Is there no EGT gauge on the newer Rams

[brillmtb]

Is there an EGT on the 2017 Rams, cant find it. Found oil and transmission temp only

 

[Newsa]

I think you have to install one if you want one.

 

[spoon059]

No EGT gauge, however you can get the temps through the OBD2, so you should be able to see them in other ways.

 

[Newsa]

Get an OBD2 with bluetooth and an app for your phone

 

[Too Tall]

EGT 1 is downstream of the turbo but it will give you pretty good EGT's once the engine is up to speed for a while. In fact, the EGT is about the same all the way thru the exhaust. To get a true EGT at the exhaust manifold, you'll have to drill and tap the manifold right at the exhaust outlet of the cylinder but unless you are wanting instantaneous readings for racing or performance stuff. EGT one is sufficient in my opinion.

 

[Cummins12V98]

NOT worth worrying about! Not like the older trucks, with the newer computer systems the engine can't hurt it's self. 33K up 6-14% grades I just hold it to the floor!

 

[Dasmoeturhead]

NOT worth worrying about! Not like the older trucks, with the newer computer systems the engine can't hurt it's self. 33K up 6-14% grades I just hold it to the floor!

I feel this way also ( no plans to modify for more power) I,believe it has plenty already. I would like an EGT gauge anyway.

 

[Deleted member 995608]

My 16 will be the first ever Dodge/Ram that will stay completely stock.

 

[TxLaramie]

Same here ...

 

[Cummins12V98]

My 16 will be the first ever Dodge/Ram that will stay completely stock.

That is what I like about current 15 it does the job right out of the box. Only exception is the brake controller. I installed my MaxBrake and all is well now.

 

[Newsa]

NOT worth worrying about! Not like the older trucks, with the newer computer systems the engine can't hurt it's self. 33K up 6-14% grades I just hold it to the floor!

It's not about modifying or the truck self-destructing.
It's about information which could tip you off as too if EGT's are passively regenerating the DPF.

 

[gsbrockman]

It's about information which could tip you off as too if EGT's are passively regenerating the DPF.

Why micro-manage the truck???? I've gone 207k miles and can care less when my truck performs a regen----whether it's passive or active.

The next thing we'll need to know is the number of injection events, pulse width, timing, blah blah blah

 

[Newsa]

Why micro-manage the truck???? I've gone 207k miles and can care less when my truck performs a regen----whether it's passive or active.

The next thing we'll need to know is the number of injection events, pulse width, timing, blah blah blah

Because my truck is my baby. And i like to take it's heartbeat, know when and how things are working. It's not about micromanaging. Some decide to get annual oil analyses. I will do an oil analysis soon as well. But EGT seems to be something that some of us are interested in. I"d rather have EGT's than fake/calculated oil pressure and fake/calculated oil temp.

Just my preference.

 

[Newsa]

In 40 months, I've only put 27,000 miles on the truck. I do have about 5000 miles of towing. But lately, i haven't had a need to tow.

So yesterday, i went and rented a uhaul car trailer for 4 hours, loaded my wife's car on it and put it on the hwy for a while. I did this for no other reason than trying to get the EGT's up.

 

[NIsaacs]

In 40 months, I've only put 27,000 miles on the truck. I do have about 5000 miles of towing. But lately, i haven't had an meed to tow.

So yesterday, i went and rented a uhaul car trailer for 4 hours, loaded my wife's car on it and put it on the hwy for a while. I did this for no other reason than trying to get the EGT's up.

I clicked on this to comment but now I don't know what to say

Nick

 

[Newsa]

Background:

Earlier this week, my truck went into active regen. Haven't had the EVIC message on active regen for over 2 years. But Tuesday afternoon while taking my wife to the airport and stuck in rush hour traffic, my EVIC gave me the active regen count down. DPF 100% full, 90% full, 80% full, 70% full. Then after 70% it stopped active regen and said that regen process was complete. However, I suspect the DPF was still about 50%-60% full, but the truck decided that was OK.

I put a trailer behind the truck and loaded my wife's car on it. Drove it like i stole it.


Edit: The EVIC was dinging annoyingly the entire trip to and from the airport (except for the last 5 mins). Seemed like it was constantly going in and out of Regen. And every time it did, it dinged at me again. My wife told me to get that obnoxious dinging noise fixed. I think I did...... at least for a while?

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

I use the Edge Insight to monitor ten parameters, including EGT1. Also, it seems the computer knows the air intake temp and uses it to defuel slightly as needed so egt's won't get too high. I discussed both in my column of the magazine.

 

[RVTRKN]

^^^^^^ X's two, it also tells you when your in regen.

 

[kthaxton]

Wow Newsa.......you dwell a bit much!

 

[Newsa]

Wow Newsa.......you dwell a bit much!

:-laf

Yeah. Sorry.

For those with the Edge Insight, does the wire stick out in the way? (From the OBD2 connector port?) I used to have a module given to me by my insurance company to get a discount that was always plugged into the OBD2 port. I didn't like the way it sticked out and hit my shins. I imagine if there was a wire coming out of it, it would stick out even more?

Comments welcome.