2014 dodge 3500 diesel...

ord.sgt.26NC

ord.sgt.26NC

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Looking to replace a 2008 f350 diesel with something else. Been asked about the late model dodges with the Cummins. What if any problems there are in longevity? Looking at a duely with 118,000 miles on it. That 6.4 2008 ford hasn't been nothing but problems. Please, I need real world responses. This is for the business I work for.
 
You can run the VIN number through a Ram dealer to verify the recalls have been performed. The one significant one I remember is the recall that eliminated a sensor on the outlet of the DPF that minimized the consumption of DEF fluid.
 
I remember something about that too.
Also,this truck has supposedly been bullet proofed and def deleted . Is this a thing to do with them also?
 
I don’t think I’m brave enough to delete my DEF. For one, I still have a power train warranty out to 100,000 miles. Second, I just watched my local guy do an inspection on my truck and he verified those components installed. I asked him about it and he told me he didn’t really care if it was there, but that’s where states are headed with anything Diesel. He also eluded to LEO’s starting to press the issue by ticketing trucks without proper emissions equipment. Sneaking up on considering those items as the equivalent to catalytic converters. If removed, failed inspections. I dunno, rumors at this point.
 
We have to get our trucks federally inspected every year. I doubt the guy who does it for us is willing to do the inspection if it's not there.
Edit...inspection not a problem.
 
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BigSouth said:
I don’t think I’m brave enough to delete my DEF. For one, I still have a power train warranty out to 100,000 miles. Second, I just watched my local guy do an inspection on my truck and he verified those components installed. I asked him about it and he told me he didn’t really care if it was there, but that’s where states are headed with anything Diesel. He also eluded to LEO’s starting to press the issue by ticketing trucks without proper emissions equipment. Sneaking up on considering those items as the equivalent to catalytic converters. If removed, failed inspections. I dunno, rumors at this point.
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I've heard similar rumors.
 
83oldyoda4x4 said:
I have heard if you don't delete the newer trucks, that you should run the exhaust brake often if not all the time to help prevent buildup. idk if its true.
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I had an 08 Dodge 3500 6.7 that was not deleted, and after I had the turbo replaced (under warranty) at 15K miles due to soot build up, that is exactly what the service manager told me to do. In his words, "Run it with the exhaust brake on all the time and drive it like you stole it." Mine was pre DEF so I don't know if that's changed.
 
Another one for “exercising” the exhaust Brake. The difference between a stock motor and a deleted motor is night and day power and being cleaner running. When I deleted both of mine the soot buildup in the egr system was ridiculous. FWIW guys I know in Texas where they have inspections run a programmer/tuner but unplug everything so it looks legit but runs without using the def/dpf/egr functions. The biggest problem I know of is the upstream dpf can “burning up” and it clogs. They aren’t cheap. Both my Cummins are fully deleted / gutted and they run circles around factory trucks.
 
I've got a '14, bought new. Other than alot of recalls, not a single issue. All stock. Only about 40K on it. The biggest recalls were a front track bar bracket reinforcement for some shitty welds and a new water pump. Def usage isn't an issue, piss in the ocean (pun intended) compared to fuel. Obviously I don't have many miles but I fill the def every 5K or thereabouts. It gets something like 1200-1500 mpg of def (will be more if towing alot). I get about 16-17 empty and around 10 mpg pulling my 16K fifth wheel camper on the diesel side. Long bed, 4x4, DRW. Takes a 10 acre field to turn it around, otherwise a good truck so far. No complaints. You can go read the forums of folks bitching. The ones with problems bitch, the ones without don't show up so hard to tell how big most issues are from just reading a forum I guess.
 
The more I read about these new trucks the more I like my 7.3. Better fuel milage, will run anything mildly combustible as fuel, cheap (er) to maintain and no payments. It's not the fastest thing up the mountain but it passes the ones on a rollback every time.
 
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