Becoming diesel gunshy
I have been searching for a diesel truck to pull a to be purchased fifth wheel. After reading all of the nightmares and maintenance problems I'm concerned about future costs and down time. Do most ...
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The Mad Norsky wrote:TomG2 wrote:
Check out the repair bays at any large dealer to verify that a lot of diesel pickups spend time there. A mechanic friend won't recommend one for that reason.
These modern trucks are so complex, that for anything other than a do-it-yourself oil change, a visit to the dealership is mandatory.
Gas or diesel. No difference.
For the most part yes but, most sensors can be changed by the DIY'ers. I bought a code reader for my F250 and changed out a bad O2 sensor that set a trouble code. I diagnosed a bad crankshaft speed sensor on our previous '01 Durango and swapped it out. There are still a lot of things we can do ourselves gas or diesel. Most of the time it's something simple and the ECM will tell us what it is. It's that drop of water that can do $12,000 worth of damage to a new diesel while a gas engine will simply hiccup and keep on going.
