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Brewsky

New Member
Jul 15, 2019
17
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Truck Year
2014
Hello all I am new to the Forum and new to owning an Ecodiesel. Looking for helpful hints and fun stuff to add or do with the truck. Also any flaws that I will need to be aware of. Thank you all.
 

carlhenry

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Nov 21, 2018
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Main problems are engines locking up rod's putting holes in block camshafts snapping dpf clogging turbos going plus many more suprises
 

Brewsky

New Member
Jul 15, 2019
17
3
Truck Year
2014
Main problems are engines locking up rod's putting holes in block camshafts snapping dpf clogging turbos going plus many more suprises

Well those do no sound very good at all. Hope that will not be the case with mine.
 

carlhenry

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If u r not running a tune u will have Def egr dpf problems read around it will make u think what in the hell did I buy
 

1shadowsabre

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Oct 18, 2015
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Well those do no sound very good at all. Hope that will not be the case with mine.
Wow, that was quite the welcome you got! What year is your truck and how many miles do you have on it? When these trucks are right they are fantastic!

Are you aware that there is a Fiat Chrysler ECM flash that "supposedly" fixes some emission flaws in the vehicle that was put out in response to a lawsuit? It would be worth finding out if your truck is/was eligible and if the flash has been done. You may be eligible for some financial compensation.

Many here will tell you to install an aftermarket "tune" that really enhances the trucks performance and mileage. Do some reading and research, it is fascinating.

Oil changes are critical with the correct high quality oil and sending a sample of oil in for an "oil analysis" will give you great information on the state of your engine if done over time.

As far as fun stuff there is a ton of things you can do to personalize your truck and tens of thousands of dollars of aftermarket accessories to choose from to make it your own!
 

Brewsky

New Member
Jul 15, 2019
17
3
Truck Year
2014
Wow, that was quite the welcome you got! What year is your truck and how many miles do you have on it? When these trucks are right they are fantastic!

Are you aware that there is a Fiat Chrysler ECM flash that "supposedly" fixes some emission flaws in the vehicle that was put out in response to a lawsuit? It would be worth finding out if your truck is/was eligible and if the flash has been done. You may be eligible for some financial compensation.

Many here will tell you to install an aftermarket "tune" that really enhances the trucks performance and mileage. Do some reading and research, it is fascinating.

Oil changes are critical with the correct high quality oil and sending a sample of oil in for an "oil analysis" will give you great information on the state of your engine if done over time.

As far as fun stuff there is a ton of things you can do to personalize your truck and tens of thousands of dollars of aftermarket accessories to choose from to make it your own!

Mine is a 2014. It has 100k on it. It does have 2 recalls on it and I was looking at a time for it but wasn’t sure which way to go.
 
Jul 20, 2019
50
27
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2016
From my first post an hour ago... people seem to be extremely negative about these trucks which is discouraging.. it’s like when the 6.0 powerstrokes were blowing up. Find out the cause and fix it.. which is what I’m reading up on. I absolutely love mine and the nay sayers and pound it 😂😂
 

carlhenry

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Nov 21, 2018
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They are not going to fix any thing they are not using that engine any more a new eco engine will b in the new 2020eco and they won't work in the older eco diesel they r great trucks if they stay together and that is a large if
 

JohnnyMac

Member
May 19, 2019
75
23
Truck Year
2018
Hello all I am new to the Forum and new to owning an Ecodiesel. Looking for helpful hints and fun stuff to add or do with the truck. Also any flaws that I will need to be aware of. Thank you all.
Welcome and congrats on the new truck! @1shadowsabre has some good info. Dig in, read up and do your maintenance. This motor has its issues mainly due to the emissions system, but overall is a great setup. Getting a tune installed bypasses much of the emissions, gives you a little more power and mpg's as well. Since you're most likely beyond the warranty, you should research and consider GDE, AEM or SFT for a tune. You'll hear different opinions on each, but I think you'd be fine with any of them. Enjoy!
 

Brewsky

New Member
Jul 15, 2019
17
3
Truck Year
2014
Wow, that was quite the welcome you got! What year is your truck and how many miles do you have on it? When these trucks are right they are fantastic!

Are you aware that there is a Fiat Chrysler ECM flash that "supposedly" fixes some emission flaws in the vehicle that was put out in response to a lawsuit? It would be worth finding out if your truck is/was eligible and if the flash has been done. You may be eligible for some financial compensation.

Many here will tell you to install an aftermarket "tune" that really enhances the trucks performance and mileage. Do some reading and research, it is fascinating.

Oil changes are critical with the correct high quality oil and sending a sample of oil in for an "oil analysis" will give you great information on the state of your engine if done over time.

As far as fun stuff there is a ton of things you can do to personalize your truck and tens of thousands of dollars of aftermarket accessories to choose from to make it your own!
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I was looking at a plug and play tune, specifically a Diablo, not sure i want to me with the ECM. Any knowledge on those type of tuners?
 

MSP548

Active Member
Aug 30, 2016
202
62
Truck Year
2016
Did you do a car fax before you bought it? It would be very interesting to see if the previous owners of your truck had any problems with it. If it were me, I would trade it off and chalk it up to not doing my research before buying. Owning one of these outside of warranty is like playing with fire!
 
Jul 20, 2019
50
27
Truck Year
2016
Did you do a car fax before you bought it? It would be very interesting to see if the previous owners of your truck had any problems with it. If it were me, I would trade it off and chalk it up to not doing my research before buying. Owning one of these outside of warranty is like playing with fire!


I did my research on these trucks and decided on a 16 model thinking they would solve majority of the issues... telling someone to trade there truck in cause they didn’t do homework is just stupid and most people can’t exactly do that... try helping and not give condescending advice. Sure there are some trucks that have issues and early production seems like they had the wrong oils. But telling someone to sell something they just bought is plain stupid... from all my reading checking your coolant regularly and oil maintenance seems to be key.. seeing the coolant stove is signs of a leaking egr and needs to be fixed quickly to avoid other problems. A tune to turn off the egr helps the motors as well...

As some have stated.. some are spreading doom and others will point you in an honest way to keep them the truck as happy as it can be.
 

Brewsky

New Member
Jul 15, 2019
17
3
Truck Year
2014
I did my research on these trucks and decided on a 16 model thinking they would solve majority of the issues... telling someone to trade there truck in cause they didn’t do homework is just stupid and most people can’t exactly do that... try helping and not give condescending advice. Sure there are some trucks that have issues and early production seems like they had the wrong oils. But telling someone to sell something they just bought is plain stupid... from all my reading checking your coolant regularly and oil maintenance seems to be key.. seeing the coolant stove is signs of a leaking egr and needs to be fixed quickly to avoid other problems. A tune to turn off the egr helps the motors as well...

As some have stated.. some are spreading doom and others will point you in an honest way to keep them the truck as happy as it can be.

Thanks, I do not pay any attention to those kind of threads, if it cant be constructive then it isn't worth a response from me. When I get my truck back from the shop I will check coolant and think about changing the oil just for my piece of mind. What is the recommended oil to use?
 

MSP548

Active Member
Aug 30, 2016
202
62
Truck Year
2016
It was meant to be very constructive fatherly advice. You are thinking with emotion. Think like an accountant. How much are you willing to risk spending on repairs? You just bought it, now is the best time to get out from under it.

Just my opinion, but it’s your money.
 
Jul 20, 2019
50
27
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2016
Lol I got warranty so I don’t care to ditch my truck... absolutely love mine. I just don’t like your “SELL IT” attitude. This site is for help and you my friend aren’t really doing that lol. Have a good day
 

MSP548

Active Member
Aug 30, 2016
202
62
Truck Year
2016
Never was talking to you. I was talking to Brewsky, who started the thread, and bought a ‘14 with 100K miles. Why do you suppose the previous owner chose now to unload it? Hmm
 

Brewsky

New Member
Jul 15, 2019
17
3
Truck Year
2014
Never was talking to you. I was talking to Brewsky, who started the thread, and bought a ‘14 with 100K miles. Why do you suppose the previous owner chose now to unload it? Hmm

cause the guy retired and bought a giant 5th wheel camper and decided to go with a cummins. If I have to deal with repairs so be it, but right now the shop is taking care of everything I listed i needed looked at before I bought it. Hopefully I get plenty of miles out of it before it needs work but only time will tell. Thanks for the concern, but I was looking for pretty much this exact truck for a while and yeah it has high miles on it but I chose to still buy it.
 
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