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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lunkerslayer" data-source="post: 143887" data-attributes="member: 217">When it comes to a diesel engines regular routine maintenance is much more important than other engines because the diesels have such simple motor that the simple things are what make diesel engines such an efficient design. A dirty fuel filter, dirty air filter, or bad fuel will damage a diesel engine much quicker than if you did the same to say a gas engine. My best friend's ex wife got the navigator she ran that vehicle into the ground, the house she got was his family farm which was on a gravel road. All she ever did was wash it or put fuel in it, the service engine light came on she drove it around on limp mode for about 6 months until one day she started it up and a rod came out the side of the block. She had it pulled into town so the insurance company could assess why the motor blew they found out that she NEVER changed the oil or air filte of daily driving on a gravel road. The mechanic said that oil was so thick it plugged up the oil pump.Now a diesel would of just stopped running period no check engine lights just nothing, diesal engine is a simple but efficient machine that has been around longer that its cousins gas or electric. It's very common to see 3 to 4 hundred thousand miles on a diesel engine before the injectors or pump need to be replaced. Starting up a diesel and driving away maybe after it has been started recently would be ok but I would never start a cold diesel and then drive away. If you have ever driven a newer semi, tractor, any large equipment most diesels have a safety switch that will not allow you to move until the engine has had time to warm up. During winter months heavy equipment may stay running for days at a time which is common for diesel engines.</blockquote>

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