Recent Content by Blue Mule

Which SUVs use the Gen 3 EcoDiesel? Jeep and Ram have both announced the discontinuation of the engine. I wasn't aware of any other vehicles using it. With diesel at $2/gallon more across most of the nation, a very high rate/cost of warranty repairs on diesels, and a new corporate owner that...

The Mopar filters are $45 at dieselfiltersonline dot com. That's where I bought mine the last two years.

What I heard two days ago is that the 2019-2020 Cummins trucks are getting a recall, but I haven't heard that it will also include the VM trucks. In all my perusing of forums and social media owners groups, I have seen several fuel system failures on the new Gen 3 EcoDiesels. I can't say...

I would think that the more efficient use of the low pressure EGR system would offset any increase in fuel burn entering the emissions system, and the net effect should be a longer life span for DPF/SCR. I'm not a powertrain/mechanical engineer like the guys at GDE are, but that was what I...

There isn't a forum section yet for the Gen 3 EcoDiesel so I suppose I'll keep posting things here. Green Diesel Engineering has launched their tuning for the Gen 3 engine/trans combo now. This currently consists of a bench flash of the PCM and a handheld device flash of the transmission...

This feature is called AutoPark. And yes, it's one of the worst things ever put on a vehicle. I hate it with deep passion, so I permanently over ride it by using a seat belt extender which stays plugged in permanently. These are not the exact ones I bought, but they are nearly the same...

That matches what I saw on my Ram with Gen 3 EcoDiesel. On my Scan Gauge, I saw that 650F is where passive regeneration started to become noticeable as my Mass Soot Load values would then start to fall. Below 650F it seemed that passive regen couldn't really keep up. On my new Jeep pickup...

I know that the media outlets are all reporting that electric vehicles will rule the roads in less than 10 years, but I have my doubts. You can't "fill" an electric truck in 5 minutes on every street corner in America, nor can you drive an electric truck 500+ miles with a trailer in tow. The...

Stock they are ugly. It's amazing what a decent set of tires will do on these trucks. Completely changes the entire appearance and proportions.

Took advantage of the crazy used pricing and turned in my Ram lease early. $39,900 two winters ago, dealer gave me $44,750 trade-in. Ordered a Jeep Gladiator EcoDiesel at 6% under invoice pricing. Took 3 weeks for the Jeep pickup to be built and delivered to the dealership. I drove from KY...

Yep, they did. The Gen 3 engine is night and day. I can pull my farm tractor in my enclosed trailer (that's the load that gets me to 8k) and cruise in overdrive. Trans stays at 180ish, oil stays below 230, and coolant stays below 220 regardless of how long and steep the hills are or how hot...

That's Cummins mentality. Cummins guys think that "tuning" means "add as much power as I possibly can without the head bolts stretching." On these VM engines, there is a ton of room for improvement with tuning and reputable companies like Green Diesel Engineering who are operated by guys with...

Gen 3 EcoD is 80% new. Not seeing the same issues as before and a lot of guys have quite a few miles on them now. I tow heavy from time to time and it will cruise in 8th on the interstate at 80% trailer capacity which the V8 gas engines will not do. Once the tunes are out this summer it'll...

Did she get the 3.92 axle ratio? I find that mine tows 8,000 lb. enclosed trailer pretty well, and will often cruise in overdrive even on slight hills. Very impressive power and braking for a 1500 series truck. The only issue I find is the light weight of the chassis and suspension allows the...

It's literally a single button press. Like, we're literally talking a fraction of a second to touch it with a finger. Are people really so lazy that they'll pay big money for a device that presses a button for them? I had ESS on my Jeep Gladiator and I'm actually disappointed that it's not on...