As Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, once said “Clearly, there are many places where diesel is king or gas-turbine is king . . . but there are many places in the world where, as we 've seen, they just won 't do the job” (Daryl). Hydraulic electronic fuel injection units, turbochargers, and glow plugs—do the words mean anything to you? Car and truck motors are a mystery to many, but when diesel engines come into play, many can’t do anything except put them into gear and drive them. I will be talking about the best diesel motor made from production years 1999-2003. During this time, many dealerships had major advances in diesel motor technology. I also believe a motor must have many copies sold, and be at least 10 years old, for a true testament
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One of the main components in many diesels is a turbo charger. I would like to say that not all diesel motors have a turbo charger on them and not all diesels are loud. A turbo charger is the noise that someone hears that sounds like a wind turbine. The turbo charger uses exhaust gas to spin a turbine. The turbine, that spins, shoves extra air into the engine, this produces the boost. Typically, these motors will run ten to twenty-five pounds of boost. If done right, turbos can increase engine efficiency, horsepower, and create more torque for the …show more content…
Every conceivable problem that can happen with an engine has perhaps happened or will happen with the Duramax. The main problem was the aluminum block with the aluminum cylinder heads. Now a day’s, cars have blocks made from aluminum, and so are the heads, but they’re mixed with a stronger metal, or just in general made better. Duramax builds everything unwell. The aluminum heads on the Duramax went through head gaskets like no other. A head gasket goes around the cylinders and seals the gasses in the cylinders to ensure greatest compression. When a head gasket blows, smoke pours out of every orifice of the motor, resulting in a six-plus hour job to fix. Sometimes, one can crack and leak slowly for years, until one-day anti-freeze mixes with your oil. When this happens your car’s engine seizes and will never run again. I put a head gasket in a 6.6 Duramax and it took me about 7 hours because the engine was covered in mud. The funny part about that, was when the guy that he had his truck towed to dealer and sold that day because he was mad. Every time I have worked on a Duramax, which is quite a few times, I have stripped at least one bolt. The engines are made from cheap aluminum. I had a friend that drove up from Atlanta and wanted to hit some trails. We drove through this deep-water hole and the plate cracked. This plate covers the valves, but it cracked because some water hit it while it was hot. Every single time I work on a
One of the main components in many diesels is a turbo charger. I would like to say that not all diesel motors have a turbo charger on them and not all diesels are loud. A turbo charger is the noise that someone hears that sounds like a wind turbine. The turbo charger uses exhaust gas to spin a turbine. The turbine, that spins, shoves extra air into the engine, this produces the boost. Typically, these motors will run ten to twenty-five pounds of boost. If done right, turbos can increase engine efficiency, horsepower, and create more torque for the …show more content…
Every conceivable problem that can happen with an engine has perhaps happened or will happen with the Duramax. The main problem was the aluminum block with the aluminum cylinder heads. Now a day’s, cars have blocks made from aluminum, and so are the heads, but they’re mixed with a stronger metal, or just in general made better. Duramax builds everything unwell. The aluminum heads on the Duramax went through head gaskets like no other. A head gasket goes around the cylinders and seals the gasses in the cylinders to ensure greatest compression. When a head gasket blows, smoke pours out of every orifice of the motor, resulting in a six-plus hour job to fix. Sometimes, one can crack and leak slowly for years, until one-day anti-freeze mixes with your oil. When this happens your car’s engine seizes and will never run again. I put a head gasket in a 6.6 Duramax and it took me about 7 hours because the engine was covered in mud. The funny part about that, was when the guy that he had his truck towed to dealer and sold that day because he was mad. Every time I have worked on a Duramax, which is quite a few times, I have stripped at least one bolt. The engines are made from cheap aluminum. I had a friend that drove up from Atlanta and wanted to hit some trails. We drove through this deep-water hole and the plate cracked. This plate covers the valves, but it cracked because some water hit it while it was hot. Every single time I work on a