Break-in period and ORM question

euromade · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:49 pm

This new to me CDR came with only 7500 miles. Needless to say she has not worked hard at all and never pulled anything as I installed the hitch 3 days ago.

given the milage and general break-in procedure is it to early to to the ORM modification?

I've just cleaned the MAP and it was very pluged up preaty good.

For the past 300 miles I've been pulling my boat in various gears, speeds, RPMs.

What blows my mind is the power and torque range this little rig has. Pulling the boat in the 5th gear I turn the same RPMs as when the truck is empty. Very nice feeling.

Have to see the actual MPG count but I guess it is too early to expect the best economy at this stage....

So, the ORM or not????

Pablo · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1201

euromade wrote:

This new to me CDR came with only 7500 miles. Needless to say she has not worked hard at all and never pulled anything as I installed the hitch 3 days ago.

given the milage and general break-in procedure is it to early to to the ORM modification?

I've just cleaned the MAP and it was very pluged up preaty good.

For the past 300 miles I've been pulling my boat in various gears, speeds, RPMs.

What blows my mind is the power and torque range this little rig has. Pulling the boat in the 5th gear I turn the same RPMs as when the truck is empty. Very nice feeling.

Have to see the actual MPG count but I guess it is too early to expect the best economy at this stage....

So, the ORM or not????

I don't see why not. This engine did not originally have an EGR, so it is not going to hurt the engine at all. If anything, it should prolong the engines life-- keeping soot and grit out of your engine oil.

DZL_LOU · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:20 am

I would recommend doing the ORM as Pablo mentioned but I would also install a Provent or do the EHM.

Joe Romas · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:27 pm

It's never too early for the off road mod :!:

As for being broken in, it's not. My 06 is at 9700 and I bought and towed home a 2700 pound travel trailer 365 miles and ran the snot out of it in the hills/small mountains of PA last month:lol: As a result the last tank of all in town short trip driving I got 25.6 MPG

Pervious high was the trip over to PA unloaded and it got 23 mpg and most tanks were 19 mpg

Towing the trailer it was 17 mpg :lol:

euromade · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:50 pm

I pulled the MAF this am on my way to work. Did get the CEL as expected.
The thing that blows my mind is the power/torqu on this little mule. Towing my 17ft boat (2500lb +/-) I turn same RPMs at 65MPH as when the truck is empty! I did drive her 2 day to the lake and back in the 4th gear at 2800RPM just to blow things out, as the previous owner did not exercise this diesel to its full potential.

One thing I noticed last nite while cleaning my MAP was the 110V plug with maybe 5 feet of wire. Looks like this one is equiped with the heater. Is this a standard option? Do you guys plug it in the winter time? I never had any issues with my TDIs in Michigan even on the coldest days.
Thanks.

Cowcatcher · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:34 pm

euromade wrote:

One thing I noticed last nite while cleaning my MAP was the 110V plug with maybe 5 feet of wire. Looks like this one is equiped with the heater. Is this a standard option? Do you guys plug it in the winter time?

Standard! You will not a wrap on the battery and it is supposed to be heated too. I plug mine in when temps start dropping to 0 degrees for days. I have forgotten sometines though and it has not seemed to change the way it starts. Might be more critical if you were running B20.

nix · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:10 pm

Cowcatcher wrote:

Standard!

Actually, I met a local LOST member whose '05 CRD doesn't have an engine block heater.. so maybe it's an option?

onthehunt · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:39 pm

It is standard. Either dc forgot it when assembling or he just hasn't found it yet.

DZL_LOU · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:51 pm

nix wrote:

Cowcatcher wrote:

Standard!

Actually, I met a local LOST member whose '05 CRD doesn't have an engine block heater.. so maybe it's an option?

yeah, it's not an option.

euromade · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:04 pm

Slick, I like that option at the same time I would have to remember to unplug it in the morning LOL.

flash7210 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:26 pm

Yeah, the block heater HAD to come standard and not an option.
Mine has one and it was originally purchased here in FL.
Not much chance of me needing it here.

nix · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:33 pm

Skywarn is the member who does not have an engine block heater.. it's definately not there on his. His CRD also has various different items on it like the 'upper tray' that holds the wires/stuff over the top of the engine.. (his is taped and he has another metal tray below) different foam stuff on the underside of his hood (mine doesn't even have it), plumbing in the back-passenger side engine compartment is different, his lower a-arms have different attachment bolts than mine... oh, and he doesn't have a green diesel fuel cap.

There must be a wide variance on the build of our CRDs.

hokiecb · **Joined:** Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:23 pm **Posts:** 46

i've never seen a 110 plug on mine.. wheres it supposed to be?

Kniggit · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:13 pm

I remember the heater being "optional" when you built one on the site, Mine was Zip tied to the Dip stick tube, or there abouts.

K

euromade · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:49 pm

nix wrote:

Skywarn is the member who does not have an engine block heater.. it's definately not there on his. His CRD also has various different items on it like the 'upper tray' that holds the wires/stuff over the top of the engine.. (his is taped and he has another metal tray below) different foam stuff on the underside of his hood (mine doesn't even have it), plumbing in the back-passenger side engine compartment is different, his lower a-arms have different attachment bolts than mine... oh, and he doesn't have a green diesel fuel cap.

There must be a wide variance on the build of our CRDs.

My 100V iz zip-tied to the dip stick, no green fuel cap, not sure the variance on the a-arms...

euromade · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:52 pm

Cowcatcher wrote:

euromade wrote:

One thing I noticed last nite while cleaning my MAP was the 110V plug with maybe 5 feet of wire. Looks like this one is equiped with the heater. Is this a standard option? Do you guys plug it in the winter time?

Standard! You will not a wrap on the battery and it is supposed to be heated too. I plug mine in when temps start dropping to 0 degrees for days. I have forgotten sometines though and it has not seemed to change the way it starts. Might be more critical if you were running B20.

No B20 available in W. Michigan during winter mths. Only B5.

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