"COKED UP"
Anyone ever hear of a turbo getting ("coked up" dealer term)? I lost a lot of power and massive drop in MPG while towing to Co. Took truck 2012 3500 drw dodge to dealer and they had it for 3 days. ...
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donn0128 wrote:ChooChooMan74 wrote:
I didn't know dodge made trucks any longer...
In all seriousness, do you idle your truck before shutting it? Oil coking in the turbo is bad. My diesel tech is adamant about it. I wait to my pre turbo EGTs is below 300.
Actually from the picture it is not coking but rather soot inside the turbo. This is common of a truck that is used as a commuter car and not used as a work tool. Which is exactly what the OP is doing.
To the OP, You really need to park the truck and get a small car for commuting to work. Otherwise you will be back at the dealers again in a year or two
X2 to the oil Coking, owners of many diesels drive like a gas engine, start up and drive off hard when cold, shut off hot, Bad, Bad, Bad.
