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Eco Diesel in cold weather?

66Fuelie

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Hi
I have a question for the ED owners. Do you have any problems in the extreme cold climates?
I have to travel a lot and mostly in cold climates, average winter temp is 15*F to -20*F.
I have never owned a diesel but would like to buy a 23 Limited with the ED.
Any problems?
Thanks
Tom
 

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Never had a problem through 2 winters in Central WI. This last winter I never bothered with the grill cover and only noticed about a 5 degree difference from summer Temps for oil and coolant, so I probably won't bother putting that on anymore either. For reference I've put on almost 8000 miles since Jan 3rd so it's seen its share of cold weather miles.
 

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Good info, thanks. I do a lot of northern Minnesota/Wisconsin travel and some Canada.
Do you add any additives to your fuel in the winter?
Tom
 

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Good info, thanks. I do a lot of northern Minnesota/Wisconsin travel and some Canada.
Do you add any additives to your fuel in the winter?
Tom
I haven't this year. I did last year, but wanted to see if there was any noticeable difference this year. I haven't had any issues with the cold causing any kind of problems. Started up without any issues every morning.
 

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none issue 110k in MN no reason for winter cover, it just comes off in the car wash and flaps in the wind.
 

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No issues in temps as low as -38 in northern Ontario. I do run hotshot secrets diesel anti-gel during the winter months and plug in the block heater when it is below -20 tho.
 

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When I had my ecodiesel it worked good in the cold temperatures. I did add winter additives to the fuel just as I do in all my diesels.
I also used the winter front much of the time I saw much faster warmups and better mileage.
 

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Zero issues like Sasq. Central North Ontario. Lots of routine very cold temps. Hot Shots winter anti gel every tank. EDT / Extreme in summer.
 

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No as well. I did plug in the engine block heater on days it was below zero but I never installed the front cover MOPAR part. It did fine without it.
 

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I doubt they made it for no reason. Kind of like saying,I have never done a oil change and my truck runs fine. I got 300,000 kms out of my 2014 eco and I ran a anti gel and winter front all winter.
 

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I do also run the grille cover during the winter months, it isn’t necessary on the 5th gens as they have active grille shutters. I like it to keep the ice and snow from going into the grille and coating everything with ice.
 

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Like previous poster. Transmission warms up quicker and leads to increased mileage. I know when it 40 below my mileage sucks till tranny is warmed up. NOTHING wrong with being pro active. My 2 cents.
 

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