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Originally Posted by niky
It's a truck motor. It's common in Asia for working trucks with a 2 ton plus capacity tp use 2.7 or 2.8 liter diesels.
Of course, they're not expected to haul 2 tons at 80 mph up a 20 degree slope for hours on end, like most Americans think all trucks should... But they do a lot of mountain driving, too.
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I think I might clarify my post above. The Cummins/Dodge combo is a de-rated commercial engine. Light duty pickup truck work is a no sweat proposition. It is overpowered for nearly all non-commercial users.
But will the 1/2T truck small diesel be pushed too hard by owners? (thinking cooling system capacity and transmission). Higher fuel mileage, but at the price of gasoline engine service life. May be hard to make a case for it on purchase price premium.
Nothing I've come across tells me that the earlier Jeep Liberty with CRD lasted much past 150k without expensive repairs.
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