Hey, new to the forum, hopefully you guys and gals havent seen this question too many times but here it is:

Looking at buying ( very soon) 2008 2500 6.7l 4x4

looking on the net, and consumer reports, its looking like its not the best desicion.

Im not overly concerned about mpg, it will mostly be hwy, hauling 2 snowmobiles on a sled deck

it has 70000 kms on it (43495 miles) listed at 30000$

have any of you had, or heard of may problems? besides bad milage

it has factory powertrain warranty remaing until 160,000kms
, and I would probably buy an extended.

Is this the first year they started with the new emissions, and having to go into a regen mode ( i think its called?)

if so how often does it go into this, what happens when it does, ect

I think I have heard of people saying these trucks shouldnt idle, But being in canada and snowmobiling i would like to have it running while I load the sleds in white out conditions

Any help would be great as I am looking to make a purchase withink a few days

Thanks

 

I've got an '08 3500 and haven't had any issues with it. Mileage is a bit less than a 5.9L. Mine gets me 15.5 MPG, but I was running at 75 MPH so I blame speed and air resistance for this. I suspect I could get better if I kept my foot out of it but that's really hard to do.

I plan on getting what I need for deletes and as soon as the warranty is out, so are the emmissions junk.


Kris

 

Its kinda hit or miss on the stock trucks, but if its under warranty and your gonna keep it that way, have all the updates and flashes done, and make Dodge fix what is broke.

When you can, delete it all, youll be much happier.

 

I agree, "if" you can live without drive train warranty, do the deletes. The motor will thank you. It is an amazing engine and tranny.

 

Not to hi-jack the thread but I am looking to upgrade my 2006 soon as well. I let my mega idle when I am loading or whatever, but I always idle mine up. Can you idle up the 6.7 trucks, and is it ok to idle them up if you delete the emissions junk?

 

Once the deletes are done, they can idle forever...

 

Its not technically straight idle time, but I have had mine run non stop with extended idle periods of 4-5 hours for many 14-16 hour days.

No issues.

 

On curb idle, or idled up?

 

curb idle most of the time

 

thank god for the deletes. because during the winter mine idles all night long on fri-sat. nights due to heavy drinking then sleeping in the truck. i mean come on, i got to stay warm

 

LOL that's awesome. Me and the woman stay in ours for a few hours at a time when we take the long road trips, and I can't stay awake any longer. Works perfect. Crank up the high idle, tip the seats back, and nighty nite. I sleep so much better when its running, than if I shut it down and sleep.

 

No, the 6.7 was first introduced in January of 2007, so those trucks are commonly called 07.5 year trucks and they do have the regen cycle. So, this 08 also has the regen cycle to clean the DPF

Since I have an 06, I can't answer your question about regen frequency, maybe someone else will.

 

mine never goes into regen, and gets great mileage. THANKS SMARTY!!!

 

X2, the regen can be fixed/eliminated. Return to stock when needed for testing/compliance.

 

What everyone else said!!! You are at the right forum. Lot of experience and knowledge here. Don't hesitate to ask ?'s. You will like the 2500 if you take their advice.