Newer diesel with least problems
Thinking about a newer diesel truck to replace my very trustworthy 2000 7.3 Ford F250. However from all the horror stories of failures I have recently read I am very concerned about long term reliabi...
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Had a 2007 (first year of) 6.7 Cummins....engine was 100% rock solid, except for the beta bolt on emissions equipment and revised turbo - mostly all nagging garbage, and lots of Check Engine Lights, but most issues were covered by the factory 100k warranty...At 133k mi I traded for a new 2016 6.7 with DEF...
My initial perceptions were found to be defunct - DEF (basically cow pi$$) is waaaaaaay better because most of the NOx is treated ‘chemically’ (versus mechanically) way back in the exhaust track rather than underneath the hood...Exhaust and turbo temps are also lower due to decreased reliance on the turbo-clogging EGR, and mileage is ‘theoretically’ better too, due to far fewer DPF (Diesel particulate filter) fuel enrichment cycles and regenerations, but in practice, MPG about exactly equivalent, due to more HP (25) and much more (150#) torque...
In my view DEF solves a lot of nagging issues and nowadays is the only way to go...
3 tons
My initial perceptions were found to be defunct - DEF (basically cow pi$$) is waaaaaaay better because most of the NOx is treated ‘chemically’ (versus mechanically) way back in the exhaust track rather than underneath the hood...Exhaust and turbo temps are also lower due to decreased reliance on the turbo-clogging EGR, and mileage is ‘theoretically’ better too, due to far fewer DPF (Diesel particulate filter) fuel enrichment cycles and regenerations, but in practice, MPG about exactly equivalent, due to more HP (25) and much more (150#) torque...
In my view DEF solves a lot of nagging issues and nowadays is the only way to go...
3 tons
