Posted by jdemaris on March 27, 2008 at 07:33:15 from (67.142.130.24):
In Reply to: Re: Why buy a diesel? posted by CaseChev on March 27, 2008 at 06:54:21:
A couple of your comments I'm not so sure about.
#1 comment -
"Todays gas engines will live just as long as any current diesel."
Some of the diesels put into pickup trucks can last 500,000 miles of hard use before a tear-down. You won't find a gas engine with that sort of projected life-span when used hard. Auto engineering uses a "B" rating to measure lifespan of truck engines being used like trucks and not like cars - i.e. pulling trailers, heavily loaded, plowing snow, etc. The older 5.9 Cummins has a B50 rating of 350,000 miles. So do the Ford-IH 7.3s. That B50 mean that 50% of them make it to 350,000 miles with hard use and no major repairs. It also means many last longer than that. The new Ford-IH 6.4 diesel has a B50 rating of 375,000 miles.
#2 comment - "the $$$ saved on diesel fuel goes out the window with one pump or injector repair."
Not true if you do the work yourself. I just put new injectors in my 94 Ford F250 with 7.3 turbo diesel. Brand new injector nozzles cost me $7 each. It took me four hours to put in eight of them. Last winter, I pulled the injection pump off for routine maintance at 220,000 miles. I found several worn parts (advance piston, cam ring, etc.). I replaced all for a total parts cost of $85 and, start to finish, around 12 hours of my time.
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