14+ Dodge Ram 3.0 Ecodiesel Blown Engine Teardown. Strangest and Most Difficult Teardown Yet!

My name is Eric and I own and run a full service salvage business called Importapart located in the Saint Louis MO area. Part of our model is dismantling and selling parts from rare and niche market engines. I've torn down everything from an LS7 to a Renesis rotary engine. There are several videos to watch! Check out my playlist of engine teardowns here: • Blown Up Engine Tear D...
In this tear video, I tear into a 2014+ Dodge Ram Ecodiesel. This is a 3.0L Turbo DOHC Diesel engine that makes 240hp and 420tq. It comes in 2014-2020 Dodge Ram 1500 and some 2011+ Jeep Grand Cherokees. This is the VERY first eco diesel I've had my hands on and I learned a lot along the way. I definitely did a few things wrong but if this teardown proves profitable I'll be seeking more and I'll know for next time. Im not sure what caused this failure, whether it was poor maintenance, or some sort of defect like improper tolerances. Either way, this teardown whooped me pretty good. Its a lot more complicated than any of the other engines I've town down recently, and it took me twice as long. I've done my best to show the most important parts.
If you have any insight into why this type of failure would happen, please let me know. Also, if there are engines you'd like to see torn down, let me know as well!
If you'd like to buy parts from this engine or other engines I've town down, please email us at [e-mail].
Thanks for watching!
-Eric

[@forrestmiller4055]

These engines were originally using lightweight oil ( 5-30syn ) and then around 2016 a change order came from headquarters to use only 5-40 syn oil. The main bearings were failing due to inadequate oil film thickness during low RPM /high load events. The EGR also contaminates the oil with soot compounding the oil problem. The vid was very informative and shows how complex the stuff bolted onto core engine is.....Thanks I really liked it!

[@THEDIESELCHANNEL]

I was just going to clarify things but you did it perfectly. Great engines, just used correct oil.

[@THESHADOW97139]

OKKKKKKK ..... 0W20 here in europe, for more and more engine .... i can feel the flames of hell coming

[@Big.Ron1]

@@THESHADOW97139 0w20? Wow. I live in the desert where the heat really puts a stress on engines and transmissions. 0w20 is so thin it might not make it much after warm up and God forbid you got caught in stop and go traffic. I run 10w40 in my old jeep and it seems to do well with 20w50 during the summer heat. The old 4 liter has 165000+ miles on it and still going strong. It doesn't burn oil, but it has the typical 4 liter oil leaks. Be safe.

[@karlrovey]

@@Big.Ron1 Newer vehicles have smaller clearances. This requires thinner oil.

[@countryboysteve]

Couple that with injection pump dilution and bingo

[@clifbradley]

Playing 'what seized the engine?' Is my favorite game to play.

[@thomasfletcher4765]

Faulty oil pump ?

[@lewisvacek1976]

If I had to guess, some of that (excessive amount of) RTV came off and got sucked up into the oil pump and then clogged some of the oil passages to the crank, preventing those bearings for getting the oil they need effectively starving them of oil and, well catastrophic failure ensued. But that would be my guess. Very cool tear-down.

[@davidkeller2832]

@@lewisvacek1976 It could be an RTV plugging problem in this case but there have been several similar failures that were caused by carbon sludge build-up in the oil galleries that caused starvation of the bottom end. See this video for example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anfCaYBuqrmJnqc

[@evanhousewright9396]

As long as it’s someone else’s engine

[@Johnman3341]

While playing "what seized MY engine" is very much opposite

[@mitchcardosi92]

The egr system on these engines put excessive soot in the oil, which plugs up the main oil galley, causing the main bearings to starve of oil, the solution is to delete the egr valve, or reprogram the ecm. The gen3 eco diesel, 2019+ takes clean exhaust gas post dpf for the egr, which has no soot in it, which completely eliminates this problem

[@yo6488]

That’s if you don’t change the oil

[@JrSpitty]

Good luck getting one that isn't in the shop more then on the road lol. Chrysler finally decided to discontinue this piece of junk because how many of them end up in the shop.

[@mitchcardosi92]

@@JrSpitty i have 85000 miles on my 2020 ecodiesel and it hasn’t had a single check engine light, and 75% of those miles are pulling a 13000lb gooseneck car hauler. the first generation had a lot of issues with carbon contamination from the egr, causing spun bearings, but the current engines are dead reliable.

[@mediocreman2]

Yeah I'm sure that magically fixed all the issues. Haha

[@dimati3366]

Deleted the egr on my 2014 ecodiesel, has 170k and still running strong

[@AmericanSurvival001]

For those who don’t know what they’re looking at those engines have been around for about 35 years they were used in sailboats and generators and that’s why the iron block is modular so it could be serviced in those situations. They are extremely reliable engines. That’s why they were chosen to put in the pick up truck, and with certain modifications they could easily put out a lot more powerboat and generator applications. They were tuned formaximum economy, not maximum horsepower and torque which, in this case they have been turned up

[@tangogolf846]

(Ecodiesel + tune) - EGR = good engine. Ecodiesel with stock tune & EGR = POS.

[@Mightion]

Every time you said "That's interesting"... my mind translated it to "What idiots designed this?"

[@MrGW2fanboy]

That's just his polite way of saying the same thing XD

[@b33b1m0v3]

The thing is this engine is not new to europe and they didnt have this kind of problems before. The real question is what was changed to the american version that made it so bad.

[@marlinsmith9552]

Lol JUNK!

[@MrGW2fanboy]

@@b33b1m0v3 replacing certain things with cheaper parts to boost profits and crappy quality control

[@raphaelszok8561]

Renault.

[@klesmer]

I was a heavy line tech for 50 some odd years and I have never seen any thing like that. It takes real engineering talent to build an engine that can destroy every main bearing. Anyone can take out rods but Fiat/Chrysler takes first place.

[@scortsnorbilenterprises401]

Well said!

[@phonebackup8132]

That's a Fiat engine, Chrysler knows to put Cummins engines in real trucks.

[@klesmer]

@@phonebackup8132 I knew it wasn't Cummins but I was not sure who's Eurojunk design it belonged to. Thanks.

[@rangleri]

@@phonebackup8132 It is a VM Motori-engine with Fiat's fuel injection.

[@maikelmolto8986]

@@klesmer Funny, that‘s exactly what Europeans think about American engineering. We have more in common than one might expect. 😉

[@brentboswell1294]

This engine was originally designed for a Cadillac! The story goes like this: GM, in the mid-2000's, had big, international aspirations for Cadillac. They did some market research, and they found out that to be taken seriously, you had to at least offer a diesel option on your cars. So they commissioned VM Motori in Italy, a boat engine manufacturer who had a reputation for quickly engineering small diesel engines. Shortly before the Cadillac model that this engine was destined for was to hit the market in Europe, GM pulled the plug on European Cadillac sales. So the freshly designed engine was sold lock, stock, and barrel to Daimler Chrysler. It went into the 2006 Jeep Liberty CRD for one year, where approximately 7,000 were produced for the US market. The engine was still available for the Jeep "Cherokee" (that's what the Liberty was called overseas). In 2007, the first diesel emission rules went into effect in the USA, and this engine didn't meet the requirements. Then Fiat Chrysler turned around and offered it again in the 2014 and up Ram 1500, as the "Ecodiesel", after getting it certified under US emission regulations. BTW, Jeep Liberty CRD's are worth a small fortune in the USA 🇺🇸

[@plumtiger1]

I have some 10,000 mile Royal Purple oil in my truck with 6000 miles on the oil. This channel made me check my oil yesterday lol. It actually still looks pretty good, but thanks for alerting me to be aware of the quality of the oil instead of just going by mileage.

[@thomasfletcher4765]

The hammer flying and the door skin falling had me rolling 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cheesestick8024]

The hammer flying, that was Thor calling his hammer back.

[@gerfmon1]

Gotta watch out where your Tonya Harding goes flying, might break someone's leg. Well I'll be dipped. 🤣

[@_BAD_MERC_]

CHRYSLER: Corporate Headquarters Recommends You Start Learning Engine Replacement.

[@troy3052]

I love it lmao

[@IsleOfFeldspar]

That’s great! Add that to Found On Road Dead Car Heap Ended Very Young Just Emptied Every Pocket Who’s got one for Dodge?

[@fourcam150]

@@IsleOfFeldspar Dead On Delivery Go Easy

[@jeffreycheng5984]

FIAT- Fix It Again Tony!

[@billgarbutt7844]

@@IsleOfFeldspar Mostly Obsolete Parts And Rust...or Move Over People Are Racing.

[@timcartwright4679]

The white valves indicate it was eating coolant. Probably the cause of the bearing failure. You need to religously check the coolant level in all these modern diesels with an EGR cooler. It would be interesting to pressure test the EGR cooler manifold.

[@boywhohasl1vedhascometodie469]

Or be based like me, and delete it

[@darbycrash55]

I dont think an egr cooler failure would cause a main bearing issue. Any coolant leaking from the egr cooler would be evaporated and excreted out the tail pipe. Dpf failures, intake/swirl valve and engine fires however, would be an egr cooler.

[@BK-gc1jm]

Delete the crap

[@JasonBedient]

I'm on my second egr cooler in my 16. Was losing a gallon of coolant a month.

[@cnbsdad]

I just purchased a 2022 Ram EcoDiesel. After watching this video I’m stressed !! Thank goodness, I purchased an extended warranty

[@suicidalpencil]

Turbo replacement procedure: Step 1: remove truck from engine

[@thomasfletcher4765]

Step 2 : stare at it while scratching head

[@martymcfly3986]

the fiat crap

[@brianboudreau2753]

Engine comes down with the front tires like they just lift the truck up, lol hopefully

[@MeDicen_Rocha]

Unironically true, most work on Ecodiesels is done by straight up removing the cab.

[@robertshelton3796]

Camarata agrees removing truck from engine is more efficient with these shipping crates.

[@micahcastillo9113]

Italian engineers pride themselves on making component placement as difficult as possible.

[@mor4y]

Italian engineers are also realists, and at least design a engine that can come out the car without having to do a body-seperation like this model seems to require! I've owned alfas, fiat's and even lancias over the years, and all the component stupidity on all of them added together (and the alfa was a 164!) don't even come close to whats on this single engine, this thing make me nostalgic for 90's Italian wiring! 🤣

[@TheJoetrap]

Definitely I’m a diesel tech at a dodge dealer and working on these thing suck balls, the grand cherokees are even worse

[@chadhaire1711]

@@TheJoetrap but look at all the money you make..if you worked at Toyota you would be broke

[@TheJoetrap]

@@chadhaire1711 oh I know I love what I do it’s my passion no doubt but every tech runs into something that makes them wanna rip their hair out

[@nolife1199]

@@chadhaire1711 Not even remotely true

[@drboze6781]

During the ramp up in production at VM Motori, it was found that some engines had cross-threaded baseplate bolts, causing excessive stress on the main bearings. This was probably one of those, circa 2014.

[@darbycrash55]

Do you happen to have a link to a source?

[@kbng02]

@@darbycrash55 Source: "Trust me bro! - The internet"

[@mytek998]

One part that I like is the layout of the chain distribution. A single chain from the crank to one camshaft. The two camshafts are directly connected with gears and counter-rotating. It's the opposite of Volkswagen and Audi with chains everywhere.

[@kayvonmansouri]

i like that too. I have this engine, and it's been good so far, but i did tune out the EGR to reduce the soot.

[@boywhohasl1vedhascometodie469]

Why tune when you can rip the thing out and be done with it lol

[@johnsnow1355]

The s2000 used the same design. One chain and the cam gears on a gear drive.

[@beunbad]

Better to leave it in and tune it out so on a visual inspection it looks like emissions are intact.@@boywhohasl1vedhascometodie469

[@poulhenne]

The gears between the two camshafts are a really reliable and proven tech. My mercedes OM606 diesel engine from 1995 made 720000km before I sold it. And of course with the original transmission as well. VAG owners can only dream about that kind of longievity on the chaindriven cams.

[@karlschauff7989]

It's fair to judge the Ram EcoDiesel. They're legendary for eating main bearings. There's a reason FCA changed the oil spec not once but twice in the first few years they offered it. And like you said, there's a reason used cranks are so valuable.

[@lukevandenberg3378]

I maintain 3 of them at the shop I work at. They tow all day every day and they are all at 250,000 plus. They were all deleted when purchased and have a 50 hp tune. They all average over 20 mpgs towing and that is a massive savings when you put 100,000 miles on a truck in a year. The only major repairs the trucks have had are a tranny, rear diff, and the delete. So no it’s not fair to judge the ecodiesel. If youre driving it and using it like a minivan you’re going to have some issues because that is not the intended use of the truck. It needs an oil change every 10,000, good fuel, hard work, and it will be just fine. These pickups have saved the company THOUSANDS of dollars in fuel alone and have not given me ounce of grief. Seems to me that most of the problems people are seeing are caused by the emissions or they are babying the truck. I don’t believe that there’s eco diesels eating main bearings left and right.

[@shaunbava1801]

@@lukevandenberg3378 My guess is fuel dilution of the oil and potentially using incorrect oil. The design of the motor isn't bad, it likely has to do with how they are installed in the trucks with clean diesel parts, dpf, scr, etc. If you are doing non city driving you are far less likely to have fuel dilution of your oil. If you drive mostly city, stop and go, you could start to have fuel dilution at 2k miles from changing the oil. It doesn't take too long driving on compromised oil to kill the engine, engineers were seeing upwards of 15% dilution within the change intervals on the original oil spec. Those are the cause of the failures left and right, no SCR, DPF, EGR these engines should do 300k miles no problem.

[@drboze6781]

@@lukevandenberg3378 - This. Diesels have to work.

[@Fab-ec8os]

@@lukevandenberg3378 I have a 2014 jeep grand Cherokee with 180,000 miles on it. Still hedgehog done anything to it. Love the jeep. Average 27 mpg. Think tht other problem is these motors need to be driven not drive them for 20 min at a time and that goes for any modern diesel with these dpf's on them.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

@@lukevandenberg3378 If you are in the USA, the EPA is hammering even small users for "deletion". Hammering. Best to not announce it.

[@robertcronin6714]

The one thought I have after watching your videos is that your shop must have the best spare bolt bin ever!

[@rockyj2008]

Even the different strength of nuts and bolts

[@Kingsoupturbo]

I went to a JDM engine place in Toronto 15 years ago, they had a bolt bin like 5x5 feet, it was like a dream!

[@inboundbryguy]

Thanks for posting these videos for us Eric. The average guy like myself doesn't get to see a lot of this kinda stuff torn down but find it very interesting although I'm sure some of it gets pretty old in your world. Thanks again Eric, keep them coming.

[@b61mack56]

That's a common problem with the gen II engine. FCA changed the oil from 5W-30 to 5W-40 to current that problem. Back in 2016 that 3.0 was blowing up ( spinning the main bearing ) from lack of oil and over heating the bearings. FCA was putting new engines in those trucks under warranty, because it cost less to replace it then to rebuilding it. I know, because my truck is a 2014 ram ecodiesel 3.0l

[@boywhohasl1vedhascometodie469]

Sure, rebuilding it is nice, but that time and money too lol

[@trplpwr1038]

Saturday night and everyone is here!!!! What a following you have young man.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

"...not trying to say it's a terrible engine..." *door falls off*

[@VoVilliaCorp]

Guess that's the car equivalent to dropping the mic

[@CMDRSweeper]

That HAD to be scripted, just too well timed for it not to be!

[@chestervaldes7551]

That was the insulted engine's ghost reply.

[@sunbeam8866]

The mighty red 'Vette has spoken!

[@MultiMightyQuinn]

Thank you for throwing the mallet and letting the rest of us feel better. I can't count the number of times the mallet went further than the part. Love the content, love the style, keep up the awesome work sir!

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

I have a 2015. I love it. I also change the oil every 5k.

[@kennybigmac81]

I'm not a car guy but this channel has quickly become one of my favorites on KZbin.

[@rickyg1247]

I agree, love watching these tear downs, I’m in the UK so most of the engines are not common here but great to watch

[@alexhorstman5985]

That side panel falling from the car at the end was hilarious!!!

[@ElectronsOnly]

16:43 Wait until you have a severely overheated one. I tore down an engine that got so hot that the crankshaft and all shiny steel components turned blue. That burnt oil stunk out the whole shop.

[@jonathanhouwers4390]

Great video. As a Chrysler tech I throw up in the back of my throat a little at the sight of that engine!

[@michaelvillafranco4287]

Love these educational videos man 👌🏻 definitely been watching for a good while now and going to be watching many more 😁

[@SorryGuys-eighty-8]

Thanks for doing KZbin for us, man. Your videos are awesome ! Loved the burn out at the end.....

[@lorrinbarth1969]

Common failure for this engine. There's a recall. The fix - more frequent oil changes.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Yep! It’s all the carbon issue of rebreathing exhaust

[@willberham]

And 5w40 T6

[@eldoradoboy]

@@Sicktrickintuner yeppers every EGR diesel engine I come across seems to get blacker oil quicker. and if someone put a tuner on it? yeah even worse.. esp if its an EPA compliant tuner (read that as non-EGR Delete).. heavy fueling results in essentially the engine eating its own coal...

[@Ont785]

Curious, these issues don’t happen with a 3 L Mercedes engine from the ML 320 diesel.

[@channell11]

@@Ont785 Mercedes diesels (including the 3L) had more of an issue with the "Black Death"-where leaking injector seals would cause a nasty buildup of carbon around the injectors. If it gets too bad it can become a real hassle to deal with.

[@frankpays3279]

Really enjoyed your video, I loved the humor and your style of communication. I am looking to buy a 3.0 diesel and the tear down was wonderful to see.

[@Zewestcoaster]

Content request please: Whenever you pull EGR equipment off diesel engines please take a moment to examine pipes, ports and most importantly, intakes for soot buildup. This will assist viewers in assessing potential issues with their diesel engines. (thinking of the "(in)famous" volkswagen 1.9 diesel EGR setup completely plugging the intake to the point where the engine will no longer run....) Thanks,

[@KI4HOK]

Triple square are designed for robotic assembly. They hold to a magnetic bit the most reliably.

[@skylinefever]

I always wanted to know why some car companies needed multiple ways to screw things together.

[@I_Do_Cars]

Well don’t they know that robots don’t repair them? 🤷‍♂️

[@skylinefever]

@@I_Do_Cars Back when I was a little child, I dreamed of a car that had an auto repair robot inside. I'm pretty sure I dreamed this because mom bought a 1985 Nissan Maxima when I was little, and that car often left us stranded. Only the engine and robotic voice chip were reliable.

[@matthewq4b]

@@skylinefever It was not a robotic voice chip, but a small hard plastic record and stylus. Just like an LP record player but much smaller. I kid you not.

[@sunbeam8866]

@@matthewq4b At least Nissan's tiny record-player had a pleasant female voice with a Japanese accent. Chrysler used an unpleasant, gruff male voice to recite the warnings!

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

Thanks for showing us! Italian engineering is something of a culture shock. There was already a saying with Alpha Romeo: Let her warm up first. NEVER compromise on oils!

[@garywelker8398]

Love this guy, great sense of humor. He reminds me of ME lol. I'm a motor guy, tear it down, see how it ticks. I learn something every time.

[@todcooper9510]

I love your tear down videos. Helps me with my ADHD. Love watching things come apart. Very pleasing thank you.

[@12345.......]

I miss old, less complex motors. All one can do now is maintain as best you can, and pray you get couple hundred thousand miles before a failure makes repair cost prohibitive.

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

Modern engines are such Rube Goldberg devices...makes me almost look forward to widespread EV use

[@trythinking6676]

@@chrisfreemesser5707 ya think? Probably why they do this.

[@honeyforce996]

I mean, I don't really need to get more than 15-20 years of service out of a car. I wouldn't mind driving a 2005 model, but >2010 used cars are easy enough to buy. More modern amenities, better mpg/reduced operating costs, safer. Like, I get the nostalgia factor, but there will always be enthusiasts to care for classic cars. Nothing wrong with looking at it like a phone- buy a 1-2 year old used flagship, sell it in a couple more years, and move on. Recycle it at the end, the cycle continues. I'd rather put money into something modern than a Ford/Mopar that's out of warranty (no offense Ford/Mopar fans)

[@MoctezumasRevenge1]

In 10 years you'll want to sell your car because of rust, not engine failure in the salt belt states.

[@grantapalooza998]

@@honeyforce996 when I drove my 97 Miata a few years ago i use to say every car was too complex and stupid, and that i will never own a car out of the 90's. I drive a newer car now and glad i don't daily drive an older one. I love old cars but only for fun projects, other than that I'd rather just chill in a quiet modern car that i probably will keep 15 years max lol Plus modern cars last longer without major repairs it seems so the need to do work all the time isn't needed

[@robertmills794]

The 4.7L and 3.7L are iron blocks that are modular (a.k.a. bedplate motors),.. this is all indicative of poor oil maintenance and looks like stuff got really hot at one point or another. Great teardown.

[@markstacy9708]

I love that you did not edit out when you missed the oil pan and threw the hammer! That's something all of us can relate to!

[@peep39]

couldn't pay me to buy a vehicle with that in it

[@vdel7418]

You couldn't pay me to buy ANYTHING that was made by FCA. Nissan as well.

[@JGFILMS24]

Yup!

[@richtes]

I think I looked at the Ram with this motor and test drove but read about too many failures

[@victorgirouard1543]

@@vdel7418 I agree 1000 percent complete garabge fca

[@myballsitchsomethingfierce6319]

@@vdel7418 shut up

[@zr1vetteman09]

For the explanation, there was quite the batch of these that left the factory with defective bearings and were ticking time bombs in the early ones. Some have been seen failing a single bearing due to carbon coking the entire oil galley solid and blocking oil flow due to the wonderful EGR/PCV system pumping so much soot back into the engine, as seen by how filthy the motor is. Then there's the class action lawsuit and recall on the defective EGR coolers that fail and can lock the motor up or cause a fire within the intake manifold. I personally own one and my emissions equipment randomly fell off mine, runs great now and has never given me a single problem. 76K miles strong. 29mpg highway with 2" lift and 34" tires. The faulty emissions systems on these really has not served them well in the US.

[@johnnewmyer3858]

That is so random?

[@theduder7709]

I'm trying to find a way to make mine randomly fall off..

[@ARMASARMY]

I cant wait until all the emission crap in mine also randomly falls off

[@bigmrfnB]

Italian/French carmaker quality. "some stuff fell off mine now it works". Just buy American

[@zr1vetteman09]

@@bigmrfnB haha bud this was thick sarcasm

[@Spudchucker92]

I'm liking your videos. Straight to the point, clearly explaining what you're seeing and what is wrong. Subscribed.

[@fordflexfit]

Thanks for doing what you do. I really enjoyed the Rotary tear down. I subscribed to your channel looking forward to more.

[@45AMT]

Very impressive damage. Great tear down. Really loving these videos!

[@southstreetbarbecue7875]

I love watching these videos. And I fully expect to see you wearing an RTV necklace in the next one!

[@hiddenwolf8536]

I worked Chrysler, dodge, etc for 3 years. You know it's bad when the class instructor calls it Failure In Automotive Technology.😆

[@Worstenboer]

In Dutch they called Fiasco In AutoTechniek

[@radienmayakovsky-jinryou3232]

"Fix It Again, Tony"

[@mfree80286]

Failure Integrating Advanced Technology.

[@Shawn_Magara]

This video was very very interesting. Love the way you treat these videos. Entertaining for sure. Subscribed!

[@failuretounderstand1]

The ecodiesel is absolutely notorious for spinning mains. Locked one up at 45K, Chrysler was great about warranty and everything.

[@acemobile9806]

Block design is what's called a bedplate. Extremely robust bottom end but prone to leaks where the halves meet. Another relatively infamous engine family used this design: the International VT365/Maxxforce 7 & the ubiquitous 6.0/6.4 Powerstrokes. Great video!

[@bennyogden4524]

I really like all the different engines that you tear down that's very interesting keep up the good work

[@kenny3217]

I am really jealous, you have such a fun job, ripping apart engines without having to worry about how to put them back together, just chucking bolts and hardware all over the place.

[@TEAMHYBRID007]

Thank you for everything you do whether or not we do not like it as a customer base but you are a pioneer there's not very many channels that do what you do

[@randomstuffwithporgy3879]

Love the high speed video of the air impact. Sounds like a old school space gun for sure 😂

[@BadAsShortGuy]

when you found the first pice of metal in the timing cover I was like oh yeah thrust bearing and probably mains lol

[@Bennnn0]

The V6 VM Motori is known for spun bearings, the oil gets clogged with crap and the channels around the bearing clog up. Got to keep the oil really clean.

[@xanatgarcia9241]

So putting oil fortifier could help with that?

[@seanfritz1355]

@@xanatgarcia9241 yes. I own a 2014 Ecodiesel. I have the original engine, the truck has 169k 90 of that I put on the truck in 3 years. I change oil every 7,500 miles if not sooner. And use Hot Shots friction modifier every 3rd oil change. I think this is what has saved that engine from self destruction.

[@davidrobinson2535]

I always thought it was easier to change oil than change a engine friend of mine would change oil at 3000 miles using synthetic some times 1800 miles . He sold that Jeep with 400,000 plus miles , 95 4.0 . Then bought a 2008 Jeep with 3.8 same type of oil change habit just traded that one with 430,000 so it’s possible to avoid issues with good maintenance practices. I personally have had vehicles go the distance over 350,000 with good maintenance.

[@Tonyx.yt.]

@@davidrobinson2535 3000 is too short but if you done by yourself, some extra liters of oil a year are well worth an engine. i had two engines at home from the same engine family as this one, i mean Multijet, the same engine sold on Fiat brand in the past had a service intervall stupidly long of 30k km, then the same engine sold with Suzuki brand at 15k km and now Fiat sold it within a new car model and official service intervall its 20k km. guess what, i always change my oil every 15k km.

[@MeDicen_Rocha]

Ah, Ecodiesels, the bane of the existence of FCA service departments across the world. This isnt even a "rare" failure. Rod bearings are poorly designed and lubricated, one goes out, locks up the engine and destroys the bottom end. There are like 5 locked up engines im the back of the shop with exactly the same problem

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Same as the 3.6L, rod bearings spin from lack of fluid changes. Especially on diesels, the carbon is killer and abrasive as hell.

[@sargepent9815]

Exactly. Name a single RELIABLE Italian designed vehicle.........there isn't one. Now Chrysler has the French involved. Oh Lord have mercy on the poor line techs that have to fix the upcoming garbage soon to hit showrooms

[@paintup46]

@@sargepent9815 Clothes and motorcycles should be Italian. That’s it!

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Gelato, wine, prosciutto and cheese. What time is dinner?🍷🍽

[@sujendrannairtheywaharen2230]

@@paintup46 yet the Japanese seem to be building more reliable, great performing; and affordable motorcycles for decades now.

[@802Garage]

The first gen of the Fiat Chrysler diesel engines were apparently a clusterf*ck in general, hahaha. Excited for this.

[@camman9235]

First gen fiat 5.7s had a bad rep for flattening spots on the camshaft and spinning bearings.I forget what caused it I think it was cheap parts

[@whatchis1120]

This comes from short trips, lack of oil changes, excessive blow by due to it never see operational temps and passive regens. It can happen with any modern diesel some just take longer than others. New diesel have to be warm, see highway often, and there happy. If not goodbye thousands of dollars and frequent visits to the dealer when it’s out of warranty.

[@marc-oliviercabot3380]

Exactly what a friend that works at a Chrysler dealer told me.

[@michaelgay9369]

I have a 2020 Eco Diesel. Glad I bought the long term warranty.

[@birdsgarage3305]

Here I am at 12:30 on a Saturday night watching a teardown video on an engine I'll never own.

[@Bore_Punch]

Me too

[@cedricmedina7965]

i own that engine in my jeep.. a lot of forums say its because of the emissions crap that ruin this engine. and not regular oil change.. a lot of soot gets in the oil and goes bye bye

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

Came for the engine tear downs, subscribed after the “Setting yourself up for that’s what she said”. Stay awesome dude

[@cptspalding32927]

26:00 Pew pew lasers! 😄🤘 Awesome tear down video. I have a 2021 eco diesel, so saving this.

[@patrickmoodabe9728]

I love that Milwaukee mid torque tool. You beat on it. & just comes back for more. You should get some sponsorship from Milwaukee. Anyone watching your videos will be mighty impressed (link in description!). Love the tear downs & commentary. Cheers from NZ 🤙🤙🤙

[@PoliticalGangster]

What do you prefer m12 or m18? What the difference? Which one is better?

[@patrickmoodabe9728]

@@PoliticalGangster both. They each serve a purpose. M12 ratchet - also used in video (old style). But the mid torque m18 convinced me to swap from dewalt to Milwaukee. Buzzes off all my lug nuts. I still have the big m18 ugger dugga for crank bolts etc.

[@christianhernandez9172]

I use my m12 3/8 stubby on almost anything.

[@rtechlab6254]

Precision transmission made a big thing about them on every video, then suddenly they vanished from the vids to turn up a week later blacked out and no mention was ever made of them again. Either YT or Milwaukee told Richard to stop

[@PoliticalGangster]

@@rtechlab6254 ohhh wonder Why?

[@neutrodyne]

This is my first time watching Importapart. I thought it was very well done and interesting. I don't know why anyone would give it anything but a thumbs up! It seems sad to me that after 100 years of engine manufacturing that there are such poorly designed engines made today. You would think that today's engines while being more advanced would still be made easier to work on.

[@davemarks7322]

I just started watching your vids, and I like your colorful running commentary which can contribute immensely to the visual content. More, if you please.

[@I_Do_Cars]

I can make about one teardown video a week. I may do a bunch in a row as I’m way behind on engines to teardown!

[@CrazyPetez]

Yair videos are always entertaining, Eric, and I mean that in a very positive way. 👍

[@Creationsbyelder]

Awesome video, new subscriber. I wouldn't trade my 2015 for anything, just did an oil change. I tow, but not real often, so doing oil changes every 7k instead of 10k. Running Hot Shots Secret Diesel Extreme in it, every 5k. Thanks again for the great tear down vid.

[@pjheloguy]

I’d love to see a toasted Kubota 3 or 4 cylinder engine teardown if you ever came across one!

[@benjaminnoordam7707]

Yeah right, those will run on dirt as fuel and lubricant before they quit 🤣🤣

[@Geordo1960]

Always have to watch you video’s just drawn to them! You were funny today too!

[@billmalec]

Had a 2015 Ram Ecodiesel.. Started great even when cold. Ran great. Got great mileage. Pulled our camper beyond well. Had zero problems. It's biggest shortcoming was the cooling system. You had to watch the temps when towing. If you got near 70 mph they'd start climbing. Not a huge deal but you really had to watch it. Ram put an anemic cooling system on them. I sold it just thinking I'd have problems eventually that I never really had. No real complaints with ownership I guess. I always ran Rotella in it though and never chipped nor modded it.

[@worsttintentions]

We appreciate all your videos man. Thank you

[@BWGPEI]

'Twas fun watching you tear this down. Having driven a truck with this engine, I would never never buy one. You just put the icing on the cake!

[@jordandaye1323]

thanks man we are currently tearing down the same engine at school and this has helped alot

[@aaronadams01]

Thank you for making this video. I have a 2016 Ram 1500 with the 3.0 Litre Ecodiesel. I have 111K miles on it and it runs like a champ. I got nervous for a minute because I was towing a trailer about 400 miles back home and it started making sounds like my turbo bearing was failing and by the time I got home it was extremely loud. After digging around, I found out it was just an exhaust leak, easy fix. I now know that if the turbo ever fails, just sell it because you would basically have to take half the engine apart to replace it.

[@daves1646]

Interesting indeed!! Two things taken together suggest a possible explanation. EGR cooler failure (signs of coolant on passenger side head intake valves and glow plugs) followed by pan clean out (excessive RTV on pan cover) to remove contaminated oil. Not that blogs are a reflection of reality, but many of the spun bearing report follow a coolant in oil contamination event. So EGR cooler goes, coolant thru intakes to pan, contaminated oil on mains (and cam bearing?), clean out, eventual main bearing failure after lubrication failure scores them. Big drag owner didn’t sign up to (EGR cooler failure). Not sure there’s a lot of hope once oil has been contaminated for any period of time.

[@chriswilliams2652]

I read that there had been an issue with oil ports on the main getting blocked. I saw a teardown where one of the ports were blocked with a hard plastic like substance. It'd be interesting to pull that crank out and check those ports.

[@raphaelszok8561]

A lot of fun watching you tear the engines down.

[@erniesmith9009]

Excellent Video, I have an 2016 eco diesel it works just fine so far lol

[@MrWhitestew]

Happy Gilmore at it again!!!

[@stevenborgogna]

Tap tap taparoo

[@TestECull]

I would love to see you get a hold of some of the engines from the revival channels that are too far gone to revive. Some real old tired iron!

[@JwcubTHS]

Great video! Thank you for the interesting content! 😎

[@chrish8487]

Great commentary as usual 👏.

[@richardbrown2447]

What a job Pulling things apart and never having to put it together 😕😕😕

[@stephengreen3566]

He makes a lot of money doing it.

[@alanrlocklear]

Interesting teardown video. The bloopers as I would like to call them make this teardown video funny.

[@darrennolan3332]

Absolutely priceless. You could not have scripted that door falling off any better if you tried.

[@OUSWKR]

First video I watched of yours. That is some serious carnage.

[@Eric.S06]

I wonder why he doesn’t have a helper. I see why he has no helper.

[@adamtaylor5590]

Lol kid some of your comments are hilarious “there is so much RTV save some for the rest of us” 😂 but in all seriousness very well done and informative and entertaining! I’m definitely subscribed and the door falling over at the end was priceless great video 😉

[@brettb.7425]

Dude your humor is perfect!

[@paulstan9828]

All our tips are complete. 😁👍

[@stu110213]

Would love to see a vr6 if you ever get one in!

[@pkmachinegun]

Earned a sub. Good vid. I like your process 👊🏻

[@zacharyryan1719]

Great video! Love my ecodiesel but it is intimidating.

[@DetectingArizona]

O.O thats insane how torn up that was!

[@robertshelton3796]

Thanks Eric as always. I've never seen a modular engine before, was expecting caps and instead the whole bottom end came off. Were you able to get the pistons out? What chewed up that one cylinder?

[@marc-oliviercabot3380]

2.0 and 2.4l Chrysler engines from 1994 and up Neons and cloud cars also uses a bedplate. ...or modular as it's called here..?

[@MattSchmader]

Just found this channel, great stuff!

[@dudeperson3]

I have a '22 Jeep Wrangler with the 3.0 EcoDiesel. I love it and someday I'm sure I'll need to know how to do some of this.

[@illegalskittles9386]

I’ve never clicked so fast in my life

[@lordjaashin]

your life must be boring