Will a 10 mile commute kill a diesel?
Looking at a 2014 Ram 2500 diesel but will my 10 mile round trip daily commute damage the engine? Should I just get the Hemi?
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gmcsmoke wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
That diesel will not warm up in 5 miles one way.......therefore the oil will not get warm enough, the tranny oil will not get warm enough, the rear differential oil will just barely get warm enough.
The turbo will soot up
The truck will probably have to be 'forced regen' due to lack of drive time/speeds for normal regens
And it will add $$$$ in initial cost over Hemi Gas Engine
Not the best choice for a short commuter/grocery getter
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What Old-Biscuit described was my situation, 09' Cummins, 10 mile round trip to work, numerous forced regens, turbo cleaned, turbo replaced, egr replaced, numerous check engine lights...etc..etc. Dumped it and got a Hemi.
From what I understand these issues are much fewer and farther between with the new DEF systems.
