the days of Maybach which is still a Mercedes-Benz luxury brand.   So, if the price of Detroit parts is high and getting higher, you can't blame Rolls-Royce Motorcars for that!

Clear as mud?   Sorry!

John
Title: Re: Price of parts now
Post by: luvrbus on August 02, 2022, 04:54:48 PM
All the MTU dealers are rebranding now as Rolls Royce Power Systems here in the west
Title: Re: Price of parts now
Post by: richard5933 on August 02, 2022, 05:37:33 PM
Not just MTU.

Parts for anything mechanical are high right now, whether it's a Subaru, Toyota, or a sewing machine.
Title: Re: Price of parts now
Post by: thomasinnv on August 03, 2022, 07:15:48 AM
Not a Detroit part, but I recently replaced the set/resume switch for my cc. 167 plus shipping for a little toggle switch. Choke cough.