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Explorer III

Jan 15, 2020

Clean Diesel trucks for TC ... maybe not!

Not sure how, but I found this article in my news feed. The net is that although DPFs lower the emissions when the engine is running in a non-regen case, the diesels exceed limits as soon as the engines go in regen mode.

I think this means we’ve added a power robbing emissions system and don’t even get the benefit of cleaner air. Go figure.

The story is about diesels in Europe, but I think the principle applies to truck diesels here, too.

https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/89163/new-diesel-engines-exceed-emission-standards-particles-regeneration-proces-opel-astra-nissan-quasqai/

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Ductape
Explorer
Jan 15, 2020
Lots of people with no experience fear new diesels. After having had older and current there is nothing to be afraid of. Yes, there were some bad results in the transition years, not today.

And power robbing? I think not. More power and better economy than ever before.
Kayteg1
Explorer II
Jan 15, 2020
1 they are talking about 2 cars that never made it to America and probably never will
2 that applies to new Euro 6d-temp limits, who will never made it to America neither
3. my Ford diesel when driven with camper seem to do self-regeneration when under constant load. I scan soot level constantly and it never exceeds 40%
Diesel in Sprinter does regeneration every 900 miles, in sedan every 600 miles.
You worry too much
Modern diesels driven in Los Angeles smog exhaust cleaner air than they inhale.

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