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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JimK-NY wrote:
DEF is stable 2 or 3 years at room temp. If you are worried about maximum stability you need to avoid having a full tank during summer months. A few months at high summer temperatures causes more degradation than years of typical storage.
You keep DEF in your room?
My garage temperature stays in 95-105F unless I let the air flow from swamp coolers to exhaust via open doors.
For those who oppose DEF, you still have HVAC filters in your house and use dust mask when working in dust?
Diesel particles are less common than dust, but then more poisonous.
So when you work on your DEF/DPF-less truck, don't let it idle.
... unless you have death wish.
