Yea pretty sure I gave the exact same response previously. But could not recall the answer. However I can fix the oil temperature problem without issue. I just can’t do it and keep the warranty.
Best and I mean best solution is a closed cooling loop from the pan through an aux pump and cooler...
Ratios may be the same however the trans ratings are different. The design is different the build quality is different. Where they are built is different. The zf design stalantis built is for the gas. The zf design and zf built is for the diesel. Tq and hp rating is different as well.
Changed the air filter finally. Just hit 30k and it was bad nasty ?. Had to drive 1.5 hrs to get one. All filters for the eco d are in short supply. Parts guy said it’s been getting better.
Looked clean as in not tar black, dark but not black. At 5500 miles my oil still looked as clean as gas oil the same mileage At 7500 it was dark but not tar black at 10ish K it was black and I’m assuming the bypass filter has reached capacity at the 1 micron lv however I’m still getting good...
And make cleaning all the crap off a breeze when you get dirty. A real ceramic coat is worth it to me I’ve had sod on my hood and the rain has run it off. And that 1850 is high but not unreasonable. I’d say 1500 on a new delivery due to not having to do a bunch of paint correction. 1800 if it’s...
Oil was getting dirty looking not as bad as it looked without the bypass filter for sure. However that was after thousands of miles. Over 2k miles of towing my tt and I’m generally loaded with tools Monday through Friday. I looked at the aux filter and it looked ok it was black but not falling...
First oil change today. Oil life was at 16 percent. I found that pulling the filter cap on the main filter was a bit of a pain with the hose on it. I used a sink wrench to spin it as I couldn’t get a regular one on it. I didn’t change the bypass filter because they say to run it 30k I will run...