To "delete" or not to "delete"
I have a 2012 Cummins, even the Dealer suggest I have a reputable company delete it. I have done very little research on this, but was curious how many of you have had this done? The dealer said it wi...
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campigloo wrote:
Shinerbock, I have really learned a lot from your posts. Thanks for hanging in. I have a 2012 6.7 Cummins. I don't like the smoke I see from most deleted trucks. I don't need more hp or torque. I have a limited understanding of the EGR system. My question is, how is returning oxygen depleted hot air back into the combustion chamber a good thing? Is that what happens or am I missing a lot of what is happening in the system? If I block that part of the system, does it have detrimental effects on the rest of it? Thanks, hope you don't mind the brain picking
Turtle N Peeps explained it precisely.
Although the EGR is a maintenance item and should be cleaned out about 100,000 miles or so. Depending on if you do this yourself or higher a technician to do it is will cost you about from $100-$300 or so. Some may complain about this, but it is all a part of owning a diesel just like the $120 I have to pay to replace two fuel filters every 15,000 miles. If I had an issue with it then I would have got a gasser instead.
