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Tuesdak
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That's a nice setup! Maybe convert yours to an automatic?
FWIW we ran RV's and then shipped auto parts all over AZ with our 2008 Duramax. The Emissions were not as tight on it as GM didn't try and meet emissions early like Dodge did. We had some good luck however forget about longer oil change intervals on the stock 2008! Not only does soot take the oil out of grade the cylinder fuel washdown from DPF regen contaminates the oil as well. Biodiesel, that's now mandated in most states, doesn't evaporate very well during regen, won't evaporate out of the oil like #2 diesel will, and biodiesel contamination/dilution isn't detectable on a UOA. Frankly Shell reformulated their CJ4 oil due to problems and inability to reach longer drain intervals fleet managers wanted from it. We had 'low oil pressure stop engine' alarms from biodiesel contamination thinning the engine oil out, couldn't get longer than 10K out of the oil before the change oil light was on and UOA said it was done, several out of grade (into 50 weight rating) oil failures from soot, rising oil level when we used high % of biodiesel... And this doesn't touch the problems other emissions strangled trucks had that we didn't. Towing a 28' cargo trailer loaded to it's limit 550 miles a day over 7% grades. Nevermind the easier RV towing across the USA that also had limited time on the oil.
Simply put when a emission strangled Dodge Diesel broke down requiring over $1000.00 to fix we took over that route with a 1993 IDI 6.5TD Chevy. :-laf Sure we scuffed a piston and blew the engine up, then ran over an Elk totaling the truck after dropping in a surplus engine for $2000.00 :{ Just saying those DPF only years are trouble like others have said esp. when the parts cost for the Forgotten Diesel was less than keeping an emissions troubled late model running. (Frankly I'd have killed for a 12v over the 6.5...
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FWIW we ran RV's and then shipped auto parts all over AZ with our 2008 Duramax. The Emissions were not as tight on it as GM didn't try and meet emissions early like Dodge did. We had some good luck however forget about longer oil change intervals on the stock 2008! Not only does soot take the oil out of grade the cylinder fuel washdown from DPF regen contaminates the oil as well. Biodiesel, that's now mandated in most states, doesn't evaporate very well during regen, won't evaporate out of the oil like #2 diesel will, and biodiesel contamination/dilution isn't detectable on a UOA. Frankly Shell reformulated their CJ4 oil due to problems and inability to reach longer drain intervals fleet managers wanted from it. We had 'low oil pressure stop engine' alarms from biodiesel contamination thinning the engine oil out, couldn't get longer than 10K out of the oil before the change oil light was on and UOA said it was done, several out of grade (into 50 weight rating) oil failures from soot, rising oil level when we used high % of biodiesel... And this doesn't touch the problems other emissions strangled trucks had that we didn't. Towing a 28' cargo trailer loaded to it's limit 550 miles a day over 7% grades. Nevermind the easier RV towing across the USA that also had limited time on the oil.
Simply put when a emission strangled Dodge Diesel broke down requiring over $1000.00 to fix we took over that route with a 1993 IDI 6.5TD Chevy. :-laf Sure we scuffed a piston and blew the engine up, then ran over an Elk totaling the truck after dropping in a surplus engine for $2000.00 :{ Just saying those DPF only years are trouble like others have said esp. when the parts cost for the Forgotten Diesel was less than keeping an emissions troubled late model running. (Frankly I'd have killed for a 12v over the 6.5...
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