Modern diesel truck in Latin/South America and diesel question

[Stormhammer]

US-based diesels are now designed to burn ultra-low sulphur. From what I've read is, if you're towing a 5th wheel, doing into Mexico etc you can be fine with their low sulphur diesel, but without the load you'll have issues. Or, the fix is to just delete all the emissions equipment.

Can anyone attest to the one thread I found on this? I'd hate to find myself up a creek and wishing instead of going with purchasing a diesel I purchased a gasser ( which is still on the table )

 

[Kaisen]

Buy the gasser and be happy

 

[tacomabill]

Been reading that for several years US diesels have major issues due to new emissions requirements:

Truck Worries, Woes and Considerations

I agree on the maintenance costs; however, I went with an older diesel this time for range per tank reasons, not just fuel economy. Yes, my diesel gets almost 2x the mpg that my gas truck did. That wasn't enough. I can buy a 62gal diesel tank to replace my existing tank, and get waaay more...

www.wanderthewest.com

 

[BajaSurfRig]

@Stormhammer personally I wouldn't drive a newer (ones that require DEF) diesel south of the border (although apparently all of Baja now has USLD) regardless of how much a load you are carrying/towing.

I have had friends go into limp mode in the middle of nowhere and it was a less than ideal situation.

If you are concerned about range new CCLB gassers have almost 50 gallon tanks (Ford and Dodge) and you can always put a transfer tank in the bed.

My current 7.3 will be my last diesel.

 

[Stormhammer]

Hm, that is something to definitely consider.

I've also heard that it might not matter as long as you do the delete and the higher sulphur diesel would be better due to lubrication.

Of course there's always the 6.2L, or the newer 7.3L gasser as well.

There's of course alternatives too - F150, Ranger, 200-series, Tacoma, Tundra, 4Runner. The 3/4 ton came to mind mostly because like insurance, better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it ( plus there is a benefit of the off road capability they have )

 

[nitro_rat]

This exact question was asked a little while back, lots of opinions on that thread. I still say go gas...

 

[jonathon]

Any US spec truck 2007.5 and newer will have issues with anything but quality ULSD. The diesel particulate filter will clog quickly and likely suffer some damage.

The other concern I would have is the CP4 injection pump used in the 2011-2016 Duramax, 2011+ Powerstroke, and 2019+ Cummins. Poor quality fuel will smoke a CP4 in one tank and then it’s incredibly expensive to repair. I have no idea what fuel quality is like outside the US, but I wouldn’t want to find out the hard way with a $10k fuel system repair.

 

[nitro_rat]

They pump it out of rusty 55 gallon drums at some stations...