Ram 1500 EcoDiesel

[Renze]

As far as I recall, they are designed for 150,000 mile life, which may be fine for most customers, but buyer be-aware.

150.000 mile is 250.000km... I have never bought a diesel car with such low mileage. My previous Volvo did 560.000km and was scrapped because a crank sensor was no longer available for the VW 2.5TDI... i kept the engine, hoping to one day put a mechanical Bosch VE pump on it and put it in a boat, because the engine itself was in good condition...

 

[Hay Dude]

150.000 mile is 250.000km... I have never bought a diesel car with such low mileage. My previous Volvo did 560.000km and was scrapped because a crank sensor was no longer available for the VW 2.5TDI... i kept the engine, hoping to one day put a mechanical Bosch VE pump on it and put it in a boat, because the engine itself was in good condition...

But to be fair, the Ecodiesel, built by VM Motori has a tougher life with a after treatment system bolted to it. More heat and more failure prone

 

[LouNY]

If we had reasonable emission requirements on diesels they would be much better, mileage and durability wise.

 

[TheGoose]

Do you do much stop/go driving (town/city driving)?
I hear the DPF/DEF on the newer diesels are troublesome if they are driven short distances constantly.
I do a lot of short trips, but also tow heavy and that gets the DPF hot and cleans out the system.

That’s subjective. We drive it like a truck in a rural community. Never had any trouble with the DPF or DEF.

DPF and DEF have now been around for about a decade or so. Not a new technology anymore.

 

[arto98607]

Let's hope those troubles are behind us, however I will avoid them - older Diesels without DPF/DEF will suit me fine for the time being, but I realize that will not work for most people.

 

[WilliamBos]

150.000 mile is 250.000km... I have never bought a diesel car with such low mileage. My previous Volvo did 560.000km and was scrapped because a crank sensor was no longer available for the VW 2.5TDI... i kept the engine, hoping to one day put a mechanical Bosch VE pump on it and put it in a boat, because the engine itself was in good condition...

The 150,000 miles is when the wet belt needs replacing, not the life of the engine. I would not have an issue owning one.

 

[Rockbadchild]

in the colder climate these truck and truck using DEF are a pain the DEF constantly frozen ....my dad had a 2017 eco diesel and as soon as the warranty ended he got rid of it, if you get one faulty sensor you have to change the whole part its a money pit ... in four years he change the DEF thank twice and change the exhaust once because of faulty sensor and froze the DEF twice... great fuel millage if you are not pulling anything.

 

[Renze]

That’s subjective. We drive it like a truck in a rural community. Never had any trouble with the DPF or DEF.

DPF and DEF have now been around for about a decade or so. Not a new technology anymore.

My current V70 D5 with DPF is trouble free as well. I asked around before buying a 2007 because its the 2nd year that they put one in, and a DPF saves me a soot tax. 2006 was the first, also the first year they prescribed 0w/30 fuel saving oil which causes cam failure due to wear. MY 2007 they inproved cam hardness, however i only use 5w/40 wear reducing oil, cold starts are much quieter on it, and i dont need to add a liter every 3000km... on 5w/40 oil consumption is back to a liter every 10000km, which is still a bit higher than my previous car with 560.000km that has used 5w/40 all its life.

Mine gets used as a tractor as well, towing tractors home, or pulling 13k combined weight on the backroads. Oh, and driving 220kmh on the autobahn makes it work too...

 

[arto98607]

"change the exhaust once because of faulty sensor"

Are you saying he had the whole exhaust piping changed because of faulty sensor?

Seems a bit extreme to me.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Are you saying he had the whole exhaust piping changed because of faulty sensor?

Seems a bit extreme to me.

yes according to the dealer some sensor are integrated in the parts it is the case for the DEF tank and the exhaust so you can't just change the sensor ... don't know if its the case just for the newer models but it was the case for that year according to the dealer ...