zouch
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2020
- Threads
- 29
- Messages
- 2,074
- Reaction score
- 1,972
- Location
- Berkeley, CA
- Vehicle(s)
- XJ, JLUWD
welcome, and congrats!
i share your admiration for how well the 8HP75 works with the EcoDiesel. it might even get a little better as the transmission 'learns' your driving habits.
1- yes, the fuel gauge is a little funky at the top, but i don't remember noticing that big of a delay on mine. but who cares when you still have a couple of hundred miles to go after that first hundred?
you could use the Miles to Go feature; just set that up in one of the corners of your EVIC.
2- nothing noticed with my Artec belly pan, but i don't have any way to monitor. all i can tell you is that in the first 20K+ miles i've never seen any messages from the Emissions system.
3- mine's a Willys; no annoying holes in the hood. i've seen the oil temps come up a bit when running for hours at speed and altitude in high (95º+) temps, but it doesn't seem to have ever caused a problem. running at low speeds is a complete non-issue; no temps rising at all.
4- no experience there; i've only ever used the Blue DEF (and it doesn't seem to ask for much of it in my typical use pattern).
5- TrailRax Pak Rax
6- sounds like a decent plan. wherever you can get a decent price, as long as it's the right stuff.
7- again, Willys here, so no experience with that; partly because i didn't want that specific problem.
but i've seen a few threads in here where people have changed out their dashes and a friend of mine has done it, and apparently it's not that (relatively) expensive. others have just taken theirs out to wrap or cover them. search around, and you should find something on it.
as for fuel, at the risk of dropping gasoline (not diesel!) on the fire, as a previous diesel owner you probably already know to pay close attention to the stickers on the pumps these days. i would suggest that most anything with between 2-20% BioDiesel (NOT "BioFuel"; know the difference!) will provide all the lubricity your pump wants.
i share your admiration for how well the 8HP75 works with the EcoDiesel. it might even get a little better as the transmission 'learns' your driving habits.
1- yes, the fuel gauge is a little funky at the top, but i don't remember noticing that big of a delay on mine. but who cares when you still have a couple of hundred miles to go after that first hundred?
you could use the Miles to Go feature; just set that up in one of the corners of your EVIC.
2- nothing noticed with my Artec belly pan, but i don't have any way to monitor. all i can tell you is that in the first 20K+ miles i've never seen any messages from the Emissions system.
3- mine's a Willys; no annoying holes in the hood. i've seen the oil temps come up a bit when running for hours at speed and altitude in high (95º+) temps, but it doesn't seem to have ever caused a problem. running at low speeds is a complete non-issue; no temps rising at all.
4- no experience there; i've only ever used the Blue DEF (and it doesn't seem to ask for much of it in my typical use pattern).
5- TrailRax Pak Rax
6- sounds like a decent plan. wherever you can get a decent price, as long as it's the right stuff.
7- again, Willys here, so no experience with that; partly because i didn't want that specific problem.
but i've seen a few threads in here where people have changed out their dashes and a friend of mine has done it, and apparently it's not that (relatively) expensive. others have just taken theirs out to wrap or cover them. search around, and you should find something on it.
as for fuel, at the risk of dropping gasoline (not diesel!) on the fire, as a previous diesel owner you probably already know to pay close attention to the stickers on the pumps these days. i would suggest that most anything with between 2-20% BioDiesel (NOT "BioFuel"; know the difference!) will provide all the lubricity your pump wants.
<snip>
1. If you top off the tank, normal to go 107 or more miles before the fuel gauge drops at all?
2. If you have full skids, any change in DPF behavior from having more heat trapped up under the body?
3. Has anyone modified the hood vents (we did this on JKs) to allow heat to escape through?
4. Any good or bad experience using the Mopar gallon jug DEF over any other main brand? This is my first DEF diesel.
5. Where do you store your Rotopax 2 gal diesel cans for long trips?
6. I will only use real Mopar fuel and oil filters (bought the 7yr, 125k Mopar Added Care+ warranty for $1,800) and was going to use Geno's garage. Have a better suggestion?
7. Where is the best place to source a swap for the awful red dash plastic, I like the 'leather' one from the Sahara trim?
Sponsored