2020 Chevy Duramax 3.0 Diesel
The Chevy 3.0 Duramax has been delayed due to the EPA which is a shame, but not surprising. Also not a fan of the timing chain installed on the rear of the engine. Link
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ib516 wrote:ksss wrote:ib516 wrote:
Really good look at the technical aspects of the engine.
The oil pump drive belt is bathed in oil and requires the transmission (and transfer case if 4x4) be removed to service it 150k minimum life expectancy for the belt.
I also found it interesting that they went with a post combustion diesel injection event from the normal in cylinder injectors to regen the DPF, rather than a dedicated injector like they had on the V8 Duramax which I always thought was a smarter solution to the DPF regen process. I guess they figured out a way to stop that fuel from diluting the engine oil which used to be an issue for DPF equipped trucks.
I realize it's good for packaging, but I question the decision to have a very hot DPF right next to the engine under the hood.
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Heavy Equipment is packaged the same way and there are no issues with heat and they don't go 70 mph.
I think construction equipment is less sealed for aero than a pickup truck front end is. With the hood closed that heat really has no where to go. Time will tell I suppose, and I'm sure it's something they have thought of and designed for.
There are many other diesels that do the same. My BMW diesel is(was) that way. It did make the temps under the hood get pretty hot during regen and would not want any intake piping near that thing. However, it was installed close to the engine in order to get the DPF/SCR temps up quicker for emissions. Just another sacrifice made in engine performance and/or reliability for our overly strict US diesel emissions.
On another note, I would expect this thing to get less fuel economy than the Ford and Ram 3.0L diesels. In order to make its higher power and meet emissions, compression ratio is low (for a diesel) at 15:1 while Ford's is 16:1 and the Ecodiesel is 16.5:1.
