The ticking time bomb under the hood
Two of my friends had the Bosch CP4 high pressure fuel pump grenade in their 2012 F350s with the 6.7 liter Diesel. It took out the entire fuel system and injectors. Both trucks had over 130,000 mil...
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DWeikert wrote:
I used to think that about hybrids, until I bought one. I once thought a Prius was basically just a 1.8L engine driven vehicle during extended highway travel. I couldn't have been more wrong. I can easily get 50+ mpg driving highway speeds. You don't actually have to touch the brakes to send a charge back into the batteries. Every time you go down a hill or allow the vehicle to slow due to traffic is sends a charge back into the battery assisting when you go back up the next hill or accelerate once traffic picks up again.
IMHO a diesel based hybrid would be the best of both worlds. Just wish someone would make one...
PS: It seems only the LML Duramax (2011-2016) has the CP4 pump.
My 5 years old Mercedes diesel makes 60 mpg at highway speed without messing with hybrid technology.
It does have recouping charge as well, what for minimal fuel/emission savings is killing batteries in 2-3 years. That all with almost 200 HP that will burn wide tires on dry asphalt.
MB does diesel hybrid, but small electric engine IMHO is made more for publicity or emission stunt, than for real use.
Adding batteries and electric motor to diesel will cost more in dead weight that will benefit from fuel saving.
