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MOOG suspension parts are about as good as they get and I have used their tie rod ends in the past with really good results.
Farout and Tailgate,
I live in Cape Girardeau MO. and My son is starting school this week in Rolla so I will be making many trips to your part of MO. I recorded my highest MPG avg last weekend driving there and back. 27.3 MPG! I have 10k miles so far.
Here is a real kicker, MOOG does NOT make and ball joints for the 2005 or 2006 yet! So we will have to go with whatever DCX replaces them with. If you want to follow this up call a parts house and ask.
New2diesel, you just might be hooked on this CRD, do you have diesel running in you blood? I think it just might be.
Farout
Farout
We lived in Buckeye and I worked at the Pale Verde Nuclear power plant while it was being built. We lived in Phoenix as well.
We live near the 70 mile marker, Hwy 5 see's a lot of travel from us as well. We really love it here, we built our own house, so it means so much more to us.
We have no bio fuel here in our area that we know of. This employee pricing is a joke! The $3,000. rebate plus the $500. for being in the Navy was a far better bargain, that's what we got. It's no where near that now. Of all the DCX vehicles to only one that might appeal to us is the Jeep Patriot, and even that I am not real sure about. That boxy ugly Compass and Caliber are such a mix maush bunch of styling, and that CVT transmission made in Mexico is still in testing as far as I am concerned. The PT Cruiser sucks fuel and it's a 2.4 4 cyc. We had one for two days and 19 mpg. The Stratus with the same engine and the car weight is much more got 20 mpg. I think the 2.4 engine is not too good on gas.
Maybe it's just us, but we find it harder to keep the tank on full at $2.899 a gallon and diesel at $3.169. The way people are buying these Caliber's getting 24 mpg and the "Hemi" cars and trucks getting in the mid teens mpg, you would never know that fuel is at an all time high. Maybe some one should tell DCX, and bring them back to reality!
Farout
The CRD run flawless today, both to and from the office. I filled tonight and the mileage was 29.5 corrected. This ties my previous best. The 30 mpg is still eluding me!
I had read here that the stock muffler is a 2 1/4 inch when the rest of the exhaust is 2 1/2. I looked under my truck and sure enough it was a 2 1/4. I just had it changed out for a 2 1/2 flow master. On the drive it was easy to notice the difference. Big improvement in power. Ill just have to wait to see if it makes a difference in MPG.
I was just thinking that maybe the high 20 group came with a 2 1/2 muffler.
Let me know.
Like to have matching parts, talked to new service writer, she said to bring it in and let the mechanic see if he condemns them and get new rears to match the factory fronts while still in warranty. With the front back up in height with new front lbj's, the back is rebound bumping. This I can schedule when I want sometime soon when it's cooler for the mechanics.
Farout, someone here at civic forum mentioned $3.50/gal for our Christmas present. This is getting me back to another malibu push rod. Even in this heat, better half is up to 26.5mpg commuting.
Very interesting on the muffler. How much louder is it now? I might consider doing that if the noise isn't too much more.
Now I can hear the exhaust outside the vehical. I could not before. But inside does not sound louder at all during normal driving and just a little louder when I floor it. Still waiting to see if it changes my MPG.
I think you confused me with another post. I have no intentions of putting ball joints on the CRD. As soon as it is fixed it is gone.
I spoke with DCX again today about the lemon law and the Sr. Customer Service guy was really honest with me. He said the District Service Manager who calls the shots on buy backs is incentivised to not buy vehicles back. He said they are trained to find every loop hole in the lemon law and to try and keep DCX from having to buy back or settle. Hows that for a service friendly company. I think I would like to ask Dr. "Z" about that on public tv! Looks like I need to get a lawyer involved - unfortunately they take $3,500 of any settle for the easy ones and $3,500 plus $250 an hour for contested ones. So in the end, the consumer gets it again. Don't you just love our systems in this country?
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I'll keep you posted.
PrairieGirl
The stickers on the pumps are due to get new stickers once the new fuel has come in and the sulfur from the old pump is 'rinsed out' by the new fuel being pumped into the cars.
Sulfur is in the pipelines, trucks and tanks right now. To get to ULSD (Ultra low sulfur diesel) specifications required by October, most large suppliers are already dispensing ULSD and as they do so the sulfur leftover from the old fuel will dissipate.
The new ULSD will have an additive to add lubricity back into the fuel, protecting your injectors. In some states, the addition of 2% Biodiesel will add some of that lubricity back in since Biodiesel is beneficial that way.
I'm guessing that stations unable to comply and with low volumes will have those stickers longer than busy stations with lots of turnover. In my mind, come October, I'll be wanting to look for places busy enough to sell and comply with the new ULSD standard.
Besides, ULSD is much better for the air we breathe.
Has anyone else heard the same thing????
This weekend I am going to drain some fuel from the fuel filter to see if there is any water. I may replace the fuel filter but my dealer does not have any in stock and it will take until next week to get one. Does anyone know of another high quality fuel filter that is readily available?
Any thoughts on my engine miss?
I knew I jinxed myself when I said "I love my CRD"!
1. Rotten fuel.
2. Water in the fuel.
3. A bad injector or loose connection to an injector as they are now electronically controlled.
Before you go crazy changing the fuel filter, drain the filter to see what you find. Add some additive from Red Line (Diesel Catalyst) or from Amsoil to see if you can resolve the problem that way. These additives will gather up any moisture (to a point) and allow it to pass through the fuel system and be burned without harming the injection system.
I had a mild miss issue when cold and with the first start of the day and only in the first 100 to 200 feet. I add liberal doses of cetane improver too along with the other aforementioned products and have cured that miss.
When S15 really takes hold, the cetane will also improve and be in the upper 40s. I would rather see 54 or more cetane. I will still add cetane improver to bring the cetane above 50. Higher cetane yields a faster cleaner burn, less PM, and supposedly better fuel economy.
I would love to see diesel made from coal or from natural gas as a Fischer-Troppich fuel. With a cetane value near 74 or 75, no sulfur, no aromatics, and other extraneous crap, emissions from diesel will be far cleaner than they are now.
Excellent response.
The ULSD may cost a bit more and will have slightly less energy content - so slight that many people won't notice a difference in mpg. It will be much better for the air. I would like to hope it would be better for our EGR valves but Caribou1 has suggested that isn't the case (Europe has had much lower sulfur diesel for a while and they still have EGR valve failures).
winter2 - Thanks for the suggestions. I have been using Stanadyne Performance Formula since day one and refuel at the same station. This is a second tank from the station only six (6) days later. Maybe I need to do a double dose of Stanadyne. I don't think it is bad fuel but it could be. I will also check the connectors.
I have learned that if, you will consider another DCX vehicle then they are more open to work with you. As my dealer has told us a new buy back program usually charges $.50 cents a mile for the miles you have driven, and you absorb the Taxes and registration you have paid. For me in Missouri the taxes and registration are pretty hefty. My feelings are if you get back the $15,500 you got for the trade in you might be lucky. So either way it's a very sad experience for you. I feel your frustration, and anger.
If you have a TV channel in your area that does consumer watch dog things for consumers that might be of help as well. I will say that the first person to loose their temper is almost always the looser. These Sr. Customer Service guys are all part of the way they prepare to ware you down. He is paid to win your confidence, and prep you to be ready to accept whatever they offer, so you will think they have done you a big deal. Be ware of smooth talking people in the vehicle making, or selling business. Be cool and record everything with their full knowledge. Be extra polite and keep your cool, and be dumb like a fox. See if you can keep a step ahead of the game. You have nothing to lose at this point, and everything to gain.
Farout
Oh, these Bluetec CRD's just might be rather pricey.
Farout
Farout
Farout
Farout
Farout
Was thinking about this and was going to search this forum but you conveniently posted this.
Farout, did your mileage go up after the PCM change? Was this the same computer with the "fly" in it from last year that someone else posted? The question of good crd mpg vs bad crd mpg could be one of fuel, driver, and also maybe the PCM's. This got me thinking about the poster who drove like he stole it and then like grandma - no difference. Then there is synlubes (amsoil dealer?) doing things right but 18-22 mpg's. Does ours need a new pcm to go with our new tcm?
I noticed you posted the speed at which the "misses" occurred as being 65 mph. This is the same speed that the shudder occurred in my and other's CRDs. It could be construed to be an engine miss, but more than likely it is this transmission shudder about which I've opined in earlier posts. If you accelerate 5 mph beyond or coast 5 mph below the shudder points, you should notice that the shudder will dissipate quickly.
I've had 3 TCM TSBs applied where the final application (TSB 18-023-06) appears to finally fix the shuddering at 55 and 65 mph. I've driven for two weeks and 400 miles in stop/go traffic and have not experienced a single tranny shudder in the 55 or 65 mph spots, and I did have the shudder at least once a day at those speeds prior to this last TSB application.
Within the first 5 miles of driving from the stealership after the TSB service and having reached **75 mph** (never happened at that speed before), the tranny shuddered a bit more emphatically than previously experienced. Once the transmission "learned" my driving style, it appears to have locked out the instability at 75 mph I experienced on that first drive away. I haven't seen any shuddering at any speed since then.
Anyway, Farmer52, I'd recommend you listen very carefully to the combustion cycle of the engine in an attempt to qualify the "miss" as truly a periodic engine combustion problem. I'm willing to wager that the "miss" is a valve body actuation problem within the 545RFE that some of us with 02/06 builds have seen regularly. This goes for Michelle, as well--TSB 18-023-06 fixes the transmission shudder on my 02/06 CRD as far as I am able to ascertain.
That leaves one final, original problem with my CRD which is addressed by TSB 05-004-06--the ginormous brake squall at cool temps due to poorly isolated rear brake pads. Until the temperature lowers in this area and I'm able to replicate it consistently, I won't return to the stealership for this final fix.
Jones
I can assure you EGR problems are the most frequent issues people have with all high pressure diesels here. If it's not the EGR valve, it's the pump or injector pintles.
We have both LSD (50ppm) and ULSD (10ppm) in France. Switzerland also has 5ppm ULSD.
There is roughly a 5% loss in both the 5 and 50ppm fuels. The most expensive ULSD I bought this morning for 1.26 Euro/liter has additives up to 1 per thousand units in volume. It's the best fuel i've bought since two years and it gives me the same performance our old 350ppm fuel had.
Gary
3.785L/US Gal
1 EU = $1.62 (as of 8/16/2006)
Farout
Farout
What did the engine RPMs do when you experienced the trans shudder?
With the winter cutover to home heating fuel I don't think I will be getting much of a break here.
Maybe BP should shutdown the Alaska pipeline. Since they announced the rust problem the price of gasoline is dropping. Perhaps it is costing too much to operate.
I read that only 8% of the Alaska oil is being used in the US. Why isn't 100% being used here? :confuse:
Farout
The tach fluttered forcing the needle lower and back at a high rate. It was as if the TC were trying to lock up but the TCM just couldn't secure all the sensory criteria.
Jones