Diesel Engine Maintenance vs Gas Engines

[XTO]

sir, madali lang ba magpalit ng fuel filter natin? kaya ba sa gasoline station? near 20,000 km na siya at di pa siya napalitan before. accdg to manual kasi is sa 20,000 km pa, including transmission at differential oil (balak ko sa gasoline station na lang) di na ko sa casa after the 15,000 km. mahal! di ko pa nakikita ginagawa nila.

[rsnald]

sir, madali lang ba magpalit ng fuel filter natin? kaya ba sa gasoline station? near 20,000 km na siya at di pa siya napalitan before. accdg to manual kasi is sa 20,000 km pa, including transmission at differential oil (balak ko sa gasoline station na lang) di na ko sa casa after the 15,000 km. mahal! di ko pa nakikita ginagawa nila.

madali lang... tanggalin mo lang yung mga rubber hoses (fuel in and fuel out hoses), tapos tanggalin mo yung dalwang bolt. Now comes the hard part kelangan meron kang pag-iipitan nung pinakaholder nung filter, vise grip or something. gagamitan mo ng oil filter wrench yung fuel filter para matanggal sya. kung wala kang oil filter wrench, pwede mo naman pihitin by hand yung filter kung malaki ang kamao mo at malakas ang grip mo, balutan mo ng goma yung filter para di dumulas.
pag natanggal mo na filter, punuin mo ng diesel yung bagong filter, make sure na yung rubber gasket ng fuel filter basa din ng diesel. screw back mo na yung fuel filter sa holder, and bolt the hold back sa engine bay. ikabit mo ulit yung hoses (make sure na hindi nagkapalit yung "in" and "out" hoses), then pump mo yung plunger ng fuel water separator para mawala hangin. Pwede din wag mo muna ikabit yung "fuel out" hose bago mo i-pump yung plunger, hayaan mo lang tumapon yun diesel at ma purge out yung hangin sa loob.

that's it. hope this helps ;)

[pidoy]

I am looking for a car next year and hope this thread could help me choose between the tucson gas and diesel. On the new cars today, what could be the cost of maintaining each car and fuel cost?

Thanks in Advance.

[duskylim]

Gentlemen:

Most of the fuel economy issues regarding diesels consuming around 5-6 km/ltr are due to poor maintenance - I have several diesel pickups and they consistently get 10-12 km/liter.

I replace the air/oil/fuel filters every oil change (5000 km).

I keep the vehicles aligned.

I regularly check the tire pressure.

I maintain the fuel system (no calibration yet) - NO AIR or Fuel leaks.

Do this and all will be well.

Best Regards,

Dusky lim

[cripple_rooster]

As long as there's a diesel version available, I don't even look at the gassers

Despite the injection pump timing in early diesels, that not every mechanic has the skill to tune properly (then leading to the smoke-belching issues), they're way easier to mantain. Also, comparing to a carburettor-fed gasoline-powered engine, it's cheaper to keep a diesel running and their longer-lasting overcome the higher cost for an engine overhaul.

Newer-generation CRDi's share those advantages with the older all-mechanicals, but its injection setup is not so hard to deal with as a gasoline EFI setup would be.

Okay, I must confess I'm really partial to diesels...

[Ry_Tower]

Gentlemen:

Most of the fuel economy issues regarding diesels consuming around 5-6 km/ltr are due to poor maintenance - I have several diesel pickups and they consistently get 10-12 km/liter.

I replace the air/oil/fuel filters every oil change (5000 km).

I keep the vehicles aligned.

I regularly check the tire pressure.

I maintain the fuel system (no calibration yet) - NO AIR or Fuel leaks.

Do this and all will be well.

Best Regards,

Dusky lim

FC depends not only on maintenance but the design of a car. Try aking a 4m40 Pajero reach 10 kms/ltr at the city.

I'm partial to diesel as well but I won't generalize that every diesel can reach such frugality. Esp. old shool diesels. Let's keep this thread as close to reality.

[duskylim]

FC depends not only on maintenance but the design of a car. Try aking a 4m40 Pajero reach 10 kms/ltr at the city.

I'm partial to diesel as well but I won't generalize that every diesel can reach such frugality. Esp. old shool diesels. Let's keep this thread as close to reality.

The pickups I mentioned are a 1995 and a 1998 model - so they are as OLD SCHOOL as they come.... - Pajero should get around 8 km/liter... if properly maintained.

And as I maintain them myself - I recently adjusted the valves I am quite sure of quality of the work.

[cripple_rooster]

My uncle's Chevrolet Blazer averages 9km/l in city traffic and 12km/l in highway, but it has an indirect-injection engine and is not so well-mantained at all. It's already belching a lot of smoke...

[glenn manikis]

Gentlemen:

Most of the fuel economy issues regarding diesels consuming around 5-6 km/ltr are due to poor maintenance - I have several diesel pickups and they consistently get 10-12 km/liter.

I replace the air/oil/fuel filters every oil change (5000 km).

I keep the vehicles aligned.

I regularly check the tire pressure.

I maintain the fuel system (no calibration yet) - NO AIR or Fuel leaks.

Do this and all will be well.

Best Regards,

Dusky lim

depende din po yan sa SIze ng engine, load, pati size ng tires and traffic.. sama mo na din driving habits....

mine 2.9 inline 5... kung fully loaded as mabigat na mabigat ang karga then floored mode pa... 6.2 - 6.6 kms. per liter...

kung walang laman naman city driving it can do 8kms. per liter in moderate city traffic....

highway driving loaded 7-10kms./liter naman....

pag kunti lang ang sakay as in 4-5 lang at tipid driving mode it can do 13kms./liter

yung ride ko can ave. between 6.2 up to 13kms. per liter po...

[jasonub]

pag luma tignan ang diesel ride hihintuin ka sa makati area para sa usok check.

hassle mga bwaka ng na na mga yun thus gas pa rin ako for now

sakit lang sa bulsa ang pag gagas

[Bin Diesel]

pag luma tignan ang diesel ride hihintuin ka sa makati area para sa usok check.

hassle mga bwaka ng na na mga yun thus gas pa rin ako for now

sakit lang sa bulsa ang pag gagas

i-factor in na sa gastos yung ASBU sa makati.

[Usernameisvalid]

Efren de luna, Claire de la fuente, George san mateo, pasang masda....

Jan kayo humingi ng advice. hahahahahah