I don't think Vis meant any disrespect, I know I don't. I think everyone would agree that the engines would be happier without all the antipollution stuff on them and I also won't pretend that there aren't DPF deletes, EGR deletes, etc, etc and there are plenty of other sites that document and even push using these deletes as the solution to every problem/code that crops up and the bottom line is, "your truck, your decision".
I started this site when there were so many other well established sites because I want to try and work with the systems that are on the truck. The argument that if you care about your engine you'll remove all the antipollution stuff on it holds no weight with me and believe me after 2 weeks of not driving my truck while dealing with the oxygen sensor module P/N fiasco ripping out the DPF and the oxygen sensors would have been the quick and easy solution but I didn't (Not that it didn't cross my mind).
Cummins drove 100's of thousands of miles with this engine setup and if the antipollution system hurt the engine Cummins wouldn't advertise that the 6.7L will go 300,000 miles of Heavy Duty use before needing a major rebuild if they hadn't already done it. With that said I too realize that there are plenty of people who bought these trucks to haul their 5th wheel TT a few times a years and use the trucks as daily drivers the rest of the time and they are really having problems and it's a shame that Cummins didn't think of them when they configured the 6.7L but I think they're heading in the right direction and I also will bet you a $100 bill that someone is already working on a better DPF for our trucks and may be the same people that does the Cat system so we the owners can clean them out.
Anyway, we don't want anyone to go to another site but we also don't want to be pushing deletes here when a change in driving style, sealing connectors if you drive in high water or some other solution may fix a problem that someone has because no matter how you feel about global warning Pollution is real, on the rise and we are causing it every time we turn the Key to start our trucks.
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