the current cdi is odor free and does 6.6, the only differences is
it's a v6 and has a 7 speed tranny.
I not knocking the blutec but I am quite happy with my cdi, 2.5 years
old 60k miles

greek_philosophizer <greek_philosophizer@hotmail.com> parked his
Sprinter and  wrote:

Then again, they _would_ say that, wouldn't they?

I'm skeptical as to how anyone could possibly make such estimates.

Soot from diesel engines is an aesthetic matter.  The soot isn't
what contributes to smog; oxides of nitrogen (NOx) are.

So I'm not the only one who's noticed that the Navistar engine Ford
used in those pickups (and in many, many tow trucks and ambulances)
has a uniquely malodorous, sickly-sweet smell?  I normally like the
smell of diesel exhaust, but what comes out of those engines could gag
a maggot.  Besides, the things are as thrashy as all get-out; they
sound like they're always on the verge of tearing themselves apart.

A friend used to have an F-250 diesel, and I was appalled at how
noisy it was, particularly under acceleration.  The Cummins used
in the Dodge pickup isn't much better.

Why are pickup diesels so noisy, when the diesels in passenger cars
demonstrate that the aural pollution simply isn't necessary? My theory
is that it's a marketing thing, aimed at the (mostly blue-collar male)
demographic who buys the trucks: diesel trucks are macho, and the Joe
Lunchbucket types who buy most of these pickups want everyone within
earshot to know what they have under the hood.  (Even gasoline-engined
pickups are inexplicably noisier than passenger cars with the same
engines.)

Driving a diesel, I have it both ways: I get good mileage _and_ piss
off liberals.

Geoff