Are diesel CVs really worth it?

DRIVERDUDE · Oct 2, 2014

Mine was a Ford E-350 6.0 liter. I could get oil filters but Ford for some reason had a lock on the fuel filters. Only get them at a dealer. My next door neighbor was a fleet mechanic and he could only get them at a dealer too.

FlyingVan · Oct 2, 2014

Hmm, that means that Ford was worse than the Sprinter as far as filters availability. I never bought any of my filters for my Sprinter at the dealer. Sure, you cant walk in walmart and get them, but I buy them online. $6 for an oil filter, $25 for the fuel filter, about $20 for the air filter.

DRIVERDUDE · Oct 2, 2014

That may not true now. The guy at Advance told me that dealers keep a lock on some replacement parts for some vehicles for a couple of years when they change something at the factory. You would think a fuel filter would be a regular maintenance item. Most people don't put miles on a vehicle like we do.

guido4475 · Oct 2, 2014

DRIVERDUDE said:
Mine was a Ford E-350 6.0 liter. I could get oil filters but Ford for some reason had a lock on the fuel filters. Only get them at a dealer. My next door neighbor was a fleet mechanic and he could only get them at a dealer too.

How long ago was this lack of availability a problem? Even years ago I have always seen 6.0 fuel filters everywhere.

DRIVERDUDE · Oct 3, 2014

Mine was a 2005. I got rid of it in 2008 when I started another business

ishipforexcellence · Nov 22, 2014

I went gas ecoboost Ford Transit. We'll see how it goes!

Moot · Nov 23, 2014

Please keep us updated.

BobWolf · Nov 23, 2014

Considering what the E.P.A. Has reduced the Diesel engine to, Im sure Rudolph Diesel is treading water. It's said his body was disposed at sea, So he would have busted out of his grave by now if he were actually buried.

Side topic.........
However, some say his death was faked or foul play as his body was never identified. He was identified by his belongings off a badly decomposed body found way out on the North Sea.

Bob Wolf.

KickStarter6 · Nov 24, 2014

BobWolf said:
Considering what the E.P.A. Has reduced the Diesel engine to, Im sure Rudolph Diesel is treading water. It's said his body was disposed at sea, So he would have busted out of his grave by now if he were actually buried.

Side topic.........
However, some say his death was faked or foul play as his body was never identified. He was identified by his belongings off a badly decomposed body found way out on the North Sea.

Bob Wolf.

Interesting side topic