Recent content by Retired Bones

I have a '15 ED, with 71,000 miles. Of that I have towed 6,500 lb. travel trailer over 13,000 miles. I have covered all of the western States, north to south and back. Arizona has some interesting roads into and out of Phoenix. I went north on 17 to Flagstaff with no major issues. If you get a...

Just got home after towing my 6,750 lb. Travel trailer south to Woodland, Calif. then back to Olympia, Wa. 985 miles at 12.3 mpg. It still gets 265 degrees on oil temp. On the Oregon steep grades, but now that I understand the need to evaporate the diesel out of the engine oil, I guess all is good.

I took my ED out to southern Cal for a grand kids visit. We drove 525 miles on the first day and put 22 gallons in it. That's Olympia Wa to Redding. Second day Redding to Simi Valley, Calif. Slightly over 610 miles and filled it. It took 24 gallons. Considering the southern mountains and heat...

I will take a photo next time I tow up to the Ashland summit at the Oregon-California border. The reason being the "Temperature Gauge" the needle on the normal gauge cluster never gets to the warm/hot area in that "needle's" movement. The "engine oil temperature" gives the numeric temperature of...

I have changed the oil early when I get high engine oil temperatures at my Dealers request. My next oil change will be in July after the fourth. I just drove to so-cal without the trailer. North bound there are five steep climbs 6 degrees or steeper, some are short in duration. The Ashland grade...

To maintain the warranty on the engine, No. There is a company in Indiana (D&G Diesel) that sells a conversion of the oil/warmer to a traditional fan powered cooler/radiator for the engine oil at $995.00. I have not gone that route with my truck because of FCA and our warranty. Anyone at Fiat...

That is exactly my point. Absent an outside engine oil cooler. This is the first diesel that has not handed mountain climbs as well as it handles 9/10this of the issues. The transmission keeps the engine in its sweet spot. The engine oil cooler/warmer, plus the turbo lubrication in my history...

The towing at the Ashland summit is only 4400' , I have always observed the 50 mph speed limit both up and down that grade. It is steep and winding with numerous 45 mph corners, 274 degrees happened with a stiff tail wind and a 90 degree afternoon outside temperature north bound going up. Like I...

I have towed a 6400 lb travel trailer about 5200 miles according to the "trailer connected" screen on the screen between the Speedo and tack. I have expressed satisfactory performance and competent towing mostly! I have also expressed concern with totally inadequate engine oil cooling! Being...

Actually the piston split above the wrist pin. The two halves rewelded but scarring by the busted rings caused excessive oil consumption. Clouds of blue behind the vehicle. I got pulled over several times. After replacing the engine I found out the the original long block had been dealer...

I have also not had a "defueling" event in my travels. I do travel, I see a hot oil issue. Why is this not a FCA issue?

I see "defueling", is some kind of protection? So I'm pulling a load up a pass, and at some unknown temperature ? "In the area of 280 degrees or 300 degrees Fahrenheit" I get to be stopped by a controlled defueling programmed into the computer governing the engine parameters. Gee, that's...

The temperature s above are 280+ and 274 in my situation.

I read in a national news organization posting awhile ago that FCA was seeking a buyer for Ram. As it is a separate entity in the corporate structure. Any truth?

Why is this up us us to solve? ? ?