Gasser guys and gals ...why not a diesel ?
....I’ve seen some people state that they have avoided a diesel .... why so ?
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dodge guy wrote:ferndaleflyer wrote:
Maintenance? My DP has about 91,00mi on it. Change oil & filters including Gen once a year, about $200. Had to replace the heater core and some refrigerator issues (gassers have those also). So what is the maintenance issue? Just wait till that V-10 blows out a spark plug. My F-350 diesel has 165,000mi on it and nothing has went wrong that has anything to do with it being a diesel. Not many gassers go over 200k without serious problems. But the gas ones are a little cheaper and a lot of that is reflected in the quality of the "house" part as well as the drive train.
The V-10 plug blowing issue went away in 03 with a cylinder head redesign.
The V-10 will go well over 200k even 400k without issues. They have been proven to be reliable.
We have had numerous F series (350 to 550) trucks, all with V10’s, in our fleet and rarely were they replaced (accidents, job change, etc) before they had well over 200k on them. Other than a couple of flukes (rad hose blew, oil cooler line blew, engine did too) none of them ever had any engine issues.
None of them lead an easy life, ever.
