anyone towing with a Grand Cherokee Diesel?
I'm considering a 2014 GC diesel as our new TV, wondering if anyone here has one as a TV. My current TV is a 2010 jeep liberty, which I love and has been sufficient, so the GC diesel is an upgrade of ...
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danimal53 wrote:
wow I had no idea a 1500 gets that kind of mileage! seems from everything I've read towing with diesel is about 15mpg.
agreed on the jeep over pickup, can fit better in a lot of places. my parking spot for the TT is also a very tricky maneuver that I'm certain pickup would be too big to make.
this will also be my first diesel, what else should I know other than the obvious? is maintenance basically the same?
but the basic takeaway from this subject seems to be that I'm not making a huge mistake, thanks again good forum folks!
Change oil on schedule, with the correct type and weight and use a rated oil filter, I use EcoGuard brand. Don't skimp on the fuel filter, I use Mopar filter, and fuel up from high volume diesel stations. Last thing you want is a bad tank of fuel to fowl up the injectors($$$$$). Finally with a diesel you will find they use an exhaust fluid treatment called DEF, cleaver enough the long name is Diesel Exhaust Fluid. Again buy it high volume stations as it has a shelf life. You can get it at large box stores like Wally World and some auto parts stores, but remember it has a shelf life. With my truck I can get 7 to 10,000 miles from a 8 gallon tank. Finally three letters, GDE, Tune, check it out.
