Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Hannibal wrote:
Not my spark plugs. You just don't seem to read too well. Mine is a 2010. Broken plugs, contaminated diesel fuel, damage caused by tuners or aftermarket parts, alterations etc etc aren't covered by warranty. Done properly, changing spark plugs is rarely a problem. Done improperly, people have broken plugs in all kinds of vehicles. Same with injectors.
$10k for injectors is ludicrous alright. So is $3-5k for heads. One doesn't need to go to the dealership for either. Maybe you'll catch on.
The cost isn't the heads, it's the major surgery required. There isn't room to get the heads off without lifting the cab or pulling the engine. On a van, there's no option, the engine MUST come out, a monumental job.
The KDP is not mileage dependent. It backs out from vibration, not mileage. It can and has happened well below or above 100k miles. Nice wishful assumption though. Cummins and Dodge don't care about their reputation enough to look into a design flaw simply because it's out of warranty? That assumption is ludicrous.
Over 150K very hard miles on my engine in its first vehicle (a newspaper van)...the KDP never moved. And with the $45 tab installed, it won't. Of course, the KDP has been a non-issue for almost a decade.
How do you know you won't get a load of contaminated fuel or experience injector failure in the next 125k? Ya'll got a crystal ball at the house?
I don't fuel at fly-by-night stations, and I have this thing called a "fuel filter".
Gonna up the hp on a truck you'll no longer even have? $3k installed is for new nozzles, not new injectors.
Yes I realize diesels don't have spark plugs. Another ludicrous assumption on your part.
I read some of the comments on your link to some obscure website. The same kind of website where people whine about Durango wheels falling off. I changed the plugs in my Hemi powered Ram twice and recently in my FIL's Crown Vic. Both with aluminum heads and no trouble whatsoever. Same with my list of Harley's. If you're the kinda guy who can't change a spark plug without creating a major repair, you should probably let others do your vehicle maintenance.
Yes I like the new 6.4L too. But the simplicity, better mileage and longevity claim to fame for the diesels is all but dried up. Towing in O/D is their only lingering attraction. Not much more than an expensive novelty.:B
Show me a gasser capable of putting 1200HP & 2500lb/ft to the wheels on a stock 100,000+ mile bottom end, then running 4000+ street miles and managing 18MPG.
