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mrad
Explorer II
Sep 28, 2020

EGR Deletes

I am a first itme diesel owner as of July. My truck is a 2013 3500 duramax with 57,000 miles on it. Recently it pulled a NOx code. Teh diesel shop I am taking it too said new sensorts are $370 a piece. He said most choose to the delete vs. replacement when they hear the cost to fix.

What all is involved with a delete and what are the pros and cons? Does it require a "tune" and new exhaust system?

My truck is stock. I don't really need more power, but am hearing more and more stories of endless def issues.
  • RickLight wrote:
    Around here there's only one shop that will freely work on 'deleted' trucks. Dealers and "EPA compliant" shops will require that you take your vehicle away on a flatbed.


    And if the EPA finds them, they will shut them down.
  • Me Again wrote:


    And if the EPA finds them, they will shut them down.


    Then hopefully everyone will STFU about places that make magic happen with diesel pickups.

    Nother lost investment opportunity that I should have seen coming...
    I would have bought all the "off road only" tuners I could (mostly Ford ones, lol) and delete kits I could afford a couple years ago.

    If I did, I'd be paying for my drinks on the beach with delete money!!
  • Problem is once u delete and get rid off all the emissions.... there’s problems if you decide to trade the truck in..... dealers can’t take that truck on trade unless the emission system is fully intact and operational. If you are like me and keep trucks forever then it may not be such an issue. Most states now are cracking down on rolling coal, deleting, ect.....so if it would be me.. just replace the sensor and keep the system cleaned. I personally don’t worry about that crud anymore cause I run gas engines now. But for those who need or want diesels, requires a little more work now then “back in the day” required... Good luck
  • It seems like a rite of passage here in Central VA to buy a new diesel truck, then delete the emissions controls. How can one tell it has been done? Easy. The tailpipe is double in size, they are noisy as all heck, and stink like the dickens. But, few shops here will touch a truck to do this as EPA has been lowering the boom on them.

    Since the central counties of VA are all in attainment for ozone NAAQS, no issues with getting the annual inspections (now being said that Ford/Chevy/Dodge dealers will not pass any inspections on chopped trucks, only small mom and pops will look the other way). But, no way these would pass in NOVA or any other state in the Northeast Ozone Transport Region which is the entire eastern seaboard.

    FWIW
  • It's a whole lot tougher to delete and tune, now, compared to just a year ago. The EPA is shutting tuners down so fast now, you can start with one and they might not be around long enough to finish the job for you. If you are sane now, you will lose a lot of that sanity by the time you get done deleting and tuning these days! Craig
  • I guess MD isn’t in the North East. There is no emissions test for diesels and the Eastern shore and Western MD don’t even check gassers. Hello!