Diesel cooling options and ideas

[Stan H]

My CAT C15 takes between 10 and 11 gallons , 40–44 quarts but every 10-25k oil changes..

Thats what I meant was gallons
Gonna correct that ..lol

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[ericw.]

Well I just dropped off the S&B hood scoops for return. lol guess I'll put that money towards a different upgrade.

 

[VA6489]

From my understanding, he's now working with someone in Pennsylvania on the Jeep.



Oh, you fell victim to the P00AF! Yes, get that turbo swapped out and you'll be back in business.

Happy to help proof a kit out. I am in Virginia.

 

[rubicon4wheeler]

Oh, you fell victim to the P00AF! Yes, get that turbo swapped out and you'll be back in business.

Welp, I managed to bring my Jeep to the dealership, and they confirmed the P00AF. They need me to drive it and get it to throw the code again for confirmation. The warrantied turbo installation is going to require cab-off so I need to disconnect all of my body-to-frame wiring (winch, lights, etc.) unless I want to pay their $285/hr shop rate to do it for me, as that labor won't be covered under the warranty.

 

[ericw.]

If anyone is near Gardendale, AL and wouldn't mind offering up their JT diesel for R&D testing, RPM Extreme is looking for someone that can assist.

Unconfirmed but I imagine it will come with either a free or heavily discounted fan controller.

http://www.rpmextreme.com/Product/311/Jeep-JL-JT-PWM-FAN-CONTROLLER-.aspx


I know you can do this manually with Tazer and JScan but automating it by remapping coolant and oil temps to a higher fan speed output is something I'd be willing to pay for. lol I'd offer my JTRD for testing if I wasn't 2500 miles away.

 

[Stan H]

Welp, I managed to bring my Jeep to the dealership, and they confirmed the P00AF. They need me to drive it and get it to throw the code again for confirmation. The warrantied turbo installation is going to require cab-off so I need to disconnect all of my body-to-frame wiring (winch, lights, etc.) unless I want to pay their $285/hr shop rate to do it for me, as that labor won't be covered under the warranty.

285.00/hr. Thats outrageous

 

[rubicon4wheeler]

285.00/hr. Thats outrageous

Yeah, I was flabbergasted when I saw that, too. I might feel differently about it if I knew their technicians were being paid a substantial portion of that amount.

 

[Chance575]

It’s called pricing yourself out of a job in the industry. You raise the rate so high no one pays for it cuz they don’t want to do it, or if they do you make a shit ton of money.

 

[biodiesel]

285.00/hr. Thats outrageous

$285 might seem outrageous, but it boils down to supply and demand. There's not a lot of diesel techs that work on these types of applications. The folks that are paying $400 for an oil change will pay $285 an hour for diesel work.

It's kind of like the folks in California that pay $900,000 for a home that would bring $100,000 in Oklahoma. Supply and demand.

 

[Stan H]

$285 might seem outrageous, but it boils down to supply and demand. There's not a lot of diesel techs that work on these types of applications. The folks that are paying $400 for an oil change will pay $285 an hour for diesel work.

It's kind of like the folks in California that pay $900,000 for a home that would bring $100,000 in Oklahoma. Supply and demand.

Well right here is one guy that won't pay 285.00/hr. I will do the work myself first. Honestly it isnt that difficult.

 

[22EcoDs]

I've been in contact with him for a while. He's building this out primarily for Ram EcoDiesels and hasn't found anybody with a Wrangler/Gladiator EcoDiesel near him who can let him check out their trucks to develop a Jeep-specific kit. That means I'm on my own for figuring everything out.

I've also discovered that a big part of my Jeep's problem when towing is the P00AF code, so I guess it's time to drop it off at the dealership for some warranty work.

Where's he based out of?

 

[biodiesel]

Well right here is one guy that won't pay 285.00/hr. I will do the work myself first. Honestly it isnt that difficult.

I try to do as much preventive maintenance as possible, but eventually I may have a costly repair when I'm out on the road traveling.

 

[Stan H]

I try to do as much preventive maintenance as possible, but eventually I may have a costly repair when I'm out on the road traveling.

I do that as well on my 3.6L. Had diesels for years. Always did my own PM stuff.

 

[rubicon4wheeler]

It’s called pricing yourself out of a job in the industry. You raise the rate so high no one pays for it cuz they don’t want to do it, or if they do you make a shit ton of money.

Well this is the standard shop rate for the service department at my local Future CDJR dealership. It's not a special rate for trucks or EcoDiesels. Apparently there are enough customers willing to pay that labor rate.

 

[caryt]

Just disconnect the elect stuff and pray they don't snap off the body mount bolts.

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