Common Mistakes Truck Owners Make with Their Truck’s Maintenance

Diesel engine trucks are durable and long-lasting as they are built for long travels and heavy loads. However, you must maintain these trucks properly for them to last long.

A lot of truck owners make mistakes when it comes to their diesel engine trucks that shorten their lifespan. This article will serve as a brief guide on what mistakes truck owners commonly make when maintaining their trucks that you should avoid.

 

Not Changing the Engine Oil Regularly

Like most other engines, diesel engines also require regular oil changes. This is because diesel engine oils contain additives to prevent coking or carbon build-up inside the engine. However, with time, this additive runs out, and the carbon starts building up inside the combustion chamber, causing problems in the engine.

Experts recommend changing the engine oil every 2000 miles.

Not Changing the Diesel Particulate Filter

The diesel particulate filter filters out the soot and carbon that forms when diesel burns inside the combustion chamber. The filter can get choked up with time and block the car’s exhaust, resulting in smoke and carbon particles returning to the engine and getting deposited inside the combustion chamber.

The diesel particulate filter should ideally be changed every 10,000 miles.

Not Keeping the ECM Up-to-Date

Modern diesel engines come with an electronic control module installed. The ECM controls some of the most important functions in your diesel truck, like the fuel injection into the combustion chamber, air-to-fuel ratio, ignition sparks, acceleration, and more.

With time, your ECM’s programming may get outdated, or your ECM may start malfunctioning due to wear and tear. This can result in a significant drop in your truck’s performance, like the truck failing to accelerate despite a hard press of the pedal, bad mileage, excessive emissions from the exhaust, the engine not starting, and more.

 

You can either get your ECM reprogrammed or repaired by a professional to get your truck to perform optimally once again. If you’re looking for a trusted professional to get your ECM remapped, look no further!

CATECM is an ECM repair and replacement company that provides ECM repair and reprogramming services. They also have remanufactured ECMs available. All of their services and products come with a one-year warranty, and their turnaround time is less than 24-48 hours.

Contact them now for more details.

 

 

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