Tell me your horror stories (Diesel)
Ok, so browsing through the thread about the 2011 Ford diesel left me in shock. Seems like there were many issues with the early builds of that engine. I know the Cummins and Duramax of that generat...
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My diesel horror story. 349,000 I lost a water pump and overheated the truck before getting it replaced. I think this lead to the truck pushing out a head gasket at 371,000. Due to small repair cost to new motor differential, short down time, & factory warranty I chose to swap in a new motor. New complete motor turbo fuel pump & 24 mo unlimited mileage warranty cost $5,500 & another $1500 for the R&R. Today the truck has 487,000 on it.
The only thing I get to compensate me for the cost of this over having a gasser is 30 mpg Hwy or averaging 14 mpg with a 8k box TT instead of what a gas truck would get. I do get warranted 10k oil change interval but have to buy a $30 fuel filter water / separator every 30k per warranty requirements. Plus oil changes cost me $65 instead of less for a gas truck. Not sure how far the avg gas motor lasts in a pick up or what it would cost to fix or replace a gas motor with a new factory warranted motor. This was on my 14 Ram Ecodiesel.
The only thing I get to compensate me for the cost of this over having a gasser is 30 mpg Hwy or averaging 14 mpg with a 8k box TT instead of what a gas truck would get. I do get warranted 10k oil change interval but have to buy a $30 fuel filter water / separator every 30k per warranty requirements. Plus oil changes cost me $65 instead of less for a gas truck. Not sure how far the avg gas motor lasts in a pick up or what it would cost to fix or replace a gas motor with a new factory warranted motor. This was on my 14 Ram Ecodiesel.
