diesel maintenance questions

FishOnOne wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

NHIrish wrote:
The short answer for you is that if you don't need diesel...don't get it. I have one ONLY because I need the torque. They are a pain in the a##.

Spoken like a true gasser!

I see my diesel as a pure joy to drive and maintain. You drive and operate a diesel like a diesel, not like a gasser.
I like the fact that with less than 300 hp I can pull my 11,000# 5er up steep grades at 55 to 60 mph on state highways and at 65 to 70 on interstates.

Irish wrote his comment in 5/14 :h

I like yourself enjoy driving and maintaining a diesel truck, but for some folks they just want to add gas and go, have instant heat in the winter, no fuel fiters to change, can have the oil changed at any lube shop with very little risks and is very cheap, no DEF to add, don't have to worry about DPF getting clogged and the truck display telling the driving he or she is required to drive truck until the DPF has been cleaned, don't have to drain the water separator, don't have to plug in a block heater, don't have to shut engine off to place an order at the drive thru, etc... etc... Diesel is not for everyone which is why the vast majority of our vehicles are powered by gas and that's ok.

I just happen to like diesel, but I won't sugar coat it! :W

Very well stated Fish on one. Those that love the torque of diesel, once tasted, gladly pay the added minor maintenance costs to feed the habit. Diesels are not for every one. I've never had any problems selling a used diesel that has been well taken care of with complete service records. If not abused, they sell themselves, easily.

My Touaregs have instant heat, passat tdi too, at the expense of the brushes on the alternator when first turned on. Suck a lot of amps.