my 2000 hilux completely agrees last of the no emission mechanical pump luxies i still give it a good hard run every now and then to blow the carbon out. Over 320 000km/200k miles on it and still going strong
Swedish youtuber M. Bjoernstroem bought a 90s Volvo truck used for servicing airplanes. On the drive home he pulls over and the exhaust is glowing bright red. As he steps on the throttle flames are shooting out of the stack. The truck idled most of it's life and never went above 20 mph so the muffler was just loaded with soot.
I had a 50cc moped that would do that. Could see the inside of the muffler glowing bright orange. Coke buildup. Used to look cool blowing sparks out at night
As an EMT of 15 years i feel personally attacked, lolol. We had to do standing 12-24hr shifts in seattle, no station. We lived in our powerstroke 7.3, 6.0 and 6.3 rigs. They would idle for 80% of a shift and be flat out the rest. They usually got to about 300k miles before the suspension fell off before the engine broke. Usually. But we didn't have these filters on our ancient rigs yet. The sprinters that idled all day would have this happen, foul the sensor, which overheated and melted the wiring harness far up into the loom, requiring a 10k harness every two months. We had to have special driving routines for them. I still kinda sleep better with the sound of a stupid rattly powerstroke idling in the background.
I saw a RUclips short about a firetruck in the us with a plug to keep the engine warm. Wouldn't something like that be beneficial for ambulances as well?
@@donmunro144think about it, it's not like an excavator that's full power then stopping a truck is rarely full power then off, you usually slow down and cruise into a yard or something like that, you've already cooled it off
Are you talking about a 6.0 powerstroke? With that many miles. How many high pressure pumps, injectors, egr and oil coolers, heads and front covers to get that many miles.?
@Deadmemories80 he said it's an 06. 06-07 hpops don't go bad, nobody has egr on a 6.0 in 2024, oil coolers only clog if you don't change your coolant, 06-07 got better heads with 25% thicker bases so they heads don't Warp like earlier builds. The only reason the 6.0 got a bad name was because of the 2003.
@@XB10001how much emissions does it take to make those parts that keep screwing up? How about the extra fuel it takes to burn the dpf clean and that extra 300 pounds of weight it adds
@@XB10001I'm sure that platinum and palladium mine is good for the environment too. I bet the diesel trucks in China mining the rare metals don't have emissions junk on them
This is why I love my 7.3l diesel. Salt truck plow truck. I can idle all night no problems. Say what you want but it’s hard to replace tried and true old school diesel
@david84ss I lived in the Allgäu Region in Germany, plenty of snow there. And ski pistes. There are plenty of plows on the road and on the piste. They never leave those things idling for hours because it's useless and idiotic. A cold, idling motor has low oil pressure, heats up slower and has more wear. Even the manufacturer recommends starting it up, letting it run for just a short amount of time and then set off carefully. There's a good video I saw on the subject, oh wait, it's this one! Maybe watch it?
Yeah I have the arkfeld pro flashlight too. It misses the mark in a few areas. The streamlight wedge is superior, just doesn't have a laser. The wedge has had the snot beat out of it inclusing 10ft drops, gone through the washer about 20 times or more (not an exaggeration). I also can't stand the lame little flipper sleector on the arkfeld that makes moves on its own in your pocket. I find that I don't use the laser to point things out to customers like I though I would with the arkfeld. I carry the wedge far more. It's just a better light.
I worked at a Chev dealership near a navy yard, and a good portion of their fleet vehicles were diesel Colorados, and all they did was idle around the base all day. Almost every one that came through needed the particulate filters replaced, as well as the particulate matter sensors.
This is the problem with all army stuff. SOME engines need to be run LONG and FREQUENTLY to be at their top spec. Especially with catalyzers. Its real problem since you need to have tanks, trucks, IFVs and all that in case of war but also you can't just drive around tanks pointlessly since they are massive and expensive to run (just check the fuel consumption on these babies its EXPENSIVE). There has to be a better way to handle this, maybe keeping engines separate or rotating use, maybe installing cats only during longer ops.
@@EnhancedNightmare I know at least on Ford diesels, they can be optioned for military use with zero emissions equipment. That would take care of most of the issues, but I don’t know if any government agency can get those non-emissions vehicles.
I never understood why people let their diesels idle for 30 minutes why they go buy groceries or something. One or two minutes I can understand, but any longer seems like an idiotic waste of fuel and needless wear and tear. Thanks for confirming.
Because until recently semi truck drivers did it to have power in their sleeper rigs and everyone who drives a diesel thinks they drive a semi, so of course they copy them.
People out here idling while refilling their tank then go eat at the taco truck. There hasn’t been anyone inside the truck for 45 minutes just turn it off lol
All he really proved was that DPFs and cats are a wear item, and that using them more burns them up more. Older diesels can idle all day so long as you set the high idle, it's how truckers have slept at rest stops for decades before APUs had to become a thing because idling killed DPFs as fast as it did.
I use 1-2 times per year 50% mix of diesel and aircraft jet fuel - all exhaust is clean like a new. My diesel cars are 12 and 18 years old and have no issues with exhaust or fuel system.
@@pdyintv7494Look into 90s diesels, specifically anything they call "OBS," which stands for "Old Body/Box Style." In my case, I have an OBS 1996 F-250HD 7.3L Power Stroke. Dodge has another great diesel engine from the same generation. Definitely worth looking into.
@@pdyintv7494get a 12 valve 5.9 Cummins. Best engine ever built, and all of us who've had them will fight anyone to both defend their honor as well as to buy one. 24 valve is damn good too, but nowhere near as indestructible
@pdyintv7494 just remember you aren't just buying a pre emissions engine you are buying the whole truck and old trucks can come with lots of electrical issues due to age. And any other parts on the truck due to lack of maintenance
Always liked taking the Diesel Van from my parents on road trips. German Autobahn, you absolutely feel how in the first two hours or so you’re missing power, but after about two hours at a constant 160km/h or so (100mph) it has “burned free” and boy does it make a noticeable difference.
That would suggest its already too far gone, if you drive them properly from the start you should never have any power loss at all other than the average 1hp/yr. Once you actually start getting problems like lack of power its probably because the dpf is blocked, only once the cycle starts does it clear enough to regain some power, either go with a dpf/egr delete or renew or get a flush done.
@don’t know, you didn’t typically notice the missing power below 120km/h but at speeds of 140km/h and higher it wasn’t crazy but quite noticeable until you “burned it free”. To my knowledge no work was ever done to the motor other than oil and filter changes.
@@martinschlegel1823 what model van and what year? I inherited a ‘08 Ford focus a while ago with 1.8 TDCI. It felt slow until I blasted it on the motorway for an hour. The next day it felt much quicker and has stayed that way!!! It had been granny driven since new and felt so sluggish I thought the turbo was blown!
@@martinschlegel1823yes diesels love the motorway, that’s why I have a small petrol car for short trips to the store and pick up my kids from kindergarten, and another Peugeot diesel hdi for road trip and motor way driving, so pleasant to drive.
For years in Texas every time I encounter a group of dudes with diesel pickups standing around worksites or whatever ALWAYS idle their damn engines for the ENTIRE TIME they’re standing around like it’s some kind of dude ritual, or cultural side-show or something.😮💨🥴😵💫
@@deanvav7820 your old 93 doesn't do 200 miles a day site to site with one truck doing the job of what really should be 3 or 4 in school districts and broke city/county municipalities all over the state. Private business owners also have no time for what-if's and "hasn't let me down yet" in the land of $1,000 battery replacements, diesel emissions equipment that really really do not like the constant start/stop heat cycles. 1 no-start for any reason is enough to put some people out of business
My 2000 7.3L F350 don’t suffer from any of these issues. 660k miles. 1 trans rebuild at 156k and a new oil pan at 220k and that has been my only issues in 25 years. Still running on same 8 injectors 5” straight pipe Intake and has been tuned to extreme mode for last 11 years.
5" pipe. I bet that thing sounds awesome. I prefer inline 6 diesels. But regardless. You can't go wrong with a diesel and 5"+ stacks. For a pickup I'd say 5" is the ideal size. I imagine you get some wonderful eargasmic turbo noises from it
When I was driving 18-wheelers, I let the truck idle overnight every night. And somehow, those trucks made it to a million miles without anything getting clogged up by soot or needing anything beyond normal oil changes. Of course, this was in the 1990s, before DEF, before DPF, before emissions systems that cost THOUSANDS of dollars in repair if you idle, if you drive in city traffic, any use case that doesn't involve hours of wide-open throttle every week. And even then, if the DPF doesn't clog, some DEF sensor will invariably go bad.
@@Dmitrikrotchlikmyov I was sleeping in the truck. In most of the places I went to, air conditioning is required or you will cook in the back of that sleeper. Back then, trucks did not have APUs.
@Dmitrikrotchlikmyov Probably sleeping in the back and letting it run so he can stay warm in the winter, or to keep the alternator running so they battery doesn't die from using electronics
Every time I see one of these videos that show all the issues with the emission stuff, I go out and give my 7.3 PowerStroke trucks a big hug. Diesel trucks should never had that DEF stuff.
Exactly, all the DEF was meant for was to cool the exhaust, and there's so many other ways to do it, VW Beetles were only cooled with air and oil, They should have put LPG systems in these newer diesels it'd let them run better and cleaner from the start
@@crazyburkey3677DEF contains urea which reduces NOx to N2. Injecting it reduces exhaust temps sure, but the primary purpose is introducing urea to remove NOx.
Unfortunately, diesels are polluting as all hell. And outside of being used as a tool, or really horrible to own. Of course, I'm a bit of a hypocrite since I love my 7.3 😂
One thing I loved about my 01 7.3 Powerstroke was it after a few minutes at idle it would automatically increase the idle RPMs to about 1k. So it would not load up. Also it had very minimal emissions which helped.
The older diesels you could idle them especially in areas where it was cold, but between the EPA and the people of the great state of California decided we need to spend countless thousands of dollars on maintenance for DPF filters
Had that in a car. Pre-owner was diagnosed with Turbo failure. Took the particle filter off. Flushed it with a pressure washer. Had it on the Autobahn at moderate speeds for an hour. Since then, I used the car only for longer distances and it rides fine
Archoil helps with this big time. Bill Hewitt had the Atlanta ambulance companies run Archoil and even with all of their idling at 250k miles their emissions equipment was clean!
we talk about diesel additive I think, not oil additive. If you use good oil u don't need oil additions, however those for fuel are confirmed as the only ones which makes the difference. Lubricate the pumps and keep injectors clean over time
Tests have been done to show which fuel additive is best. Hot shot secrets pulled far ahead of archoil every time. I was a sucker for archoil for a while too. I fall for marketing every time
This is why I went with the 7.3L Gas for my 22 F-350. I bought it to tow my 8K travel trailer in the summer, and it is my daily driver, and I only live 12 minutes from work. I would rarely get that diesel up to operating temperature, and just kill the DPF. I would love to have the 6.7 PowerStroke, but it just made zero sense for my application.
Good move. But don't idle that 7.3 gas engine too much. They are showing lifter problems, just like the Ram 5.7s. Seems to be an issue with lubrication at low rpms. There are a lot of theories about why this is happening.
@ I rarely idle mine. However the fluids just get up to operating temp by the time I pull into work. It’s a marked difference in mpg’s from being cold, to already being up to temp.
@@FreiherrDinkelacker Your right I cant tell you how many NOX sensors, 7th injectors and DEF nozzles I have replaced. Then add in the problems with EGR valves bad ERG coolers. Its a mess. People wonder why things cost so much. Its not just the price of fuel. Its trucks maintenance and repairs that add to the cost of everything. A NOX sensor is 1200 to 1500 bucks plus the labor to diagnose and repair. I do them all the time.
@stupossibleify Sounds like you have other problems , ,but what I am hearing could all be caused by sludge build up blocking oil galleries even partially and that is caused by lugging the motor and running it to cold and idling to much !
I ran a 2010 Ford E450 Power Stroke with a 6 liter diesel, had all the cancellation done and cat converter removed. 16 foot cube van, ran 500 kms everyday. I always used XP3 diesel fuel additive. Never had a problem with carbon at all. Even at oil changes, the oil was almost as clear as when it was put in, that was at 10,000 kms . When it was running it did not even smell like a diesel. That XP3 even improved the mileage and performance as well. Truly awesome stuff. No Cardon is produced when you use XP3, no black fumes from exhaust, and no smell. May need to adjust the injectors etc. All that came out of the exhaust was hot air and water. Carbon (soot) is just unspent fuel! Thus the mileage and performance improvements. I would never run a Diesel without XP3!
@@philswainson1922 unusual, I had a slight reduction in soot using XP3, my little 2 liter 4 cylinder still smelled like a schoobus lol. The oil is always without fail dark in 200 miles and there is no excessive blowby. Your comment kinda reads like a XP3 employee testimonial lol
No I'm just a faithful user of XP3. So how long did you use it for? It takes a few tanks full to start to get good results. At least that's how it worked for me.
There must be something very special about a Scania engine. I have spent my career as a mechanical engineer building / relocating manufacturing plants. I was always amused by the amount of stinky blue smoke even fairly new crane trucks emitted. It was explained to me that all that idling would cause bore glazing which rendered the piston rings ineffective. Can't say that I have seen a Scania crane truck though - they were usually Mercedes or MAN.
You can't compare stationary work vs idling for nothing. Operating a crane brings higher rpm and more load on the engine, which is better. If you have to idle a longer time, then use high idle (which can be programmed or just a stick on the throttle)
@AYaXOnE some of that might be true, but using the crane and pto definitely does not change idle revs. I can manually do that if I want, but I don't. It's a 16.4 litre V8 and produces sufficient power for the PTO at idle.
The crane as you know automatically raises the revs, so does it sit at about 1,000 rpm or 1,500 rpm when using crane. Idling at 800 rpm is the problem I think.
We have (less now than there was) a lot of diesel cars in the UK and best advice i had was if you are only doing short daily journeys it, get it out for a long run every few months, ideally a couple of hours on a motorway.
Reasons why i drive a gasser, gas engines opperate way cleaner, not only that you can get just as much longevity as long as you take care of them an fix them when they need it
That's not true and has been debunked a million times over. You're confusing what you can see with what you can't. You fools that don't know anything about motors think the black smoke SOME diesels produce is extremely bad for the environment when every single study has shown that even the overly fueled trucks that produce soot are still more efficient and cleaner than your Kia. I can spot a kamalah voter a million miles away and one comment is all I need to know who you voted for lmfao
I wanted to buy the Diesel for my 2500, but I drive very little aside from the few months a year we tow our RV, and expected this kind of crap to end up happening to it. So I went for the gasser instead. I don't regret it.
I live is diesel country, everyone around here sits and idles in their big dually diesel trucks like they are afraid to turn them off for fear they won’t start again or something. Parking lots are full of people waiting for a spouse to finish shopping while they and twenty other trucks stink up the parking lot. I’ve owned plenty of diesel trucks, just turn them off when sitting…
Here in the UK it’s actually illegal: Under Regulation 98 of the Road Vehicle Regulations (1986) it is an offence to leave vehicle engines running unnecessarily whilst parked. Local authorities have never really been tough on enforcement but increasingly in our Low Emissions Zones (LEZs) like central London, people will be fined or called out to turn off an engine. The air in London has certainly got a lot better in the last 10 years.
In 25 years of driving semis I've had two vehicles blow starter lines and not start after shutting them off. If I don't have to shut the motor off, I'm not going to. Nothing more fun than sitting somewhere for four hours freezing waiting on repairs because you shut the motor off and didn't have to. I don't expect this from pickup trucks but I certainly don't trust Class 8 heavy tractors.
My Int'l and Freightliner had Cummins engines. I could flip the cruise control switch to make the engine idle a bit higher. Warmed it up faster and made sleeping more comfortable.
@@maurizioarrivabene8182 Maximum air flow through the engine to help blow out soot, heat/vibration to break loose carbon build up, keeping fuel injectors clear by flowing the maximum amount of fuel through them, etc.
Worked trucking industry for years. Lots O' private owners sit at idle constantly..its a myth they believe that its better to not stop/ start constantly.some love to let everyone else know you got the coal burner.
Old diesel engines LOVED to be run. The more you run them the longer they last. Not so anymore, and to be fair we need to consider how nasty those gases are if we're running millions of engines all day long, but there are better ways this is a stupid problem to have.
I have a 2019 F250 with nothing but a leveling kit, and 37’s on it. Been running like a charm for 200,000 miles. Keep up with them oil changes and filters and your solid.
The day i bought my cummins in 07, i cut the dpf off and went to the muffler shop to have straight pipe and tip dump right before the rear wheel, later i had stacks and loved the sound of my cheetah turbo whistling 😊
@thespacedpirate on gmc, it's called "fast idle." Unfortunately, it's an option and not a stock option for the duramax. Its also ( parking brake > cruise control > and press set ) Also alot of people confuse it for elevated idle in the radio settings for some reason
I used to work for a company working on a new construction metro rail a few years ago, we used f-250 trucks fitted with rail gear to traverse the rails. But because we were limited to 15-25 mph (cant remember) the engines were always basically idling, but we'd take tgem off rail every week to bring them to the gas station for fill up. That first time pulling out onto the highway after a week of soot has built up in the exhaust is was actually kind of fun for me watching the billowing cloud of white smoke clear out the exhaust
it's worth pointing out that this only happens if you don't drive these things for long distances every once in a while. like, if 90+% of your use case is driving around town, idling, towing/carrying nothing, you have plenty of low load driving that results in this after some time. alternatively, if you sometimes drive it for a couple hours straight outside of urban areas, you load it up or tow something, the higher engine load results in temperatures that can burn this stuff off (DPF regen), and so if you do it often enough you simply won't run into this problem. put simply, most people likely don't need a diesel truck, and so if they buy and use one daily anyway they're gonna run into issues. those who actually need a diesel truck likely aren't going to think twice about all this stuff, regardless of emissions equipment.
@@SergeantExtreme So vehicles should be able to spew as much pollution into the air as possible? You want worse air quality, higher chance of respiratory issues, a faster deteriorating environment? Seems like a no-brainer to try to cut vehicle emissions in the design, and also, turn off your damn vehicle when it doesn't have to be on, it's not that difficult. 😂
There is a dumb old guy idea (possibly made sense in the 70s or before) that starting a diesel is bad and damaging and letting it idle was good. Monkey see monkey do
My dad has an older one ton dodge which was having a new clutch put in and I remember hearing him tell the mechanic. What you have to understand is I’m either putting around a pasture idling in low or I’m hauling hay and tractors with this truck, that’s all I do with it.
You say don't idle but as someone who's worked in the Canadian Oilfield in Northern Alberta, both semi's and pickup's not left running overnight when the temperature drops well below -40°C, IT TAKES HOURS TO THAW OUT BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN START THEM AGAIN. Yes, I know they make block heaters for rigs and most pickup trucks have them from factory, but on the big trucks they're all aftermarket and they all fail in the middle of the night at an average rate of about 80%. So it's cheaper to burn the fuel and adjust your maintenance schedule than it is to risk your truck freezing and potentially cracking blocks, radiators, and hoses. As for the pickup trucks, the block heaters struggle or outright fail at least half of the time and carry the exact same risks as the big trucks
I've idled all my diesels in the winter. You and me are not too different other than that -40c talk that makes 0 sense because it's the same as -40f somehow temp changes get wonky in c the colder it is.... but I'm in the Bakken, leave everything running. Unless long weekend, which it'd take half a day to get my workover rig to fire up with the block heater and pro heat running.... we idol everything here too, have to unless you don't want to go to work
Then why have I seen tractor-trailers sitting at idle ALL NIGHT, while the driver stops at a rest stop, eats, showers, sleeps, leaves the next morning and NEVER turns the motor off until his destination? (I'm 75 years old, BTW..)
It is the new emissions systems that ruins diesel engines that idles or run a lot on low rpm... Diesel taxis here in Norway stand idle all day and running 1.000.000 km is not unheard of and 500.000km is pretty normal before they get sold and driven even more. The rest of the car falls apart long before the engine fails on these diesels that have been idling most of their life...
@@userjarabeckoHow so? Because every test out there shows that the DPF causes the engine to be less efficient and pollute more. You can literally double your fuel mileage with a good tune and a delete kit, and make less pollution. Why wouldn’t you do that? And the DEF is just a huge mistake. It only makes it look like the engine runs cleaner because they only measure pollutants that would come from the fuel, not the acid. DEF actually puts about 20 toxic chemicals into the air that are hundreds of times worse than anything that the fuel would release. So, it’s a fact that a good tune and a delete is actually far better for the environment and air quality than actually following the rules.
@@adamr9215 are you 5? Dude im born in era where no diesel cars had dpfs. And i know how breathing that shit makes me want to vomit. And i also know that diesels with dpf like my old peugeot which i drove many years with the same dpf filter didnt make me feel like vomit and smell i hate to say it good. So no you can spew all that nonsense about not dpf not cleaning that burned diesel emissions because it actually does and it does such a good job that diesel exaust fumes are breathable without making u want to vomit. And you are probably another spoiled american. You dont know crap about how europe is crammed and full of diesel cars. Or u are from france or portugal or spain or norway or sweden or england or finlad or estonia or italy and u got that constant flow of ocean air that takes all that smoke to the place where i live
Im so glad I have been a diesel tech for 22 years. When I got my 2023 Cummings it was fully deleted of everything no DEF, no egr, no cats done when the truck had 51 miles on it. I personally know some of the very best in the diesel game, truck runs so damn good alimony pretty much driving the equivalent of a more powerful 12v. Only will ever have to worry about is maintenance. And it will go a million plus miles no problem
No modern diesel goes a million miles whether deleted or not. I've seen more valves receded and burned on deleted engines than I can count. I've also seen the fouling that idling causes to an engine because egr is operational. It's a no win situation. The diesel in the US is also to blame.
@Thinkingaway i understand why that is a thing we have a 2019 cummins with 590k on it that was completely deleted when new, only maintenance items have been addressed and wear parts. I have no doubt it will go a million without a major failure. We been doing this a long time. Although we over maintain our trucks. They are an expensive investment. We hull construction equipment to all parts of the country
@@derakbell8143I don't think it's a good idea to put in print what you wrote in your 2nd sentence up there about weight reduction. Especially using your name here on YT. Election not withstanding. I don't have any issue with it, but you are I'm sure familiar with those who do.
Also modern eu petrol cars. Friend of mine has a citroen c3 1.6 16v with lack of power and misfires. Filled it with 98 octane fuel and cleaning additives drove like an idiot for 1,5 our and runs fine ever since.
"Italian Tune-up". Every 2-3 weeks I'll do that with my Toyota. Otherwise all it ever does is drive slow start/stop around town. That extra highspeed drive is well worth it.
@@homeistheearthI don't think French cars like that, though they don't like particularly anything. There was a case in Finland against Peugeot because their engines refused to start if the sensors detected it's too cold outside.
@@harrygroen69 i dont think its particularly worse than much other. I had an opel Astra, always something broken, then a Renault and there was never a problem , now have a c4 Picasso and it has issues but have almost gone 400000km so i would not say it that bad.
👍👌👏 2) The very important air filter wasn't mentioned. Because if clogged, it's like choking someone but nevertheless want him to run a marathon. Best regards, luck and especially health to all involved.
I just gut and then map those soot traps out of the exhaust. Never driven straight off from cold in 32 years of driving. This and letting the oil properly circulate and warm up for short minute or two is what kept more money in my pocket instead of my local shops.
@@GTFourpretty much everything you do in this life is adding to it, daily. What are you doing to add zero to the pollution problem? If you ain’t living in the Forrest, living off the land with a horse, ur contributing to the problem massively. So you live in a Forrest?
Such a dumb old school.thought process based on nothing. Modern cars are meant to be driven fairly quickly after initial start and idling a car at warm up for more than a minute or two is not helpful. Are you one of those people who waste fuel and then complain about gas prices?
In the Canadian oil fields they literally don't shut them off all winter. They fuel them while running half the time. Not saying that's good for them, But it's what they do. If they shut them off and forget to restart them before they get cold it can be hard to restart them.
Modern diesel vehicles produce massive amounts of soot, which is managed through procedures called DPF regenerations. There are 2 types: Static regeneration and Dynamic Regeneration. Dynamic regenerations are all automated. This is done when the vehicle is moving, up to ideal operational temperature, and the ECU determines nothing is wrong which can interrupt the regeneration process. This regen is done between an average of 16% soot load and 150% soot load. Static regeneration is almost the exact opposite. They are started through scan tools, the vehicle must not be moving, and the vehicle needs to be up to ideal operational temperatures. This regen is usually done when the DPF soot load exceeds 150% but is under 200-250%. If the DPF soot load exceeds around 150%, then the EML will come on. Past 200% and you’ll find the vehicle is in limp mode. If the sot load is near to 300%, it is usually deemed unsafe to regen because of the risk of fires, and will typically need a new DPF.
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Old diesels emit more soot. Just they let it out for people to breathe in
I run a service truck and I used to let my engine idle to keep me warm in the winter. Not anymore. Get yourself a standalone diesel heater. Big game changer! Lower fuel cost, no engine wear, less drama overall. Only thing beyond the diesel heater you need is upgraded batteries.
In -40 I used to let my 13 duramax diesel run for days. It never got to operating temperature during those periods. Sold it with 400,000+ km still ran like a champ.
As a marine engineer, I worked a lot of boats where the generators were GM 6 71's and most of those boats had a "hotel load" and was about 20% of the rated output. When you'd take the exhaust manifold off, the ports were all cholesterold up and wet with oil and carbon. You'd have to run every motor in the engine room and load them up as much as possible to burn that carbon out of there.
We had an issue in the UK in the late 80's on the railway due to diesels being run for hours on end at very light loads. Basically the East Coast line had recently been electrified andbthe government/BR wanted to run electric trains ASAP, now at this point the new carriages were not ready but the locomotives were. The normal solution would be to simply use the old carriages with the new locomotives but there was an issue, this new stock was replacing HST's which use 415V AC three phase power not the usual higher ETS voltage. The plan was to have a HST power car at one end which provided power to the carriages and also a remote driving cab so the train could be driven from either end. All was good until there were a few fires as a result of the low load on the engines. In the end further modification was done so that the HST power car also provided traction, so essentially a diesel locomotive at one end and an electric on the other. Supposedly made the train very sprightly with something like 8,300HP on tap.
City trucks typically have equipment that requires the truck to be running to use. If they're smart they use the high idle that's built into every diesel built after 2005 and that'll reduce the wear on the DPF, a part we wouldn't even need if it wasn't for the EPA
It sucks that this happens. There are applications where diesel (generally large ones too) vehicles are required to idle, mainly public transportation/shipping, waste management, and school buses. DPF regen can help though.
For semi trucks they dont like to idle to but you get a warning for full dpf and then you press a bottom and 15-60 minutes active regen and your good to go For tractor we put dieselclean in the tank works well
And if you still decide to sit idle at times, be sure to engage high idle if you have the option, high idle keeps oil pressure up and keeps the top of the engine lubricated. Low idle for long periods reduces engine life.
@@rosen9425 The pump isn't the issue. Idling at low RPM is bad for the motor. You have to idle up a bit to add boost so it burns cleanly. Otherwise the oil seeps up the pistons. Oil pressure drops in EVERY vehicle at 'rest" idle. Most modern cars don't have oil gauges in them anymore, most diesels do. Modern cars just get a little light on the dashboard that says, "Something is wrong" but doesn't really explain what the problem is. This is for diesel motors which all have turbos. This doesn't apply to gasoline motors. They have spark plugs to force the pistons back down after combustion. Diesel motors have long strokes and no spark plugs. You need the boost to force a little more air so the combustion is clean.
I’m a water well contractor and our trucks sit idling over wells all day long. One of our newer trucks with emissions equipment had the motor replaced 3 times before 50,000 miles… I’m slowly switching everything over to gas!
While on a rig in North Dakota, we diesel owners didn't turn our personal trucks off for 2 weeks or it would gel up. 2004 lb7 duramax with 300k on her and she ran fine.
On the north slope of Alaska in the oil fields all of our diesel trucks idle 24/7 unless they are down for service and this is because of the extreme cold temperatures but in the cab we have an electronic automatic idler control that brings the idle up to about 800 to 1100 RPM so it's not at a low idle and the big fear is the push rods more than anything else
I sit in my truck a 2021 ram 3500 6.7l a lot. I did a few things to ensure a long life. S&S Cp3 conversion, fass 250gph system with heaters, complete performance banks kit But i do not use the pedal monster i did add a thermal couple for direct egt on the idash. converted to dual 300Ah lifepo4 batteries with dual 320A alternators. I tow a lot in the Sierra mountains. The big batteries and diesel heater, and 3000w inverter let me sit for days without running the truck.
There was a story told to me by a guy on a ship near Alaska. They had an old school Detroit Diesel idling for weeks. When they needed it, it wouldn't rev up. Turned out that the exhaust had coked up almost solid.
Thats why I always put the car/truck in third gear (locked in auto) so I can run it on high idle now and then, and if I'm warming up my diesel engines, I always makes sure the oil pressure gets up fast, not only turn the key and leave.. I usually hold the idle up to 1000 and then 1500 rpm for a few minutes, just to build up some exhaust temps, then I leave it run for maximum of 10min and off I go... Never had any egr or DPF issues in any of my diesel vehicles.
Learned this through experience of owning a diesel for 70k and a dodgy garage that messed up my service due to not putting the air filter in properly and driving about 7-8k later the car went into limp mode and that's when my mechanic friend checked the filter, go to a terraclean garage and get your car terracleaned it cleans all the carbon build up,dpf and the crap that collects up in your fuel tank, last time i got my car done it cost about £80+ or 2 cars for £130, they recommend doing it every 10k but i got my car done 40k ago and it still runs like a dream at 135k on the clock
I always warm up my engine for 5 minutes in cold weather (longer in very cold weather). It doesn't have a DPF & the EGR is permanently closed. Used to have issues with DPF after prolonged city driving. Diesels need the odd 'Italian tune up'
Ohio here. The diesel guys basically let them idle all winter. The body still rots away from the drivetrain. A 7.3 goes for like $150 around here. Good luck finding a clean chassis to stuff it in.
Ya can’t help but let it idle on certain occasions. I drive a propane delivery truck. It spends the majority of its life idling, except for having the petal to the metal between stops. Could be 2 minutes, or could be 30+ minutes between a stop. But for every delivery, it’s basically idling. We increase our RPM’s during product transfer, but it only idles it up a couple hundred RPM’s. My truck starts at the beginning of the day and doesn’t shut off till the end of the day. But you are correct, it’s evidently hard on it due to the emissions because my 337 Peterbilt regen’s at least once every other day or so.
fortunately there's still a way to save that catalytic converter. It's called pressure blast in my country. You just load the one side up with a certain chemical solution, use a big tank loaded with pressurized water and let the water just shoot through it for a couple of times. It saved my butt with my Mercedes E Class W211 320CDI
One of my sergeants in Alaska used to let his cummins idle all day long while we worked. Mind you it was 12 or even 14 hour days in the motorpool some times and thing would idle from the moment we picked up wrenches till we put em down.
Needs the US airforce delete package.
Or just live in a non-communist state.
@@skypiratecaptain unfortunately the communists want to rule every state.
@skypiratecaptain Illegal in all 50 US states and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. Gotta buy old.
Is that deleting the dpf?
@@mr.3phase228 the laws in Ohio only pertain to auto shops and dealers. I see smokestacks all the time with dudes rolling coal.
Pre-emissions diesels are worth their weight in gold!
Or just delete it
my 2000 hilux completely agrees last of the no emission mechanical pump luxies i still give it a good hard run every now and then to blow the carbon out. Over 320 000km/200k miles on it and still going strong
@@FreiherrDinkelackerbuy thru a proxy…
Like Ukraine. (Fighting a proxy war)
@@reallifeengineer7214 If you order it online there’s no way to track it, like everyone does, this guys doesn’t know anything
@@bj011990💯%
Swedish youtuber M. Bjoernstroem bought a 90s Volvo truck used for servicing airplanes. On the drive home he pulls over and the exhaust is glowing bright red. As he steps on the throttle flames are shooting out of the stack. The truck idled most of it's life and never went above 20 mph so the muffler was just loaded with soot.
He got the flamer upgrade for free. Nice.
Still did less damage than Northvolt lmao
Video name: "Buying an Airplane toilet Truck and making a Skylift of it"
timestamp: 14:55
What's his mechanical background?
I had a 50cc moped that would do that. Could see the inside of the muffler glowing bright orange. Coke buildup. Used to look cool blowing sparks out at night
As an EMT of 15 years i feel personally attacked, lolol. We had to do standing 12-24hr shifts in seattle, no station. We lived in our powerstroke 7.3, 6.0 and 6.3 rigs. They would idle for 80% of a shift and be flat out the rest. They usually got to about 300k miles before the suspension fell off before the engine broke.
Usually. But we didn't have these filters on our ancient rigs yet. The sprinters that idled all day would have this happen, foul the sensor, which overheated and melted the wiring harness far up into the loom, requiring a 10k harness every two months. We had to have special driving routines for them.
I still kinda sleep better with the sound of a stupid rattly powerstroke idling in the background.
Thank you for your service
Absolutely. Some of the best sleeps for me were inside a Bradley, heat on full blast snowstorm outside.
I saw a RUclips short about a firetruck in the us with a plug to keep the engine warm. Wouldn't something like that be beneficial for ambulances as well?
Cool but I have no idea what an EMT is
@@intimatespearfisher emergency medical technician. It would have been faster to just ask Google than it was to type your comment.
Been in the trucking business for 30 years, you are correct ,never let a Diesel idle, always set the engine on fast idle,around 1000 rpm
Fast idle
Is still idle.
My trucks idle long enough to let the turbo slow down and cool off,then shut it down. On a semi, an apu is worth every penny.
@@donmunro144 I have one on my 3rd Gen as well! Worth every penny.👍
@@donmunro144think about it, it's not like an excavator that's full power then stopping a truck is rarely full power then off, you usually slow down and cruise into a yard or something like that, you've already cooled it off
How long should a diesel warm up on a cold winter morning before driving ?
Sitting in my dad's 06 F350 power stroke with 443,000 miles while on my laptop. It's been idling for almost 2 decades. 😂😂😂😂
@@ColbyMackintoshlast year of 7.3 was 02
Are you talking about a 6.0 powerstroke? With that many miles. How many high pressure pumps, injectors, egr and oil coolers, heads and front covers to get that many miles.?
@@Stackksss03 was both 7.3 and 6.0.
@Deadmemories80 he said it's an 06. 06-07 hpops don't go bad, nobody has egr on a 6.0 in 2024, oil coolers only clog if you don't change your coolant, 06-07 got better heads with 25% thicker bases so they heads don't Warp like earlier builds. The only reason the 6.0 got a bad name was because of the 2003.
@@ericanderson4441 news to me thanks for info!
He meant "new diesels" there fixed it for ya. Thank goodness for emmissions. So helpful
Was coming here to day this. Thank you
It's either that, or let someone else (or you) breathe that.
Choose one.
And all of it, just because you want to idle the engine.
@@XB10001how much emissions does it take to make those parts that keep screwing up? How about the extra fuel it takes to burn the dpf clean and that extra 300 pounds of weight it adds
@@XB10001I'm sure that platinum and palladium mine is good for the environment too. I bet the diesel trucks in China mining the rare metals don't have emissions junk on them
Always someone else's fault. Typical whataburger @@travisderthick9361
This is why I love my 7.3l diesel. Salt truck plow truck. I can idle all night no problems. Say what you want but it’s hard to replace tried and true old school diesel
Why does it have to idle all night? Who buys a truck and just lets it run 24/7 for no reason?
Yanks are strange.
@@jochenstacker7448 snow pushers.
@jochenstacker7448 if you are plowing snow, you have to wait for it to accumulate, also it will be cold, so you will have the heat on
@david84ss I lived in the Allgäu Region in Germany, plenty of snow there. And ski pistes.
There are plenty of plows on the road and on the piste. They never leave those things idling for hours because it's useless and idiotic.
A cold, idling motor has low oil pressure, heats up slower and has more wear. Even the manufacturer recommends starting it up, letting it run for just a short amount of time and then set off carefully.
There's a good video I saw on the subject, oh wait, it's this one!
Maybe watch it?
In our area. Snow plows must be idling and in place as a snow storm approaches in order to be deemed operational for a state government contract.
Been carrying that light around for over a year now. Absolutely love it
Came in the comments to see if anyone is an olight fan
@ well you found me 🤣
Yeah I have the arkfeld pro flashlight too. It misses the mark in a few areas. The streamlight wedge is superior, just doesn't have a laser. The wedge has had the snot beat out of it inclusing 10ft drops, gone through the washer about 20 times or more (not an exaggeration). I also can't stand the lame little flipper sleector on the arkfeld that makes moves on its own in your pocket. I find that I don't use the laser to point things out to customers like I though I would with the arkfeld. I carry the wedge far more. It's just a better light.
Arkfield ultra is better ;)
Glad I’m not the only flashlight nerd here lol
I worked at a Chev dealership near a navy yard, and a good portion of their fleet vehicles were diesel Colorados, and all they did was idle around the base all day. Almost every one that came through needed the particulate filters replaced, as well as the particulate matter sensors.
Because the US military is cost effective and longevity is worth more than effectiveness? The US military isn't the best role model.
Force regin them several times. It worked for me when my def pump went out. Made me cringe having to idle my truck especially at those high rpms
Well, at least they had unlimited funds (taxpayer's money) to pay for the repairs.
This is the problem with all army stuff. SOME engines need to be run LONG and FREQUENTLY to be at their top spec. Especially with catalyzers. Its real problem since you need to have tanks, trucks, IFVs and all that in case of war but also you can't just drive around tanks pointlessly since they are massive and expensive to run (just check the fuel consumption on these babies its EXPENSIVE). There has to be a better way to handle this, maybe keeping engines separate or rotating use, maybe installing cats only during longer ops.
@@EnhancedNightmare I know at least on Ford diesels, they can be optioned for military use with zero emissions equipment. That would take care of most of the issues, but I don’t know if any government agency can get those non-emissions vehicles.
I never understood why people let their diesels idle for 30 minutes why they go buy groceries or something. One or two minutes I can understand, but any longer seems like an idiotic waste of fuel and needless wear and tear. Thanks for confirming.
Because until recently semi truck drivers did it to have power in their sleeper rigs and everyone who drives a diesel thinks they drive a semi, so of course they copy them.
If you ever lived in South Texas during the summer, you would know why...
People out here idling while refilling their tank then go eat at the taco truck. There hasn’t been anyone inside the truck for 45 minutes just turn it off lol
I do it cause if I don't, my dashboard makes a horrible tapping noise. Plus, running it makes it look like I'm not sleeping in it.
All he really proved was that DPFs and cats are a wear item, and that using them more burns them up more. Older diesels can idle all day so long as you set the high idle, it's how truckers have slept at rest stops for decades before APUs had to become a thing because idling killed DPFs as fast as it did.
I use 1-2 times per year 50% mix of diesel and aircraft jet fuel - all exhaust is clean like a new. My diesel cars are 12 and 18 years old and have no issues with exhaust or fuel system.
yeah your older than all the new emissions bs
@@TheWhatman21 yep... Correct! Jet fuel can absolutely damage the catalyst.
@@billymanilli dude I run a 6.5 n/a. I've tossed stuff in the tank you shouldn't. Still running fine. I'm anti new diesel engines
@@TheWhatman21 You must be quite a dunce ha ha ha
@@TRPGpilot oh yeah? Whys that?
Old school diesels with no smog garbage on it are bulletproof and a diamond in the rough
I think I am dancing with the stars!
Any recommendations? I want to get into an older diesel pickup
@@pdyintv7494Look into 90s diesels, specifically anything they call "OBS," which stands for "Old Body/Box Style." In my case, I have an OBS 1996 F-250HD 7.3L Power Stroke. Dodge has another great diesel engine from the same generation. Definitely worth looking into.
@@pdyintv7494get a 12 valve 5.9 Cummins. Best engine ever built, and all of us who've had them will fight anyone to both defend their honor as well as to buy one. 24 valve is damn good too, but nowhere near as indestructible
@pdyintv7494 just remember you aren't just buying a pre emissions engine you are buying the whole truck and old trucks can come with lots of electrical issues due to age. And any other parts on the truck due to lack of maintenance
Always liked taking the Diesel Van from my parents on road trips. German Autobahn, you absolutely feel how in the first two hours or so you’re missing power, but after about two hours at a constant 160km/h or so (100mph) it has “burned free” and boy does it make a noticeable difference.
That would suggest its already too far gone, if you drive them properly from the start you should never have any power loss at all other than the average 1hp/yr. Once you actually start getting problems like lack of power its probably because the dpf is blocked, only once the cycle starts does it clear enough to regain some power, either go with a dpf/egr delete or renew or get a flush done.
@don’t know, you didn’t typically notice the missing power below 120km/h but at speeds of 140km/h and higher it wasn’t crazy but quite noticeable until you “burned it free”. To my knowledge no work was ever done to the motor other than oil and filter changes.
@@martinschlegel1823 what model van and what year? I inherited a ‘08 Ford focus a while ago with 1.8 TDCI. It felt slow until I blasted it on the motorway for an hour. The next day it felt much quicker and has stayed that way!!! It had been granny driven since new and felt so sluggish I thought the turbo was blown!
@ it was a first generation Mercedes Vito , not sure about the year, probably built in like 99.
@@martinschlegel1823yes diesels love the motorway, that’s why I have a small petrol car for short trips to the store and pick up my kids from kindergarten, and another Peugeot diesel hdi for road trip and motor way driving, so pleasant to drive.
For years in Texas every time I encounter a group of dudes with diesel pickups standing around worksites or whatever ALWAYS idle their damn engines for the ENTIRE TIME they’re standing around like it’s some kind of dude ritual, or cultural side-show or something.😮💨🥴😵💫
I figure those vehicles are so poorly maintained that those fellas are afraid to turn them off.
You've clearly never been in Texas stranded on the job with a no-start condition lol.
@Drmcclung my old 93 always fires right up with just a light bump of the starter.... must be a Ford thing...
@@deanvav7820 your old 93 doesn't do 200 miles a day site to site with one truck doing the job of what really should be 3 or 4 in school districts and broke city/county municipalities all over the state. Private business owners also have no time for what-if's and "hasn't let me down yet" in the land of $1,000 battery replacements, diesel emissions equipment that really really do not like the constant start/stop heat cycles. 1 no-start for any reason is enough to put some people out of business
Company pays for the fuel. Burn it if you go it son. Stop worrying about what other grown adults are doing like a broad
My 2000 7.3L F350 don’t suffer from any of these issues.
660k miles.
1 trans rebuild at 156k and a new oil pan at 220k and that has been my only issues in 25 years.
Still running on same 8 injectors
5” straight pipe
Intake and has been tuned to extreme mode for last 11 years.
5" pipe. I bet that thing sounds awesome. I prefer inline 6 diesels. But regardless. You can't go wrong with a diesel and 5"+ stacks. For a pickup I'd say 5" is the ideal size. I imagine you get some wonderful eargasmic turbo noises from it
No Cps , ICP, or hpop issues? Mine wouldn’t start today. U using any fuel additives ?
When I was driving 18-wheelers, I let the truck idle overnight every night. And somehow, those trucks made it to a million miles without anything getting clogged up by soot or needing anything beyond normal oil changes.
Of course, this was in the 1990s, before DEF, before DPF, before emissions systems that cost THOUSANDS of dollars in repair if you idle, if you drive in city traffic, any use case that doesn't involve hours of wide-open throttle every week. And even then, if the DPF doesn't clog, some DEF sensor will invariably go bad.
Why we're you leaving them idling all night?
@@Dmitrikrotchlikmyov I was sleeping in the truck. In most of the places I went to, air conditioning is required or you will cook in the back of that sleeper. Back then, trucks did not have APUs.
@@Dmitrikrotchlikmyovit’s a common practice. It gets cold, you need power, etc. one time I didn’t turn my truck off for 3 months 💀 😂
@@iPissOnTalmud careful, you're gunna freak out the people that shut off their cars for fueling
@Dmitrikrotchlikmyov Probably sleeping in the back and letting it run so he can stay warm in the winter, or to keep the alternator running so they battery doesn't die from using electronics
Every time I see one of these videos that show all the issues with the emission stuff, I go out and give my 7.3 PowerStroke trucks a big hug. Diesel trucks should never had that DEF stuff.
Exactly, all the DEF was meant for was to cool the exhaust, and there's so many other ways to do it,
VW Beetles were only cooled with air and oil,
They should have put LPG systems in these newer diesels it'd let them run better and cleaner from the start
@@crazyburkey3677DEF contains urea which reduces NOx to N2. Injecting it reduces exhaust temps sure, but the primary purpose is introducing urea to remove NOx.
It’s not DEF it’s soot.
Why get a diesel? They are so finicky
Unfortunately, diesels are polluting as all hell. And outside of being used as a tool, or really horrible to own.
Of course, I'm a bit of a hypocrite since I love my 7.3 😂
This is why I set my Tesla on high idle.
Hahaha I’ve never heard that one before
@markm0000 It's very common to high idle the diesel generator on the trailer to charge the Tesla.
😂
Ha ha funny
Back the Tesla up and we will fuel you up with a FREE tank of fuel !!😂😂😂😁😁
Thats why i love my 92 80 series landcruiser! Fully mechanical injection and no exhaust nonsense! Well over 600xxxkms still pulls like a train 😁
Pulls like a train but sure glugs down fuel like one too
One thing I loved about my 01 7.3 Powerstroke was it after a few minutes at idle it would automatically increase the idle RPMs to about 1k. So it would not load up. Also it had very minimal emissions which helped.
They only did that in freezing temps.
@@DC9Douglas ~40° and lower
I’ve had so many people argue with me it’s fine to just leave a diesel running all day and that it doesn’t add to wear and tear
Well, you can't argue with stupidity
The older diesels you could idle them especially in areas where it was cold, but between the EPA and the people of the great state of California decided we need to spend countless thousands of dollars on maintenance for DPF filters
Oil pressure runs lower at idle so long as your oil pressure is good idle time won’t hurt anything.
Why would you do that??
Rumor, I've recently heard, is that every hour of idling equates to 25 miles of engine wear and tear
Had that in a car. Pre-owner was diagnosed with Turbo failure. Took the particle filter off. Flushed it with a pressure washer. Had it on the Autobahn at moderate speeds for an hour. Since then, I used the car only for longer distances and it rides fine
Insurance invalidated though
@@stupossibleifywhy would cleaning the dpf invalidate insurance?
@@jochenstacker7448 modification
Loved my turbo 7.3 , changed the oil regularly and filters but that was it ! Such a beast of a truck, miss that bad boy
You can just see how hard it is for Dave not to just say “if you delete it”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
EGR delete will fix this issue?
@@VulcanViewerwhy are you even here?
@@VulcanViewer
No one wants to tow with a gas truck
@@yourface3154delete all the emissions junk and feel free to idol your diesel for weeks.
Archoil helps with this big time. Bill Hewitt had the Atlanta ambulance companies run Archoil and even with all of their idling at 250k miles their emissions equipment was clean!
AR6900-D?
we talk about diesel additive I think, not oil additive. If you use good oil u don't need oil additions, however those for fuel are confirmed as the only ones which makes the difference. Lubricate the pumps and keep injectors clean over time
@ Horse shit…these new PowerStrokes and Durmaxes need great oil and all of the fuel treatments they can get.
@ How much have you spent on replacing emissions
Tests have been done to show which fuel additive is best. Hot shot secrets pulled far ahead of archoil every time.
I was a sucker for archoil for a while too. I fall for marketing every time
This is why I went with the 7.3L Gas for my 22 F-350. I bought it to tow my 8K travel trailer in the summer, and it is my daily driver, and I only live 12 minutes from work. I would rarely get that diesel up to operating temperature, and just kill the DPF. I would love to have the 6.7 PowerStroke, but it just made zero sense for my application.
Good move. But don't idle that 7.3 gas engine too much. They are showing lifter problems, just like the Ram 5.7s. Seems to be an issue with lubrication at low rpms. There are a lot of theories about why this is happening.
@ I rarely idle mine. However the fluids just get up to operating temp by the time I pull into work. It’s a marked difference in mpg’s from being cold, to already being up to temp.
I got a 97 f350 powerstroke best truck ever. I got it for 2 grand with 100,000 miles on it
@@FreiherrDinkelacker I work on commercial trucks. I would say 70 percent of check engine lights are related to DPF and SCR(DEF) systems.
@@FreiherrDinkelacker Your right I cant tell you how many NOX sensors, 7th injectors and DEF nozzles I have replaced. Then add in the problems with EGR valves bad ERG coolers. Its a mess. People wonder why things cost so much. Its not just the price of fuel. Its trucks maintenance and repairs that add to the cost of everything. A NOX sensor is 1200 to 1500 bucks plus the labor to diagnose and repair. I do them all the time.
That’s pretty wild that you can’t let it idle anymore. Semi trucks never shut off.
Yep ! keep em hot and running hard and you have very little problems with the DPF and cats !
Until your camshaft wears and splinters into the turbo, or creates improper inlet out exhaust opening that contaminants the dpf
@stupossibleify Sounds like you have other problems , ,but what I am hearing could all be caused by sludge build up blocking oil galleries even partially and that is caused by lugging the motor and running it to cold and idling to much !
I ran a 2010 Ford E450 Power Stroke with a 6 liter diesel, had all the cancellation done and cat converter removed. 16 foot cube van, ran 500 kms everyday. I always used XP3 diesel fuel additive. Never had a problem with carbon at all. Even at oil changes, the oil was almost as clear as when it was put in, that was at 10,000 kms . When it was running it did not even smell like a diesel. That XP3 even improved the mileage and performance as well. Truly awesome stuff. No Cardon is produced when you use XP3, no black fumes from exhaust, and no smell. May need to adjust the injectors etc. All that came out of the exhaust was hot air and water.
Carbon (soot) is just unspent fuel! Thus the mileage and performance improvements. I would never run a Diesel without XP3!
@@philswainson1922 unusual, I had a slight reduction in soot using XP3, my little 2 liter 4 cylinder still smelled like a schoobus lol. The oil is always without fail dark in 200 miles and there is no excessive blowby. Your comment kinda reads like a XP3 employee testimonial lol
No I'm just a faithful user of XP3. So how long did you use it for? It takes a few tanks full to start to get good results. At least that's how it worked for me.
My scania disel crane truck has spent literally YEARS idling all day while i operate the crane. It loves it!!!!
Those 1950's Scania Crane Trucks were awesome..,,
There must be something very special about a Scania engine.
I have spent my career as a mechanical engineer building / relocating manufacturing plants.
I was always amused by the amount of stinky blue smoke even fairly new crane trucks emitted.
It was explained to me that all that idling would cause bore glazing which rendered the piston rings ineffective.
Can't say that I have seen a Scania crane truck though - they were usually Mercedes or MAN.
You can't compare stationary work vs idling for nothing. Operating a crane brings higher rpm and more load on the engine, which is better. If you have to idle a longer time, then use high idle (which can be programmed or just a stick on the throttle)
@AYaXOnE some of that might be true, but using the crane and pto definitely does not change idle revs. I can manually do that if I want, but I don't. It's a 16.4 litre V8 and produces sufficient power for the PTO at idle.
The crane as you know automatically raises the revs, so does it sit at about 1,000 rpm or 1,500 rpm when using crane. Idling at 800 rpm is the problem I think.
We have (less now than there was) a lot of diesel cars in the UK and best advice i had was if you are only doing short daily journeys it, get it out for a long run every few months, ideally a couple of hours on a motorway.
Reasons why i drive a gasser, gas engines opperate way cleaner, not only that you can get just as much longevity as long as you take care of them an fix them when they need it
That's not true and has been debunked a million times over. You're confusing what you can see with what you can't. You fools that don't know anything about motors think the black smoke SOME diesels produce is extremely bad for the environment when every single study has shown that even the overly fueled trucks that produce soot are still more efficient and cleaner than your Kia. I can spot a kamalah voter a million miles away and one comment is all I need to know who you voted for lmfao
I wanted to buy the Diesel for my 2500, but I drive very little aside from the few months a year we tow our RV, and expected this kind of crap to end up happening to it. So I went for the gasser instead. I don't regret it.
I work on a fleet of Spinter Ambulances (amongst a few other vehicles). Can confirm idling all day is a diesel killer.
Mercedes sprinter or vitos you mean?
In the UK, I understand sprinter ambulances reach 300,000 miles + !
Do you make good money? What would I need to do that?
@@frankythehousecat2681 we have a few that are near 1 million kilometers now
@@fidelcatsro6948 sprinters
I live is diesel country, everyone around here sits and idles in their big dually diesel trucks like they are afraid to turn them off for fear they won’t start again or something. Parking lots are full of people waiting for a spouse to finish shopping while they and twenty other trucks stink up the parking lot. I’ve owned plenty of diesel trucks, just turn them off when sitting…
Air con doesn't work when turned off
Here in the UK it’s actually illegal: Under Regulation 98 of the Road Vehicle Regulations (1986) it is an offence to leave vehicle engines running unnecessarily whilst parked. Local authorities have never really been tough on enforcement but increasingly in our Low Emissions Zones (LEZs) like central London, people will be fined or called out to turn off an engine. The air in London has certainly got a lot better in the last 10 years.
I see that a lot in suburbia with petrol vehicles in summer , they can't handle sitting in shade with an ambient air temperature of above say 28⁰C.
In 25 years of driving semis I've had two vehicles blow starter lines and not start after shutting them off. If I don't have to shut the motor off, I'm not going to. Nothing more fun than sitting somewhere for four hours freezing waiting on repairs because you shut the motor off and didn't have to. I don't expect this from pickup trucks but I certainly don't trust Class 8 heavy tractors.
@ that didn’t seem very sarcastic at all. I expected more from you….
My Int'l and Freightliner had Cummins engines. I could flip the cruise control switch to make the engine idle a bit higher. Warmed it up faster and made sleeping more comfortable.
I tell people you have to hit the red line every once in a while
A redline a day keeps the mechanic away!
What would be the purpose of that?
@@maurizioarrivabene8182 Maximum air flow through the engine to help blow out soot, heat/vibration to break loose carbon build up, keeping fuel injectors clear by flowing the maximum amount of fuel through them, etc.
@@kodinorberg2229 blow out soot? My man. You have no idea how a diesel engine works lmao
@@maurizioarrivabene8182high exhaust temps burns the soot out of them. Best way to get that is through high load
Worked trucking industry for years. Lots O' private owners sit at idle constantly..its a myth they believe that its better to not stop/ start constantly.some love to let everyone else know you got the coal burner.
Old diesel engines LOVED to be run. The more you run them the longer they last. Not so anymore, and to be fair we need to consider how nasty those gases are if we're running millions of engines all day long, but there are better ways this is a stupid problem to have.
I was just gonna say this! Always heard that myth but is it to do with the new emissions and bs?
@phila1714 D.E.F. causes crystals to build in exhaust with excessive idling. Commercial engines go into " re- gen" quicker.
I have a 2019 F250 with nothing but a leveling kit, and 37’s on it. Been running like a charm for 200,000 miles. Keep up with them oil changes and filters and your solid.
The day i bought my cummins in 07, i cut the dpf off and went to the muffler shop to have straight pipe and tip dump right before the rear wheel, later i had stacks and loved the sound of my cheetah turbo whistling 😊
Exactly! Proper Maintenance and Proper Operation
In people, transportation busses have a high idle setting to keep AC and power going while stopped and waiting for passingers.
Every pickup on the market has a high idle setting these days. Dodge has theirs on the cruise control button when parked.
@thespacedpirate on gmc, it's called "fast idle." Unfortunately, it's an option and not a stock option for the duramax. Its also ( parking brake > cruise control > and press set ) Also alot of people confuse it for elevated idle in the radio settings for some reason
I used to work for a company working on a new construction metro rail a few years ago, we used f-250 trucks fitted with rail gear to traverse the rails. But because we were limited to 15-25 mph (cant remember) the engines were always basically idling, but we'd take tgem off rail every week to bring them to the gas station for fill up. That first time pulling out onto the highway after a week of soot has built up in the exhaust is was actually kind of fun for me watching the billowing cloud of white smoke clear out the exhaust
I got my first car recently which happens to be a Diesel and this Knowledge is actually really useful for me
A truck that breaks of you idle it. Fantastic design.
Thank the Democrats and their EPA regulations.
it's worth pointing out that this only happens if you don't drive these things for long distances every once in a while. like, if 90+% of your use case is driving around town, idling, towing/carrying nothing, you have plenty of low load driving that results in this after some time.
alternatively, if you sometimes drive it for a couple hours straight outside of urban areas, you load it up or tow something, the higher engine load results in temperatures that can burn this stuff off (DPF regen), and so if you do it often enough you simply won't run into this problem.
put simply, most people likely don't need a diesel truck, and so if they buy and use one daily anyway they're gonna run into issues. those who actually need a diesel truck likely aren't going to think twice about all this stuff, regardless of emissions equipment.
It doesn't have enough oil pressure at idle anyway so why are you complaining
@@SergeantExtreme So vehicles should be able to spew as much pollution into the air as possible? You want worse air quality, higher chance of respiratory issues, a faster deteriorating environment? Seems like a no-brainer to try to cut vehicle emissions in the design, and also, turn off your damn vehicle when it doesn't have to be on, it's not that difficult. 😂
@@MichaelSheaAudiothere’s this thing called an “overstep”.
Idling a diesel isn't the issue...the issue is these ridiculous dpf systems! They are terrible for engines
I don't know why, maybe because they see the big rigs, idling at truck stops, is why do people with diesel pickups let them idle all the time.
There is a dumb old guy idea (possibly made sense in the 70s or before) that starting a diesel is bad and damaging and letting it idle was good. Monkey see monkey do
My dad has an older one ton dodge which was having a new clutch put in and I remember hearing him tell the mechanic.
What you have to understand is I’m either putting around a pasture idling in low or I’m hauling hay and tractors with this truck, that’s all I do with it.
You say don't idle but as someone who's worked in the Canadian Oilfield in Northern Alberta, both semi's and pickup's not left running overnight when the temperature drops well below -40°C, IT TAKES HOURS TO THAW OUT BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN START THEM AGAIN. Yes, I know they make block heaters for rigs and most pickup trucks have them from factory, but on the big trucks they're all aftermarket and they all fail in the middle of the night at an average rate of about 80%. So it's cheaper to burn the fuel and adjust your maintenance schedule than it is to risk your truck freezing and potentially cracking blocks, radiators, and hoses. As for the pickup trucks, the block heaters struggle or outright fail at least half of the time and carry the exact same risks as the big trucks
I've idled all my diesels in the winter. You and me are not too different other than that -40c talk that makes 0 sense because it's the same as -40f somehow temp changes get wonky in c the colder it is.... but I'm in the Bakken, leave everything running. Unless long weekend, which it'd take half a day to get my workover rig to fire up with the block heater and pro heat running.... we idol everything here too, have to unless you don't want to go to work
It works a bit the same with gasoline motors too, but the consequences are 10x on diesels.
Maybe why my 99f250 catalytic converter plugged up
V10.
Bullshit
Then why have I seen tractor-trailers sitting at idle ALL NIGHT, while the driver stops at a rest stop, eats, showers, sleeps, leaves the next morning and NEVER turns the motor off until his destination? (I'm 75 years old, BTW..)
Bc those were good, pre emissions bullshit trucks.
@@austint7533 *_"I see", said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and 'saw'."_* 🪚 😎 👍
@@RonRay now diesel engines have filters that get clogged
theres a bit of a difference between a semi truck and a pickup truck.
It is the new emissions systems that ruins diesel engines that idles or run a lot on low rpm... Diesel taxis here in Norway stand idle all day and running 1.000.000 km is not unheard of and 500.000km is pretty normal before they get sold and driven even more. The rest of the car falls apart long before the engine fails on these diesels that have been idling most of their life...
ive worked in the oilfield since 2014, ive seen hundreds of trucks idle all day for years and years.
He's talking about modern diesels. You'll kill one pretty quick if you let it idle for much time.
Same here, just remember a lot of them are company trucks and they get traded up with 2/3 years….. definitely not good to just slow idle
That’s why you delete your truck lady’s an gentleman 👏😃
You are the problem
@ cool🤓
@@userjarabeckoHow so? Because every test out there shows that the DPF causes the engine to be less efficient and pollute more. You can literally double your fuel mileage with a good tune and a delete kit, and make less pollution. Why wouldn’t you do that? And the DEF is just a huge mistake. It only makes it look like the engine runs cleaner because they only measure pollutants that would come from the fuel, not the acid. DEF actually puts about 20 toxic chemicals into the air that are hundreds of times worse than anything that the fuel would release. So, it’s a fact that a good tune and a delete is actually far better for the environment and air quality than actually following the rules.
@@adamr9215 are you 5? Dude im born in era where no diesel cars had dpfs. And i know how breathing that shit makes me want to vomit. And i also know that diesels with dpf like my old peugeot which i drove many years with the same dpf filter didnt make me feel like vomit and smell i hate to say it good. So no you can spew all that nonsense about not dpf not cleaning that burned diesel emissions because it actually does and it does such a good job that diesel exaust fumes are breathable without making u want to vomit. And you are probably another spoiled american. You dont know crap about how europe is crammed and full of diesel cars. Or u are from france or portugal or spain or norway or sweden or england or finlad or estonia or italy and u got that constant flow of ocean air that takes all that smoke to the place where i live
@@adamr9215yeah I've heard burning tires is actually better for the environment than oxygen actually
Im so glad I have been a diesel tech for 22 years. When I got my 2023 Cummings it was fully deleted of everything no DEF, no egr, no cats done when the truck had 51 miles on it. I personally know some of the very best in the diesel game, truck runs so damn good alimony pretty much driving the equivalent of a more powerful 12v. Only will ever have to worry about is maintenance. And it will go a million plus miles no problem
You're a diesel mechanic and thought it was "Cummings"? lol
*Cummins and 2018+ CG blocks are not holding up. Sell it.
No modern diesel goes a million miles whether deleted or not. I've seen more valves receded and burned on deleted engines than I can count. I've also seen the fouling that idling causes to an engine because egr is operational. It's a no win situation. The diesel in the US is also to blame.
@Thinkingaway i understand why that is a thing we have a 2019 cummins with 590k on it that was completely deleted when new, only maintenance items have been addressed and wear parts. I have no doubt it will go a million without a major failure. We been doing this a long time. Although we over maintain our trucks. They are an expensive investment. We hull construction equipment to all parts of the country
@@derakbell8143I don't think it's a good idea to put in print what you wrote in your 2nd sentence up there about weight reduction. Especially using your name here on YT. Election not withstanding. I don't have any issue with it, but you are I'm sure familiar with those who do.
Also modern eu petrol cars.
Friend of mine has a citroen c3 1.6 16v with lack of power and misfires.
Filled it with 98 octane fuel and cleaning additives drove like an idiot for 1,5 our and runs fine ever since.
"Italian Tune-up".
Every 2-3 weeks I'll do that with my Toyota. Otherwise all it ever does is drive slow start/stop around town.
That extra highspeed drive is well worth it.
Change your spark plugs to a grade colder.
@@homeistheearthI don't think French cars like that, though they don't like particularly anything.
There was a case in Finland against Peugeot because their engines refused to start if the sensors detected it's too cold outside.
@@homeistheearth it's her driving style that causes the problems and Citroen is the worst car u can get.
@@harrygroen69 i dont think its particularly worse than much other. I had an opel Astra, always something broken, then a Renault and there was never a problem , now have a c4 Picasso and it has issues but have almost gone 400000km so i would not say it that bad.
👍👌👏 2) The very important air filter wasn't mentioned. Because if clogged, it's like choking someone but nevertheless want him to run a marathon.
Best regards, luck and especially health to all involved.
I agree it shouldn't idle, but also, my DPF was in a boating accident. Poor thing sank to the bottom of the river.
I just gut and then map those soot traps out of the exhaust. Never driven straight off from cold in 32 years of driving. This and letting the oil properly circulate and warm up for short minute or two is what kept more money in my pocket instead of my local shops.
So we get to breathe the soot you spew out? Lucky day.
Cry a river.. honestly.. theres many more things pollute more than a truck.. @@kenmorrisproducer
@@tiberiusclaudiusnerogermanicis Doesn’t justify adding to it. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
@@GTFourpretty much everything you do in this life is adding to it, daily. What are you doing to add zero to the pollution problem? If you ain’t living in the Forrest, living off the land with a horse, ur contributing to the problem massively. So you live in a Forrest?
@@kenmorrisproducerwell then move your ass out of Commiefornia. It's your choice to live in such a massively overpopulated place.
Worst thing for ANY vehicle is not to let it idle for long periods of time
The worst thing is to NOT let it idle? So you’re saying that it should be idled all the time? Check your wording, doesn’t make sense.
Such a dumb old school.thought process based on nothing. Modern cars are meant to be driven fairly quickly after initial start and idling a car at warm up for more than a minute or two is not helpful. Are you one of those people who waste fuel and then complain about gas prices?
In the Canadian oil fields they literally don't shut them off all winter. They fuel them while running half the time.
Not saying that's good for them, But it's what they do.
If they shut them off and forget to restart them before they get cold it can be hard to restart them.
Modern diesel vehicles produce massive amounts of soot, which is managed through procedures called DPF regenerations.
There are 2 types: Static regeneration and Dynamic Regeneration.
Dynamic regenerations are all automated. This is done when the vehicle is moving, up to ideal operational temperature, and the ECU determines nothing is wrong which can interrupt the regeneration process.
This regen is done between an average of 16% soot load and 150% soot load.
Static regeneration is almost the exact opposite. They are started through scan tools, the vehicle must not be moving, and the vehicle needs to be up to ideal operational temperatures. This regen is usually done when the DPF soot load exceeds 150% but is under 200-250%.
If the DPF soot load exceeds around 150%, then the EML will come on. Past 200% and you’ll find the vehicle is in limp mode. If the sot load is near to 300%, it is usually deemed unsafe to regen because of the risk of fires, and will typically need a new DPF.
Old diesels emit more soot. Just they let it out for people to breathe in
I run a service truck and I used to let my engine idle to keep me warm in the winter. Not anymore. Get yourself a standalone diesel heater. Big game changer! Lower fuel cost, no engine wear, less drama overall. Only thing beyond the diesel heater you need is upgraded batteries.
is a diesel heater gonna run your PTO tho?
@@travismiller5548since I don't have a PTO, no. But assuming I did, what would I be doing with it at idle?
In -40 I used to let my 13 duramax diesel run for days. It never got to operating temperature during those periods. Sold it with 400,000+ km still ran like a champ.
Besides building up a lot of soot. it beats the rotating assembly out of them. letting a diesel idle for a long time.
7.3s love idling, this only applies to DPF equipped vehicles. I let my 6.7 idle for 30 minutes in the morning before hopping in, because it’s deleted
NEED TO HIGH IDLE!
As a marine engineer, I worked a lot of boats where the generators were GM 6 71's and most of those boats had a "hotel load" and was about 20% of the rated output. When you'd take the exhaust manifold off, the ports were all cholesterold up and wet with oil and carbon. You'd have to run every motor in the engine room and load them up as much as possible to burn that carbon out of there.
as a youtube commenter, I can wholeheartedly say no one cares.
Never let a Detroit set with 20% load with no chance to get to at least 80%
Thanks Dave for bringing that up. The amount of people idling their cars are ridiculous. That's not good for cars nor for the environment!
He said DIESEL… not gasoline
We had an issue in the UK in the late 80's on the railway due to diesels being run for hours on end at very light loads.
Basically the East Coast line had recently been electrified andbthe government/BR wanted to run electric trains ASAP, now at this point the new carriages were not ready but the locomotives were.
The normal solution would be to simply use the old carriages with the new locomotives but there was an issue, this new stock was replacing HST's which use 415V AC three phase power not the usual higher ETS voltage.
The plan was to have a HST power car at one end which provided power to the carriages and also a remote driving cab so the train could be driven from either end.
All was good until there were a few fires as a result of the low load on the engines.
In the end further modification was done so that the HST power car also provided traction, so essentially a diesel locomotive at one end and an electric on the other.
Supposedly made the train very sprightly with something like 8,300HP on tap.
I always see guys at stores and shit idling their diesels away I guess they just want people to know they have diesels. Just annoying.
Petrolsexuals.
Or maybe they have been misinformed that it’s good for their engine? Unnecessary hate
My city idles all their diesel trucks when they come out on a call.
Not their truck not their problem
City trucks typically have equipment that requires the truck to be running to use. If they're smart they use the high idle that's built into every diesel built after 2005 and that'll reduce the wear on the DPF, a part we wouldn't even need if it wasn't for the EPA
It sucks that this happens. There are applications where diesel (generally large ones too) vehicles are required to idle, mainly public transportation/shipping, waste management, and school buses. DPF regen can help though.
For semi trucks they dont like to idle to but you get a warning for full dpf and then you press a bottom and 15-60 minutes active regen and your good to go
For tractor we put dieselclean in the tank works well
And if you still decide to sit idle at times, be sure to engage high idle if you have the option, high idle keeps oil pressure up and keeps the top of the engine lubricated. Low idle for long periods reduces engine life.
Uh what sort of design flaw is that 😳
Oil should be flowing at all times
Bro, if you lose oil pressure when idling you need a new oil pump.
@@NerothLoD Don't understand how diesels work?
@@sarcasticguy4311
Do diesel engines not have a mechanical pump driven by the engine like every other engine?
@@rosen9425 The pump isn't the issue. Idling at low RPM is bad for the motor. You have to idle up a bit to add boost so it burns cleanly. Otherwise the oil seeps up the pistons. Oil pressure drops in EVERY vehicle at 'rest" idle. Most modern cars don't have oil gauges in them anymore, most diesels do. Modern cars just get a little light on the dashboard that says, "Something is wrong" but doesn't really explain what the problem is. This is for diesel motors which all have turbos. This doesn't apply to gasoline motors. They have spark plugs to force the pistons back down after combustion. Diesel motors have long strokes and no spark plugs. You need the boost to force a little more air so the combustion is clean.
I think some people just idle their diesel pickup so that everyone in the vicinity can know firsthand that they do, in fact, have a diesel pickup.
Smart man
The Church of Dave. Y’all better follow the Gospel! 😅 Thank you for enlightening so many!
The government did this, not the owner of this truck
Or just delete the thang! 😂
deleting it doesnt help entirely.. the issue is fuel building up on the walls of the cylinders
Very illegal in a lot of states unfortunately.
Always promote your illegal activities online, fuck yeah.
@@ryanalexander984 Very illegal in all 50 states, just not checked in every states.
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 factual..its federal!
I will never buy a new diesel
Because you can't idle in it don't idle anything the engine is ment to be used
I’m a water well contractor and our trucks sit idling over wells all day long. One of our newer trucks with emissions equipment had the motor replaced 3 times before 50,000 miles… I’m slowly switching everything over to gas!
Had a 1999 Volvo V70 tdi 5 cylinder and used to give it the guns once a week and the amount of soot it used to bellow out caused a local blackout 😊
While on a rig in North Dakota, we diesel owners didn't turn our personal trucks off for 2 weeks or it would gel up.
2004 lb7 duramax with 300k on her and she ran fine.
On the north slope of Alaska in the oil fields all of our diesel trucks idle 24/7 unless they are down for service and this is because of the extreme cold temperatures but in the cab we have an electronic automatic idler control that brings the idle up to about 800 to 1100 RPM so it's not at a low idle and the big fear is the push rods more than anything else
I sit in my truck a 2021 ram 3500 6.7l a lot.
I did a few things to ensure a long life.
S&S Cp3 conversion, fass 250gph system with heaters, complete performance banks kit But i do not use the pedal monster i did add a thermal couple for direct egt on the idash. converted to dual 300Ah lifepo4 batteries with dual 320A alternators. I tow a lot in the Sierra mountains. The big batteries and diesel heater, and 3000w inverter let me sit for days without running the truck.
The soundtrack of my entire military career as a cav scout was idling turbo diesels ❤
I keep saying this to my partner. Driving it like you stole it once a week is essential maintenance 😂
There was a story told to me by a guy on a ship near Alaska. They had an old school Detroit Diesel idling for weeks. When they needed it, it wouldn't rev up. Turned out that the exhaust had coked up almost solid.
Thats why I always put the car/truck in third gear (locked in auto) so I can run it on high idle now and then, and if I'm warming up my diesel engines, I always makes sure the oil pressure gets up fast, not only turn the key and leave.. I usually hold the idle up to 1000 and then 1500 rpm for a few minutes, just to build up some exhaust temps, then I leave it run for maximum of 10min and off I go... Never had any egr or DPF issues in any of my diesel vehicles.
Learned this through experience of owning a diesel for 70k and a dodgy garage that messed up my service due to not putting the air filter in properly and driving about 7-8k later the car went into limp mode and that's when my mechanic friend checked the filter, go to a terraclean garage and get your car terracleaned it cleans all the carbon build up,dpf and the crap that collects up in your fuel tank, last time i got my car done it cost about £80+ or 2 cars for £130, they recommend doing it every 10k but i got my car done 40k ago and it still runs like a dream at 135k on the clock
People in Yakutia keep their engines running from autumn until spring. The cars without heated garages are idling 6-8 months in a row, 24 hours a day.
I always warm up my engine for 5 minutes in cold weather (longer in very cold weather).
It doesn't have a DPF & the EGR is permanently closed. Used to have issues with DPF after prolonged city driving.
Diesels need the odd 'Italian tune up'
Ohio here. The diesel guys basically let them idle all winter. The body still rots away from the drivetrain. A 7.3 goes for like $150 around here. Good luck finding a clean chassis to stuff it in.
When I’m working out in -10°F weather, that idling diesel is my only sign of hope 😂
Ya can’t help but let it idle on certain occasions. I drive a propane delivery truck. It spends the majority of its life idling, except for having the petal to the metal between stops. Could be 2 minutes, or could be 30+ minutes between a stop. But for every delivery, it’s basically idling. We increase our RPM’s during product transfer, but it only idles it up a couple hundred RPM’s. My truck starts at the beginning of the day and doesn’t shut off till the end of the day. But you are correct, it’s evidently hard on it due to the emissions because my 337 Peterbilt regen’s at least once every other day or so.
fortunately there's still a way to save that catalytic converter. It's called pressure blast in my country. You just load the one side up with a certain chemical solution, use a big tank loaded with pressurized water and let the water just shoot through it for a couple of times. It saved my butt with my Mercedes E Class W211 320CDI
Dudes talking... I'm thinking all these dudes in Alaska leaving their sht running all winter long 😂
ikr
The impact hanging precariously on the edge of that box has me on the edge of my seat
He's got the light I got even same color. Great light when you need to point things out.
What about Alaska, if you live down there you need to keep the truck running because if switch off, it wont start again.
One of my sergeants in Alaska used to let his cummins idle all day long while we worked. Mind you it was 12 or even 14 hour days in the motorpool some times and thing would idle from the moment we picked up wrenches till we put em down.