fcduffy76

I've been reading that the 2010 ford and chevy diesels will be using urea injection to improve emissions. Any one know much about this and will dodge be going to this? Also, are the 2010 diesel truck sticker prices going to be much higher?

Thanks
Frank

banjerpicker

Basically, from what I've been told, the urea system uses liquified farm animal wastes and has to be refilled at every oil change. I've been told that Dodge isn't planning on going to this, mainly since the 6.7 Cummins is pretty much within the E.P.A. specifications as is. That and Dodge came up with their exhaust scrubbers that, I believe, came out on the 07's.

Jim W

Urea is a ammonia base product that will be used to help scrub the emission on diesels engines. Most diesel engine manufactures have look at it, such as Cat, Cummins, Navastar and others. Some have ruled it out earlier in there development program to meet the 2010 emission rules others have embraced it. The reason some decline to use Urea was there was no national distribution system of Urea at the time of developing their engines.
The biggest issue with Urea is most engine manufactures have chosen to prevent engine start-up if you run out of Urea. So you can not drive the truck until you fill up with Urea, no limp mode.
Urea will be used in the 4500 and 5500 Cab and Chassis 2010 trucks from Dodge due to their duty cycle.
Just my $0.02