diesel maintenance questions
I'm considering the 2014 Ram 1500 diesel, but I've never had a diesel before. Besides pumping diesel into it instead of gasoline, what are the differences with maintenance and upkeep? What about the...
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Be sure to take advice on this score ONLY from folks who actually own a diesel. Gasser owners without experience can be full of myths.
I own the same 2.8 liter I4 engine @Choochooman has. Relative to the gas option for the same vehicle, the fuel takes me about 30% farther while costing 10% to 20% more per gallon.
Put another way if gas is $3.50 a gallon, diesel breaks even at $4.55 a gallon.
Diesels usually last longer. Maintenance has pluses and minuses. DEF is cheap, but you do have to use it. It costs $3-$9 a gallon, but that gallon will probably go 10,000-15,000 miles in that vehicle.
Needless to say, your mileage will vary. The one thing we can say for sure is that you will really like the torque. My 2.8 liter Jeep produces 335 ft-lbs of torque, the 3.0 liter in the RAM puts out about 420 ft-lbs, which is plenty for dragging around a trailer.
And should you drag that trailer over I-70 west of Denver, the climb to 11,000 teet will be much more enjoyable because you'll still have full power while the non-turbo cars around you are feeling altitude sickness.
I own the same 2.8 liter I4 engine @Choochooman has. Relative to the gas option for the same vehicle, the fuel takes me about 30% farther while costing 10% to 20% more per gallon.
Put another way if gas is $3.50 a gallon, diesel breaks even at $4.55 a gallon.
Diesels usually last longer. Maintenance has pluses and minuses. DEF is cheap, but you do have to use it. It costs $3-$9 a gallon, but that gallon will probably go 10,000-15,000 miles in that vehicle.
Needless to say, your mileage will vary. The one thing we can say for sure is that you will really like the torque. My 2.8 liter Jeep produces 335 ft-lbs of torque, the 3.0 liter in the RAM puts out about 420 ft-lbs, which is plenty for dragging around a trailer.
And should you drag that trailer over I-70 west of Denver, the climb to 11,000 teet will be much more enjoyable because you'll still have full power while the non-turbo cars around you are feeling altitude sickness.
