EcoDeisel, Should I?

[NotSo Bright White]

thats a solid combo

Thanks! My new TeraFlex wheels came yesterday but still waiting on tires for the Mojave. Needs to order the AEV lift still. It is never ending!

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[Jefe1018]

Buying the eco diesel yes gives you more torque ,but replacemnt parts and any other part is more expensive. You said you wanted to do the trans American. I chose other . Why ? Stay with the Gasser . It is the most versatile fuel more readily available, parts easier to aquire. Imagine being on the transamerican and the fuel pump going out on that diesel. You might as well sell it for junk right there cause you will be screwed. I know that's a wild example but your asking for trouble in that respect. The Gas Rubicon will be more reliable and allow for more piece of mind. Heck you could even just buy a few parts to have with you and still be okay and when I say Gasser I mean 3.6L

Imagine being on the trans-American and having wild unexplained misfires followed by a dropped valve seat and worn cam lobes.

Anything mechanical can fail and all engines make sacrifices and have items that fail at a higher rate than others.

 

[PuddleJumper]

Thanks! My new TeraFlex wheels came yesterday but still waiting on tires for the Mojave. Needs to order the AEV lift still. It is never ending!

tell me about it. "constant improvement" lol

 

[PuddleJumper]

Imagine being on the trans-American and having wild unexplained misfires followed by a dropped valve seat and worn cam lobes.

Anything mechanical can fail and all engines make sacrifices and have items that fail at a higher rate than others.

I think his argument lies in that the 3.6 is a more readily available a crate motor many other countries whereas the 3.0 would not. If you need a replacement so to speak. I think in the Americas it may be harder to source a 3.0 in Argentina than a 3.6. This may have more relevance if wheeling in Africa so to speak. This why I didn't really bring up reliability in my choice of motors. The 3.6, 3.0 and 6.4 all have common catastrophic failures that can happen to them. Your just as equally screwed in the case of a blown motor, regardless of the motor.

 

[Jefe1018]

I think his argument lies in that the 3.6 is a more readily available a crate motor many other countries whereas the 3.0 would not. If you need a replacement so to speak. I think in the Americas it may be harder to source a 3.0 in Argentina than a 3.6. This may have more relevance if wheeling in Africa so to speak. This why I didn't really bring up reliability in my choice of motors. The 3.6, 3.0 and 6.4 all have common catastrophic failures that can happen to them. Your just as equally screwed in the case of a blown motor, regardless of the motor.

Agreed, if it dies in some other country you as indeed screwed financially at the best and maybe worse on the end other end.

“More reliable” and “gas is more readily available” is very subjective vs objective my point.

 

[ZeeJay]

I think his argument lies in that the 3.6 is a more readily available a crate motor many other countries whereas the 3.0 would not. If you need a replacement so to speak. I think in the Americas it may be harder to source a 3.0 in Argentina than a 3.6. This may have more relevance if wheeling in Africa so to speak. This why I didn't really bring up reliability in my choice of motors. The 3.6, 3.0 and 6.4 all have common catastrophic failures that can happen to them. Your just as equally screwed in the case of a blown motor, regardless of the motor.

I lost a skirt and wiped #4. Before I got my poop in group to find a suitable spot in the absolute middle of nowhere Nevada 100 miles from the nearest ranch house #4 grabbed the wall and locked up. That was on a ‘97 ZJ with a 4.0, an engine that is a thousand times more reliable than a 3.6, 3.0, or a 6.4. Skirt drama isn’t rare on 4.0s but to kill the engine is. So yeah shit happens to anything anywhere. Making far out what if’s is not really a good argument.

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