Vinsil wrote:
..but when a new diesel breaks.....watch out. A lot of technology and expensive parts to make the power, emissions and mileage today's owners expect.
I am oldtimer mechanic, but over the years learned that digital technology really works and improves.
Bought one of the first fully digital vehicles back in 1998 and at the time the those vehicles have been black magic for 99% of mechanics.
But little by little with Internet help, I learned how to troubleshoot those things and in the mean time the technology become more reliable.
1998 MAF and CPS sensors were failing on massive scale.
The replacements made few years later last to this day.
When "simpler" older engines could take hours of crawling under, cleaning, checking, rechecking and analyzing, on newer vehicles I plug the scanner and within seconds have the problem narrowed down.
On some vehicles some problems can be troubleshooted from driver seat at 70 mph.
Sure "breaking the ice" can be hard, but once you get there, you will benefit.
