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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Old Biscuit is close... Said another way a 5 mile trip to work and back on a DPF equipped diesel will not allow the truck to get to operating temp and complete a regen which after several incomplete regens is usually not good.
I would tend to lean towards a Hemi equipped truck for this type of daily commute and pending your trailer weight and towing environment.
