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Turbo Plugged On 6.7 -- Looks Like Another 2262
Sent my truck to the dealership this last Saturday night after the check engine light came on (little yellow engine light -- not sure if this is CEL or MIL light). Anyhow, CEL (this is what I'll call it) light came on at the start of a 30 mile trip, but I had to take the trip to get back home.
The truck seemed to run fine on the trip back, and no DPF plugging showed up on overhead display. Showed as system status OK.
Dealer said truck showed a plugged turbo, and they did the turbo and EGR cleaning procedure, as well as installed the cleaning port into the turbo. Did a forced regen and all the stuff they say to do in the TSB's including the reflash and all that crap Going to pick up truck tommorrow.
My questions are these:
1. If the turbo gets plugged again, what does Dodge say to do? Do they require that it be replaced as well as the entire EGR system? If they replace the turbo, do they just replace it with the same thing that was in the truck, or do they put in a modified or different turbo less prone to plugging?
2. The truck only has 4300 miles on it. It is a 2007.5 6.7. I do not drive the truck hard, and only use it to pull a small landscape trailer loaded with an ATV. Would I do better to drive the truck like I stole it? Maybe do a big bunch of hard accelerating uphills and "pedal to the metal" type driving? Should I go to the local dragstrip and do a few dually burn-outs and then take her down the quarter mile a few times? I don't pull too much as far as weight is concerned, so if I work it, it is going to be without a trailer.
Would really like to hear form some of the techs that post on here that work for Dodge. I use this truck mostly for grocery getting, but I really like the feel of the power that the diesel provides. I could not ever go back to a gas truck for this reason.
Thanks for listening to me, and hope to hear from somebody soon.
neelre
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