r/Diesel

To clarify I bought a gwm cannon with the 2.4L inline 4 and I want to know how to correctly maintain and drive it.

I've owned diesel trucks before but never had one deleted. I'm looking at a truck I really like (2021 RAM 2500 Bighorn 4x4 Diesel) that the owner deleted (egr, cats, dpf, factory muffler, etc). It has a kit from the diesel dudes with the muffler on it. It comes with the factory parts.

I want to use it to tow a 5th wheel to places like national parks, including those in CO, New England, and Canada. I live in WI, so there aren't big concerns around inspections tied to registration, but I want to make sure I'll be able to use it to travel without significant risk of issues.

The truck doesn't smoke, isn't obnoxious, but is a little louder than stock. What's my realistic risk?

I have a pre def 09 LMM with about 168k on it. Motor fully stock, runs perfect, gooseneck hitch, airbags, hard tonneau cover. Just wondering where the best place to sell these days is? I’m located in central/socal. Places like Carmax/carvanna would only want to give me about 9.5k and i feel like i could get 5k more then that at least

*Edit with the the cause*

It was my IPR. Tried swapping the electro magnet housing with a known good one, no change. Replaced the entire IPR and the truck fired right up.

Appreciate all the feedback

Looking for help on the side of the road. 2002 7.3L Excursion the engine shut off without any signs or hesitation and I’ve run out of ideas.

I have confirmed that I have:
-65PSI of fuel pressure
-CPS replaced with known good one
-RPM when cracking
-low pressure oil when cranking
-high pressure oil when cranking
-all injectors buzz
-no fuses blown
-wait to start light appears on dash
-I have unplugged the ICP

I’m at a loss

There's a MINT 2011 Denali LML Duramax/Allison tranny with 14,xxx miles on it selling at an auction this month in TN and I was wondering what your max bid would be for it. This is a farm community and people have a bad habit of paying way over what things are actually worth. I suspect a diesel with 14k on it is going to be pretty ridiculous.

It doesn't have a scratch or dent, has been garage kept, interior is incredible for its age. Engine bay is very clean. Oil looks like relatively new synthetic. Tires look good, and no leaks or drips underneath. The owner passed 3 years ago and the truck has just been sitting except for starting and a short drive once or twice a year. Motor sounds great, but no test drive at an auction to see how it is on the road.

Any ideas on a reasonable bid price?

For context, I just picked up a brand new '91 F250 with the 7.3 IDI and it ran great for 2 days until I went to start it the other day and it just sat there cranking over and over no matter how many time I would cycle the glow plugs. Batteries/starter/glow plug relay and Glowplugs were all replaced within 20k miles. So from what im seeing online all the main issues with a no start should be fixed but nothing happens besides continus cranking. Any help would be accepted, I juat want to get this fixed so I can start rhe restoration

Happy Sunday, team. I come to you seeking input on my truck situation.

I'm in the market for a 3/4 or one ton truck, but the catch is: I really only need it for personal driveway plowing in the winter, hauling a dump trailer, or flatbed trailer once a month or so, reliable enough to trailer some snowmobiles up to Tug Hill or Michigan afew times a season, and the usual homeowner jobs (renovations and landscaping).

To be clear, this is not for a business, and will not be a daily. I commute 50 miles a day in a paid off Subaru Forester.

Were it not for the plowing, I'd grab an F-150 and call it a day. But, I have to plow a large driveway for my retired and elderly parents, my own narrow and long driveway, and my brother's driveway.

I know hands down that a gas truck would be more reasonable. However, I live in Buffalo NY, and every gas truck here is either a rotted out fleet lot plow truck, or a high trim crew cab that's north of $40k with 100k miles.

What I do see quite a few of, however, are 04-12 Cummins Rams, and a lot of 6.0 Fords (yeah, I know, trust me) or 6.7 PS Fords.

I know all of the downsides of diesels. Cost to fuel, maintenance, parts, known engine and transmission issues, etc. But these trucks are all in fair body/frame shape, are either pre-DEF or deleted, some have been plowed with/some not. And a lot of them are in the $8-15k price range.

So I'm kind of torn. Do I buy a nicer gas truck, bolt a plow onto it, and only drive it twice a week? Or do I buy a cheaper diesel and do the same thing, while possibly spending more once or twice a year in repairs and maintenance?

Or any kind of other suggestions! Thanks!

I hear it all the time guys joking about running Coloured diesel in their pickups and I know it’s against the law. But has anyone ever actually experienced getting caught running coloured and if so by who?. Who is checking Trucks for coloured diesel only person I can think of who has the power to check your truck and actually has power over you is law enforcement.

. I live in a big farming community in Ontario Canada and I have never heard of someone who got caught running coloured diesel before. I don’t Know how it works in the U S of eh, but here it’s only for farm machinery. But I just can’t help but wonder how many guys are running Coloured because it’s cheaper😂. Please share any stories or experiences I would love to hear them lol

My LBZ’s turbo has been on borrowed time for like 2 years, been clearing the codes a couple times a week, but now I have oil in the tail pipe so we all know what time it is. I was saving up to grab a DDP (Dan’s Diesel Performance) Stage 1 or Dominator 64mm, as it’s a drop-in no tune or mods necessary turbo. Just wanted to get something upgraded if I’m spending all that money and effort to swap it out, but I’m curious about smog. I’m not worried about a visual pass, but aside from the turbo not being legal in California, would the upgraded turbo do anything to make it not pass? Like upset the readiness monitors or anything stupid like that? Truck is stock aside from an S&B CAI and a Home Depot reroute. EGR in tact, and will remain so. Truck is a daily driver, tow semi-frequently, haul a lance camper about the same. It’s a dually on stock suspension. I don’t ever plan to get rid of this truck unless it gets totaled or I die. Going to buy a half ton gasser eventually so save the miles on her but I plan for her to be my life long hauler. Not doing a build, just trying to keep her alive and upgrade where it counts as needed as time goes on. No plans for big fuel, aside from a lift pump and slightly bigger injectors whenever the time comes.

Any of you smogged yours with an aftermarket turbo? Thanks in advance!