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Bobcat67 Well mine will be FCA owned after the DOJ / EPA case is resolved, Its a great Truck with a great Transmission and Suspension, The Motori 3.0 built in Cento is killing the ED reputation, Diesel owners can only Hope in 2019 Its a New Fiat FPT motor. If the Fools in Europe want to put...

You did everything possible to stop a possible fire...It was NOT owner neglect. I would say you went above and beyond most to stop this fire, and it still happen...

You also comment that it exploded...One has to inquire what was the cause of the explosion. I see the CP4 cover did NOT melt, I took a torch to that cover, its made out of steel but the foam behind it melted. The Sound foam melted almost instantly. After a second look all plastic covers on the...

Were you able to shutdown the engine down or did it keep running? Did you wash the engine compartment after work was Done?

Bodcat67.... I tried warning owners of the inherit dangers of Owning the ED with the additional foam Back In 2015 ,Why do I repeatedly make references to 1500diesel.com The Mods did everything possible to cover the short comings of the ED up to Banning Me for sounding the warnings. The Only...

No, on the temps, I think it has little to NO effect on temps, its clearly someone wild idea at FCA that the additional + dB would scare off buyers, IMO my hearing cannot tell the difference. I was not aware of the cause. Just pointing out fires do happen .. did you Google the plastic fires?

I hear Ya, But what about I agree on the source of the fire, It certainly can add to the fire.

0 proof, are you blind, look at the engine its covered in the left over residue form the foam. Only a fool would believe that age foam does NOT add risk to fires, couple that with soak flammables over the course of time do to leaks. for a few DdB noise Google auto engine fire and look at the...

It takes some effort to remove it, It solid pieces.

I removed it within single Days of ownership (Mar 2015).. The resent increase in fire proves again I was right, 1500diesel.com go pound sand. I removed everything including the heat soaking CP4 Cover I mentioned Back in Mid 2015 three years form then they would be increase in fires.

The Cause, the same cause for the last 5 Years (QC) at Cento, Cento is a rats nests compared to Modern Day standards. The Only survival for the ED is another Power plant, FPT or Bust. I'm Just waiting out the DOJ case before MY ED will be owned by FCA.

Check your paper work, If they sold it with Factory warranty intact Yes.

Their has been a steady increase of engine compartment fires with the increase use of Plastics and foam. It happens to all makes, the more foam and plastics the greater the risk of fire. The only reason Makers cover over the engine with plastics is to fool buyers form seeing the complexity...

About 2 hrs to remove both sides and the pump cover. I'm going to cut that down to 15 Minutes on My next sound foam removal, its going to be knife/razor removal.

Lowers the fire chances, More importantly it will aid in lowering repairs costs and extend the life of Injectors and wiring. Regardless of what you hear Heat (extreme) is a enemy to HP/ pumps systems , another tip in hot summer months keep fuel tank full when convenient and try NOT to drop...

I removed all that foam within a week after purchase..I recommend removing all the sound foam.

I would investigate more then what someone says, on this, the breather for the Trans is in the engine compartment, if it was separated at the trans that how the water entered, Its amazing How much water can enter a small hole when driving in rain.

Easy Fix....In most cases, But you will be foaming the intake at that mileage. You can determine the SCR health after the stationary de-sooting , yes it requires WITech. I have lost count on how many times I've seen the 100% full message. and the doom and gloom look on owners faces, turn into...

Stuff like this you have to call Me on, 763-228-7121 Todd ,its just to time consuming to Time all the info.

My ED is still factory tuned, Yep I only use the Urea in winter or just before winter.. We have used urea in another business I'm associated with for decades very familiar with its properties and use, I'm at about 10% Urea in summer and 30-40% winter months.. I stop pulling My DEF Injectors on...