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Cummins12V98
Oct 02, 2016Explorer III
minnow wrote:
I have a '16 SLT now with 12,500 miles. One glitch with less than 1,000 miles was a Service DEF-See Dealer plus check engine light activation. It cleared itself and no issues since.
Got about 2000 miles towing out of the 12500 total. Used about 8 gallons of DEF. Like others have reported, not towing and DEF usage is very low.
Haven't noticed hard or abrupt shifts with the 68RFE. I ordered the truck as I wanted the long bed with 2 wheel drive. Not a popular option. If I were to do it again, I'd get the manual transmission. I find myself manually shifting to keep the RPM's above 1000 especially around town as the transmission seems to like to get to 4th gear fast and stay there - even when doing 30 mph.
Have noted that the Sirius radio loses signal a lot more than other vehicles I've owned with satellite radio. 20-30 seconds here and there. If that's my only complaint, it's really hardly worth mentioning.
I did put in a 55 gallon Titan tank to replace the stock one. Being new to the diesel game, I quickly found out it's not great fun fueling up with the big boys with the fiver attached. Did it twice and twice got blocked at the pumps for 20+ minutes. Now I can get fuel when I'm not towing and can be choosy as to where I get it. Amazing how prices are 30-40 cents cheaper a mile off the interstate.
Run your truck in TH and EB mode ALL the time and your troubles will be gone!
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