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Not certain if this recall has the same environmental issues as the Takata one, meaning perhaps humidity doesn't play a part in it. They aren't reporting it as an unexpected deployment, just that if it is deployed the welding slag might become projectiles that can cause injury. I'm waiting to...

I would not use that fuel until receiving clarification from the provider. If it truly is B95, your engine will NOT like it. If it's renewable diesel (I've never heard of these pumps ever marked as Bio-D) then it's completely compatible with your engine. But since it's specifically marked as...

I have no experience with anything but B5 in a CR engine, but others that have tried it all suffered problems. B20 is tolerable, since some states mandated it in their diesel fuel, but there's still questions about long term issues. And the higher sulfur content would absolutely scare me in a CR...

The DPF is not the primary issue with using Bio-Diesel. One big issue the common rail diesels have is the injector temps run much higher, and BD doesn't handle the higher temps well. They form a glaze over the injector tip because of the temps. There's probably a better term than that for it...

The post directly above his said what I quoted. It was further in your post you mentioned light duty. GM can and did produce good diesel engines in-house.

To be fair, your statement that he responded to simply said "in house diesels". It didn't say light duty. :)

I used to be able to get B99/100 at the pump at a dozen different locations without traveling too long a distance. Now I see a total of two stations in the entire state of WA, one in north Seattle and the other in West Seattle, neither that I consider convenient as they're 20-30 miles through...

I wouldn't give him the clicks. Unfortunately, I did watch it and it's a completely worthless project. As you mentioned, the engine had to be running full time, and it was obnoxiously loud. He made no attempt at any sort of sound quieting for the engine. I would have hated being in the same...

Our Dodge Ram 1500 is now 18 years old. Bought new by my brother-in-law shortly before he was diagnosed with cancer. When he passed in 2007, no one would buy it from her because no one believed it only had 8000 miles. So she gave it to my wife, Even now, it's only a hair over 42,000 miles, and...

That's interesting, since the original article is claiming a 50% reduction in soot, at least within the lubricating oil of the engine. I don't think they made any specific claims about the exhaust. The second linked article mentions measured exhaust emissions, but made no comparisons to an...

Yeah, I think 2016 is the newest I could find. There's only four listed on Cars dot com within 150 miles of me.

I don't want to buy something that old. I'm limiting myself to no older than 2019. But those are nice looking, and a few not too far away.

I requested some sort of compensation for two reasons. One, the battery recall happened the day after I took delivery, so I've been under a charging and parking restriction of some sort the entire time I've owned it. Second, they dropped the MSRP on the car by over $6000, which made an immediate...

My Bolt is being bought back from me in the next few days, so I'm looking for a replacement. Can't find any reasonable deals on a diesel car, but I have no intention of paying more than a few hundred as a monthly payment. With any luck, I'll find something I can pay cash for.

I have to say that the automatic rear braking saved me from backing into someone that pulled out of a driveway on the opposite side of the street. Neither of us saw the other start backing out, and my Outback slammed on the brakes with less than a foot between us. I would have nailed his...

I have no intention of permitting a hot swap of a battery with one that is a known quality to me. If I've done all the charging and driving, I know exactly what conditions the battery has seen. If I swap it with a fully charged battery, I get a full battery with no past history. Someone might...

Apples to oranges. Your Duramax was not a VW CR TDI, so not a comparable engine. And if I remember correctly, the Duramax officially listed support for B20, which is quite a difference from VW's restriction to B5. When the VW CR engines were first released, one member took a Jetta and ran it on...

The PD is not a Common Rail engine. Different conditions in the combustion chamber, and completely different injectors. What I said has been verified by multiple people.

It will also completely gum up the injectors, as the temperatures are too high for Bio-D and start solidifying on/in the injectors. Expect your Check Engine light to come on fairly quickly with more than B20. I would tend to believe it's the renewable diesel, not Bio-D.

I like diesel, but currently drive an EV. But I’m going back to a PHEV, because EVs aren’t quite there yet, at least at an affordable price.