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re: Diesel Engine MPG question... i know im going to catch hell for this
Posted on 5/13/13 at 10:42 am to Bleeding purple
Posted on 5/13/13 at 10:42 am to Bleeding purple
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I agree, I don't think its an actual cooling system component that is the problem. but they may have had to move other components to get to the cooling system. honestly with how suddenly the problem showed up it sounds electrical. I would have said the DPF filter is clogged but it's been removed
This was going to my guess as well. If it was a gas burner, obviously clogged cat.
So idles well, can't make power, no unusual smoke, water pump just replaced, problem showed up immediately after.
Assuming mechanic didn't hamfist something, still seems like something's clogged on the exhaust (unlikely) or not getting enough fuel.
Or have y'all got past this already?
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Posted on 5/13/13 at 10:43 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Any updates josey?
Posted on 5/13/13 at 10:45 am to El Josey Wales
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Who knows
Dumb question, but when you say "straight pipe" what do you mean?
No cats, mufflers only?
Posted on 5/13/13 at 10:51 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Any updates josey?
I went up there and talked to them this morning, what little I could talk. I had a nice typed up report for him to read with descriptions of the problems, etc.
His Duramax guy was out sick today so he won't know anything til tomorrow.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 10:51 am to N2cars
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Dumb question, but when you say "straight pipe" what do you mean? No cats, mufflers only?
It is a straight pipe. Nothing in it.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 10:52 am to N2cars
Pretty sure he just has a piece of pipe from the arse end of the turbo to the tip.
I saw it puff black smoke twice yesterday. Seemed like it still had plenty of power when he was putting it on the trailer. It was idling pretty well from what I could tell. There were some pretty strange noises though.
I saw it puff black smoke twice yesterday. Seemed like it still had plenty of power when he was putting it on the trailer. It was idling pretty well from what I could tell. There were some pretty strange noises though.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 10:54 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
:kige:
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:01 am to El Josey Wales
From the way you were describing it I was worried it wouldn't get on the trailer. Looked like it still had plenty of arse to me. Gotta be a sensor or something. Damn sure doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the motor.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:03 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Kinda what I'm thinking. It will crank and idle fine. It just shudders when you give it much acceleration.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:06 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I should have told them to check this thread if they need any assistance in diagnosing the problem. 
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:09 am to El Josey Wales
You coulda launched it over the front the trailer if you wanted. I was expecting a bunch of sputtering and smoking and rattling and shite.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:13 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
oh this is still going.
how many times did i get made fun of for asking about the toureg?
how many times did i get made fun of for asking about the toureg?
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:14 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Gotta be a sensor or something
These are my thoughts as well.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:14 am to Wooly
We forgot about your original OP about page 2 or so.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:15 am to El Josey Wales
Must've just missed you man. Tony told me they finally caught up on backlogged stuff so they should be able to get to your truck soon. There wasn't any Chevys in any of the bays. 8 Fords
The one tech working started my truck while I was in there to do some compression test by the starter, and it was smoking so bad you couldn't see anything in the damn shop.
The one tech working started my truck while I was in there to do some compression test by the starter, and it was smoking so bad you couldn't see anything in the damn shop.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:15 am to Wooly
Zero.
Pretty much anybody with any understanding of fuel economy agrees that we need to pursue diesel cars in this country, and less EPA regs on diesels are why the europeans are smoking our arse in this category, along with stupid bleeding heart hippies around here.
Pretty much anybody with any understanding of fuel economy agrees that we need to pursue diesel cars in this country, and less EPA regs on diesels are why the europeans are smoking our arse in this category, along with stupid bleeding heart hippies around here.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:15 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Damn sure doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the motor
I bet there isn't.
If idles well and can get itself up on a trailer, that would rule out trans also, IMHO.
The noises, I don't know. That kind of makes the transmission come back into it.
So really, loss of power at higher RPM.
No leaking fuel, ya'll woulda seen that.
It's sucking air, I think. That would account for the noise. Possibly, TPS (if they call it that).
Since it happened so soon after it was worked on, I'm sure the new mechanic is gonna check the basics.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:17 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I wish someone would make a diesel van.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:18 am to N2cars
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Since it happened so soon after it was worked on, I'm sure the new mechanic is gonna check the basics.
Yep. I gave them the ticket from the water pump repairs so they could see what the other shop did.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:20 am to N2cars
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It's sucking air
Possible, but it seems like that would screw up the idle as well. It still had a really good idle as far as I could tell.
It seemed like it still had 100% low end power. Something is throwing the computer for a loop. Gotta be.
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