EPA Crackdown on Deleted Trucks

Oh I'm sure at some point I'll screw up and make too much, not spend enough and have to pay a chunk in.

 

I know this thread died awhile ago, but I just finished reading the whole thing. Earlier there was a post dealerships wont touch deleted trucks, in western Canada they will. I've got a deleted truck and peterbilt and kenworth dealerships will work on it no problems, just wont take it on trade. Until Paccar pulls the plug on modified trucks they'll keep working on them.

 

Pretty sure nobody out here gives a #### if the trucks are deleted lol.

 

Best thing I ever did to my truck ! , no regrets .

 

Not really no, I wouldn't have bought my truck if it wasn't deleted. After years of running company rigs and never making it a month with out DEF problems I sure as hell wasn't going to risk the down time or expense. My trucks completely reliable because of it.

 

Why do these trucks need you to change the oil? Can't you just delete the oil? Then you'll never have to change it.

It's a maintenance item. Ignore it and it'll break. Most people haven't gotten the service schedule on the calendar. Doesn't mean it's worthless, just that you're doing it wrong.

 

I have zero problem with maintenance, I over maintain the crap out of my truck solely because maintenance is cheaper than break downs every single time. But that also being said my parents truck which is 2 years newer less mileage and just a well maintained cost them 11k alone with emissions repairs.....that's 11k is utter garbage that i didn't have to worry about..... that 11k would have sunk me.

 

BS never ending emissions problems aren't maintenence issues, they're stupid government mandated BS issues.

 

The aftertreatment system has one major flaw: there's an engine attached to it.

Back in the day if you blew the exhaust side of a turbo you slapped a new one on and away you go. Now you have a HUGE bill by the time you clean the exhaust and clean/replace the aftertreatment parts.

An engine burning oil/coolant, making excessive soot etc now pushes all that crap into the aftertreatment system. It maskes the root cause and many times they just "force a regen" and go back to work. The root cause isn't determined and the problem persists.

 

Emission components are listed as "omit in Alberta" on the commercial vehicle inspection manual.
Interestingly enough so are limits on most frt windshield visors.