VR Nicastro
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 10, 2021
- Posts
- 128
- Reaction score
- 116
- Location
- Chester County
- Ram Year
- 2016
- Engine
- EcoDiesel
I found some dude on YouTube, not sure his qualifications. This was after watching another guy who’s channel is “I do cars”
He’s a parts recycler. He did a tear down on an Ecodiesel. All the main bearings went bad. Not one or two but all.
The other guy went into explaining what he felt is causing the issue. He is saying the crank is weak and flexes. This condition happens when the motor is lugging before the trans downshifts. Part of the EGR recall in my case was they did in fact change the shift points of the transmission. I noticed it immediately!
So from my understanding, changing the shift points keeps the engine from lugging. Whoever this dude is works with a few people and they’re supposedly working with a company to make a stronger crank for these motors.
He also went into why this isn’t a problem in lighter vehicles. The moment it started being used in a truck with the added weight is what exposed the condition. His theory makes sense but no real way to verify it. Hard to believe a crank could flex enough to cause this type of failure. The motor isn’t putting out tons of power.
He’s a parts recycler. He did a tear down on an Ecodiesel. All the main bearings went bad. Not one or two but all.
The other guy went into explaining what he felt is causing the issue. He is saying the crank is weak and flexes. This condition happens when the motor is lugging before the trans downshifts. Part of the EGR recall in my case was they did in fact change the shift points of the transmission. I noticed it immediately!
So from my understanding, changing the shift points keeps the engine from lugging. Whoever this dude is works with a few people and they’re supposedly working with a company to make a stronger crank for these motors.
He also went into why this isn’t a problem in lighter vehicles. The moment it started being used in a truck with the added weight is what exposed the condition. His theory makes sense but no real way to verify it. Hard to believe a crank could flex enough to cause this type of failure. The motor isn’t putting out tons of power.