So I had a favorite place to get my truck washed…got in line, they said no (with a giant line behind me). They then offered to hand wash it. Me being me, I said ok. $80 for a crap wash vs $28 for the automated. I assumed the same price but obviously I was wrong. Fail! I would wash it yourself!
Now i daily drive my prospector built truck (not built by AEV). A few things that people don’t realize are big expenses on the diesels…:
-turbo and actuator - I had 100k on it when my turbo went out. I went aftermarket to keep costs down and to get a little more when towing the horse trailer. The turbo / actuator combo installed was almost $6k. You can do it cheaper, but for what I’ve heard that seems about average (plus or minus),
-injectors-haven’t done mine yet (dreading the day) but you can expect approximately $6k for injectors installed. FYI,
-gearing- (if not done at AEV) went from the 3.42 gears (stock on my year 2014) to 4.56 to account for the 37” tires and the weak transmission. Installed that was about $4k,
-transmission- at 125k on it, my 68rfe went south. This is another thing to plan for. I just installed a RevMax 68rfe 700 series and that was almost $15k installed. (I also went with a tune for the transmission which required a lil more).
-sensors-something simple like a NOX sensor is generally about a grand. The good news is we have 2 or em on these trucks (year dependent). The front NOX sensor is a pain to get to (on the turbo essentially). Not a terrible thing, but consider a couple grand a year for repairs. (This includes the coolant sensor which is plastic welded to the reservoir, the dreaded Y pipe issue cause ram engineers are “smart” and the grid heater / killer bolt issue. There are ways around it but generally they are not cheap.)
-fuel injection pump- the 2019+ trucks are using the cp4 pump instead of the cp3. There is good about these pumps…but a lot of bad going around as well. Some are switching back to the cp3 from the cp4. Just know the pump is another potential issue (maybe $2k)…
now don’t get me wrong,,,I love my truck. I would have love to get a fully done PXL! I just think people should know about the hidden details of this truck. A lot of these prices may go up or down depending on how mechanical you are. I’m a mechanical engineer but didn’t install all of these parts. Just be prepared for “maintenance items” after you get it.
Now i daily drive my prospector built truck (not built by AEV). A few things that people don’t realize are big expenses on the diesels…:
-turbo and actuator - I had 100k on it when my turbo went out. I went aftermarket to keep costs down and to get a little more when towing the horse trailer. The turbo / actuator combo installed was almost $6k. You can do it cheaper, but for what I’ve heard that seems about average (plus or minus),
-injectors-haven’t done mine yet (dreading the day) but you can expect approximately $6k for injectors installed. FYI,
-gearing- (if not done at AEV) went from the 3.42 gears (stock on my year 2014) to 4.56 to account for the 37” tires and the weak transmission. Installed that was about $4k,
-transmission- at 125k on it, my 68rfe went south. This is another thing to plan for. I just installed a RevMax 68rfe 700 series and that was almost $15k installed. (I also went with a tune for the transmission which required a lil more).
-sensors-something simple like a NOX sensor is generally about a grand. The good news is we have 2 or em on these trucks (year dependent). The front NOX sensor is a pain to get to (on the turbo essentially). Not a terrible thing, but consider a couple grand a year for repairs. (This includes the coolant sensor which is plastic welded to the reservoir, the dreaded Y pipe issue cause ram engineers are “smart” and the grid heater / killer bolt issue. There are ways around it but generally they are not cheap.)
-fuel injection pump- the 2019+ trucks are using the cp4 pump instead of the cp3. There is good about these pumps…but a lot of bad going around as well. Some are switching back to the cp3 from the cp4. Just know the pump is another potential issue (maybe $2k)…
now don’t get me wrong,,,I love my truck. I would have love to get a fully done PXL! I just think people should know about the hidden details of this truck. A lot of these prices may go up or down depending on how mechanical you are. I’m a mechanical engineer but didn’t install all of these parts. Just be prepared for “maintenance items” after you get it.
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