New Tow Vehicle on Order

Roger that.

For a few shekels more, I have a 100,000 mile / 5 year B-T-B warranty that covers everything.  I hope I don’t need it.  

JQ

NOW you tell me…better get the fluid extractor out.

All joking aside, the Ford dealer told me about several incidents where new-to-diesel owners have put DEF into the diesel fuel tank.  The “fix” for that little mistake can be over $15,000 as the DEF is corrosive.  Ouch.

JQ

Yup, happens more than you'd expect.

DEF is nasty stuff.  On our commercial trucks we used to buy it in 55 gallon drums, but over time it would develop stringy black stuff that would clog up the tank and pump and we spent a lot on fixing emissions related problems.  So we went back to buying DEF in plastic containers, I think they are 2 1/2 gallons each, to make sure we are always adding clean fresh DEF.  The emissions stuff is 70% of the maintenance on the trucks.

I have done a lot of research on the diesel fuel and the above study is the best information I have found. It is an older study but still to the point. There is one newer product on the market called Hot Shot with something 4 added that has better luberosity.

If you have not read about Ford not covering the CP4 pump failures under warranty you need to do some research. But what it boils down to is the injector pump coming apart due to lack of lube in the fuel and or fuel filters and water separators being plugged and then starving the injector pump. Ford makes clams of one or the other but does not cover the damage.

Opti-Lube is the brand I chose to run in my diesel powered vehicles.They have a variety of products for different weather and conditions and it is available through Wall Mart on line. They also offer different types of containers for measuring to meet the needs of their clients.

JQ

The issue isn't power.   Yes the EPA came down hard a couple of years ago but that has created a new market for compliant tunes.  Many are now geared towards driveability and  reliability issues more than adding power and rolling coal like the old days of tuning.  I'm not talking about deleting just tuning with intact emissions,   I strongly feel my tune is what keeps my Jeep out of the service department. 

My wife used to have guys yell at her when at the gas station, that she's putting diesel in her '07 Jeep GC CRD . 

She would tell them that her husband told her to do it, and they would roll their eyes.  

Were you man enough to handle all the torque-steer that came with the Wolfsburg monster?

40.3 MPG is pretty snappy.  Back "in the day" I had an Audi 5000 diesel with a 5-speed manual tranny.  In the winter, I would add 10% gasoline to the #2 diesel fuel to help mitigate fuel gelling and to improve starting,  Well, that Audi was damn cold-blooded and did not want to start using only the starter motor and glow-plugs.  So, I came up with a sure-fire (pun intended) trick that I would use to start the German ice cube.  I lived way up in the foothills and the road leading to my house had a nice 6% grade.  When the weather turned cold, I would park the Audi so that it was pointing downhill.  I would turn the key on and put the tranny in neutral.  I would coast downhill until the speedo hit 30 MPH.  Clutch in.  Tranny in 4th gear.  Release the clutch pedal.  It never failed to start with that method.  Yes, it rattled and smoked, but it started and ran.  No doubt that it was hard on the engine to start it like that...but what the hell...

JQ