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Looks good . . . Is Bullet Proof Diesel onboard with this mounting system? Do you think this would work with the OEM steel bumper with winch?

I'm stoked that the guys at BPD are actively pursuing this project. I think this will be the solution I've been looking for to solve the high oil temperatures in the most demanding environments! For me, the timing is about perfect . . . I'm ready to bite down on a "ruggedized teardrop" for...

I just got off the phone with John at BPD . . . he told me he has a customer with a Jeep Wrangler coming in for fitment checks that has the steel bumper and winch installed. He took my name and number (I had been working with other people at BPD) and told me he'd be in touch if they needed...

Yeah, I'm now divorced and living life as a single man at age 61. It's all good . . . I like my peace, but the dating world sure is different these days! I still have my Rig and aside from the Rock Slide Engineering step sliders not retracting fully, I'm still in love with the Diesel and how...

Wow! This is great news I'm reading. I've been absent from the boards for several months due to personal reasons . . . I will contact BPD on Monday to volunteer my Rig for additional mounting study. I visited them a couple of years ago and they fully inspected my vehicle before purchasing a...

Yeah, prices are down . . . for the past month (from an all-time high) . . . but that short little blip of time has since reversed course . . . Up 20 cents in my market over the past 3 days . . . Monthly US diesel prices since Sept 2020

I've been running 37s for well over 12K miles (currently the odometer is at 22K) . . . no regear and I see plenty of mountain grades as well as long stretches of flat highway. My rig holds 8th gear while on level highway just fine, but does drop to 7th more frequently since the lift. I mostly...

Well, if the EcoDiesel is dead, then I certainly wont be parting ways with mine any time soon. If the vehicle were to be totalled in a wreck, I will be forced to move on from Jeep as there are no other engine choices that I would consider. I find it incredibly myopic on the part of auto...

In my near 40 years of living in the Arizona desert community of Phoenix, AZ where we get over 100 days where temperatures exceed 100 degrees F, the average life expectancy of any battery (premium grade or otherwise) is ~3 years. In the instances where I had a vehicle where the battery was not...

I don't think Casey 250 was driving unreasonably fast when his engine derated. The first time he wasn't even towing. The folks that have reported having an engine derate have all been at or below posted speed limits. However, speed limits in the Western/Rocky Mountain regions are often 75 mph...

I've never seen the coolant temperature above the oil temperature, but I've never had a derate. I've never seen coolant temps above 235 F, even on steep highway climbs in 100+ F weather. Casey and others that have experienced derates show oil temperatures 10-25 degrees higher than coolant...

I thought the turbo was cooled by oil but I’m not sure when I got that idea. The oil is cooled by the coolant system and this is why BulletProofDiesel is working on making a larger, more efficient radiator

Where is the exhaust gas temperature measurement taken on the EcoDiesel? I assume it's the inlet temperature to the turbocharger. This indeed is a critical factor as the turbo is causing the engine oil temperatures to rise so quickly.

Oil analysis is standard practice in fleet maintenance in virtually any engine platform, from gas turbines used in aircraft/marine environments and diesels. Metal particulates suspended in the oil or trapped in the filter can be traced back to the oil-wetted components that are breaking down...

I don't know the magic formula the engine control engineers used to program the JL/JT EcoDiesel, but the conditions encountered on steep mountain grades, under load certainly seem to trigger a derate. We are attempting to reverse-engineer this formula through this discussion. I think anyone...

We have no idea about the overall weight of either your, or Casey's rig, the severity of the road grade and how long he'd been pulling the grade. 35" tires are not the equivalent of 37" tires. The trailer Casey is pulling adds 250-300 lbs of tonque weight. There are several unanswered...

What's not clear or knowable from the video is how long and how severe the road grade was at the time he encountered the de-rate. I imagine the engine can tolerate the 246+ degree oil temperature for some period of time, but for how long? At some point you find the limit and who knows how...

I've seen 246 degree oil temperatures at 3,000 ft elevation this past January where ambient temps were roughly 50 degrees. I was on a 8% grade going 65-70 mph. Even though I wasn't towing, I think I was close to a de-rate situation . . . everything is fine until its not. My Rig is comperable...

Casey 250 Towing Over Mt. Hood Pass Just as I would have predicted. As seen in the video at the 9:26 minute mark, Casey's oil temp hit 119 degrees C (246 degrees F) at an elevation of 2,300 ft. while at highway speeds and the EcoDiesel de-rated. Further, the ambient temperature was 25 C/77 F...

I just had the recall flash done and yes, the buzzing noise from under the hood is LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS! I could barely hear the sound prior to the reflash . . . not anymore.