# Question for the diesel owners on here **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [December 19, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185 "2009-12-19T13:26:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![99Blackex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99blackex/32/6396_2.png) [@99Blackex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Blackex)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/41 "2009-12-19T17:59:32Z")
So could any of you explain about the injector warranty that Im hearing about on diesel place? Sounds like gm has a warranty for the injectors on the LB7s. Am I understanding that right? ---
**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/42 "2009-12-19T17:59:34Z")
> [@UPS man = Santa Claus \*better pics up\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ups-man-santa-claus-better-pics-up/27454/41): > > Put that in white with my front end and that would be it! Plus we have those wheels on the new busses. I might have to borrow a set. I hate those wheels! Damn valve stems suck dick. Going to put a Cummings M11 in my truck just because we stock the parts at work :thumbup ---
**Author:** ![99Blackex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99blackex/32/6396_2.png) [@99Blackex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Blackex)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/43 "2009-12-19T18:00:12Z")
Freak, what kind of work do you do if you dont mind me asking? ---
**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/44 "2009-12-19T18:01:33Z")
> [@99Blackex"](#): > > So could any of you explain about the injector warranty that Im hearing about on diesel place? Sounds like gm has a warranty for the injectors on the LB7s. Am I understanding that right? I don’t think it’s so much the injectors that go, but the pumps are more common. ---
**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/45 "2009-12-19T18:02:42Z")
operator for W.M. Shultz construction ---
**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/46 "2009-12-19T18:03:18Z")
> [@GTI \> lancer i believe.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gti-lancer-i-believe/20605/70): > > **i actually would love to barrow them im laid off** and sitting at home. anytime i can learn more info on the truck its awesome! i did some research and a few of the late model 05’s they did throw the 6spd in! they just didnt have the manual shift mode til 06. which is my bad but that makes sense cuz my dad got his truck built in dec of 04, which is why the 6spd wasnt an option at that time > [@APRIL 14th - JACK'S STAG PARTY](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/april-14th-jacks-stag-party/26699/26): > > Freak, what kind of work do you do if you dont mind me asking? I don’t think he has one at the moment. OR his jobs like mine and you get paid to do nothing. ---
**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/47 "2009-12-19T18:04:10Z")
seasonal work FTMFL! ---
**Author:** ![99Blackex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99blackex/32/6396_2.png) [@99Blackex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Blackex)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/48 "2009-12-19T18:06:56Z")
ah… yeah must suck this time of year man. Gotta love that good ole unenjoyment… ---
**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/49 "2009-12-19T18:10:14Z")
its nice and sucks at the same time. spring summer and fall we work 6 days a week 65+hrs a week plus drive time! so the winter is like a big vaca! ---
**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/50 "2009-12-19T18:11:59Z")
My GF jobs the same way, just unemployment doesn’t consider the driving time into her income. So she gets less in the winter, it’s kinda gay like that. ---
**Author:** ![99Blackex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99blackex/32/6396_2.png) [@99Blackex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Blackex)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/51 "2009-12-19T18:12:43Z")
yeah good point… Im hoping I wont get laid off for a while, since im just an apprentice. ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/52 "2009-12-19T18:15:26Z")
Sounds like nothing but problems with the American diesels. If I’d be getting a truck it would be an 06 dmax… No problems with my tdi mechanically. Best diesels are from the German camp. ---
**Author:** ![99Blackex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99blackex/32/6396_2.png) [@99Blackex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Blackex)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/53 "2009-12-19T18:17:15Z")
only problem is they dont make a pickup truck ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/54 "2009-12-19T18:20:50Z")
It’s a shame because they would crush the market. Closest thing to a truck they make is the v10 tdi touareg. ---
**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/55 "2009-12-19T18:21:04Z")
> [@4/14/07: small party at my place](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-14-07-small-party-at-my-place/27483/7): > > It’s a shame because they would crush the market. > > Closest thing to a truck they make is the v10 tdi touareg. all hearsay! you can claim all you want but until they make a truck chassis ill say its all bs i dont think they would be able to compete. toyota is the only closest competitor and they took yrs!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/56 "2009-12-19T18:21:16Z")
i don’t know what a diesel is, so i do not have any comments. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/57 "2009-12-19T18:21:49Z")
Just realize that a 3/4 ton truck is alot more expensive to maintain and get serviced than a 1/2 ton truck when shit wears out. Everything is heavy duty and prices reflect that, even simple things like brakes. My brother has a 2005 Ram 2500 and the truck runs excellent and takes alot of abuse. He’s got over 85k on it now and has never had an issue with the motor or tranny. However he’s had every steering part replaced already, along with all the balljoints. He’s got a Bullydog tuner for the truck and its awesome with it installed. His truck gets around 24 mpg. Even when towing the mpg barely drops. It got over 20 mpg towing a car on a trailer to Rhode Island over the summer. Diesel trucks are awesome but really unless you need a big heavy duty truck theres not a real point in getting one. I would think that at some point the extra maintenance/repair costs and the cost of the truck itself would about even out with the fuel savings compared to a gas motored 1/2 ton. A 1/2 ton truck will tow a car or boat just fine. Ive towed my car on a trailer with my truck and didnt really notice it back there. ---
**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/58 "2009-12-19T18:27:04Z")
Diesel 3/4 ton= Baller status ---
**Author:** ![99Blackex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99blackex/32/6396_2.png) [@99Blackex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Blackex)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/59 "2009-12-19T18:27:39Z")
Thats a valid point. Its not really the fact that Im gonna work it hard, but the point that if I put 30k a year on it, in 3 years thats 90k. So if I buy a used half ton with 40k on it, in 3 years it will prob have 130k or better on it, then its at the point of how much longer will it last before it needs work, then I would still be paying on it for another couple years… Thats why Im trying to figure out if a diesel would be better for what i need. ---
**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185/60 "2009-12-19T18:27:54Z")
> [@cheap,fast car](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-fast-car/27471/21): > > Diesel 1 ton dually = Baller status fixed for ya [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-for-the-diesel-owners-on-here/249185.md?page=4)