I'm with you 100%; however, I think the issue in this case is that @Idlethunder deleted his truck. Therefore, he believes the dealer (or Mopar) will not approve the warranty work.
It is a new trailer and we haven’t loaded it. All I have now are the current dry weight of 2,800 and tongue is 300.
I’m not sure it would be denied but it is a risk. I saved everything and can go back to stock but it is a lot of work. If they do warranty a replacement turbo there’s also the possibility the dealer would update the stock ECU. If they did that, I’d also be out the cost of the delete tunes.
I'd talk off the record to a service writer and shop manager. Some are cool and will omit anything about modifications and if they know you don't want an ECU update they wont do it. Some wont touch it if its deleted.
It's more an issue with high EGTs heat soaking the module, as the module is attached to the turbo, not so much ambient engine bay temps. This is why flatlanders typically don't see the issue as EGTs don't stay high enough long enough.
I try to keep it under 1100 on a moderate incline. If you have the ability to watch both your EGT and Engine oil temp you will see how quickly the oil temp is impacted the EGT.
I have the AFE charge pipes. The work perfect as the have the threaded bungs for the pressure sensor for the boost and the injection nozzle. Will start a new thread just for what I am running. There is very little on line for the water/meth injection on any of the Gen3 ecodiesels. I am running a 50/50 mix of distilled water and methanol. Post more later today or tomorrow on it.
The first thing I did when I bought my Jeep was remove the engine cover and all that NVH foam that just traps heat.
I just sent a text to a friend of mine who is a Mopar diesel tech at a Ram dealership. He said the book time for the Ram is 5.8 hours. He doesn't work on Jeeps, so he doesn't know what the book time is on them.
Doesn’t look like it has worked for everyone. As well, I have seen 2 reports in JLs of it still coming back after replacement.
If you have anything to tow, I’ve found that I only ever get the code after driving for 1.5+ hours while towing and then stop for fuel, food, etc. I only ever get the code after I start back on the highway after stopping briefly and shutting the jeep off for 5-15 min. It’s like while sitting it heat soaks and that’s the trigger point.
That's interesting. I've been keeping data on the Ram forum (see below). So far, the turbo swap under warranty has taken care of the problem 100% of the time. Most people who have reported the failure were not forum members, but they had found the thread I had started in an internet search and came to the forum to report. Most of them didn't know they had the faulty actuator until they towed for the first time, or they towed in conditions that would trigger the code. But so far, nobody has reported any more issues after the turbo was replaced.
Yeah, most of those guys didn't have any issues until they towed for the first time or at least towed in hilly terrain for the first time. Some of the higher mileage trucks simply didn't do any towing until later on in ownership.
