Silverado with DEF date?

[RVcrazy]

Does anyone know when they started putting DEF in the diesels? Thanks!

[FishOnOne]

45Ricochet wrote:

wintersun wrote:

My 2011 Duramax has 765 ft lb of torque, nearly double most diesel pickup engines

Your just not up to date on news I guess. Either start putting links to back up your boasts or quit stating false statements.
You like your Chebie, fine but don't be giving erroneous information to those new members who might believe you.

Lets see 765/2= 382 TQ

I'll just throw it out to the crowd, how many guys with diesels have less than 382 pounds of torque?
Silence is Golden

The Chevy Cruze 4 banger diesel...:B

Oh... And a link to back it up!

[45Ricochet]

wintersun wrote:

My 2011 Duramax has 765 ft lb of torque, nearly double most diesel pickup engines

Your just not up to date on news I guess. Either start putting links to back up your boasts or quit stating false statements.
You like your Chebie, fine but don't be giving erroneous information to those new members who might believe you.

Lets see 765/2= 382 TQ

I'll just throw it out to the crowd, how many guys with diesels have less than 382 pounds of torque?
Silence is Golden

[wintersun]

Problems with the diesel engines have been primarily with the injectors and with some models with the heads and with others, except GM, with the EGR. The new engines despite their use of DEF, perform better, have more power and torque, and are more reliable.

My 2011 Duramax has 765 ft lb of torque, nearly double most diesel pickup engines, and my truck gets 19-20 MPG on the highway while producing 90% less pollution. Hard to understand why people consider this bad though I expect for many it is a knee jerk reaction based on little or no thought.

[ScottG]

F105 wrote:

christopherglenn wrote:
Other then knowing they exist, I have never messed with the glow plugs on any of my duramax's, or intake grid heaters for that matter.

I'm not sure if glow plugs require any scheduled maintenance or not - judging by the name, I would almost think they do at some interval.

I just threw that out because my dealer made it a selling point when we were looking at the Rams.

It is a good selling point. Older Fords would eventually have lots of problems with them including breaking off and falling into the cyl. when one tried to remove them. I don't know about the newer engines though but they must be better.
The Cummins only rarely have problems with the relays that control the grids and the girds themselves are bullet proof. Wouldn't really matter even if they did fail - truck starts fine and anything above -35 without them.

[F105]

christopherglenn wrote:
Other then knowing they exist, I have never messed with the glow plugs on any of my duramax's, or intake grid heaters for that matter.

I'm not sure if glow plugs require any scheduled maintenance or not - judging by the name, I would almost think they do at some interval.

I just threw that out because my dealer made it a selling point when we were looking at the Rams.

[nevadanick]

If t he grid heater was accesible you could use it to make toast.

[gmcsmoke]

45Ricochet wrote:
2011 for GM

Well at least one person got it right others must not have very good reading comprehension.

[christopherglen]

Other then knowing they exist, I have never messed with the glow plugs on any of my duramax's, or intake grid heaters for that matter.

[F105]

nevadanick wrote:
F105, your Ram has a heat plate in the intake that does the same thing as glow plugs.

Yes I know that. I just threw that in as just another thing besides DEF I don't have to mess with.

Thanks

[nevadanick]

F105, your Ram has a heat plate in the intake that does the same thing as glow plugs.

[F105]

DirtyOil wrote:
"2011 for Ford and 2013 for Dodge"

Actually, Dodge started in 2008 MY, on the 4500/5500 CC.

My 2012 Ram 3/4 ton pick up with the Cummins 6.7 diesel does not use or require DEF or glow plugs either.

[DirtyOil]

"2011 for Ford and 2013 for Dodge"

Actually, Dodge started in 2008 MY, on the 4500/5500 CC.

[Wheel_Estate]

it was as early as 2007 for some MH, that was the year Cat left the market because of the tightened EPA restrictions

[azdryheat]

2011 for Ford and 2013 for Dodge