IMO the most important thing with the 03 and later common rail diesels is fuel cleanliness/dryness. I've been a dealer tech since 1988, between 1989 and 2002 I saw maybe 2 or 3 engines out of a CTD. Between 03 to present I've seen at least 20 engine failures. Mostly caused by dirt or rust in the injectors causing them to stick fully on, toasting the motor to varying degrees. I'm pretty sure thats what happened here:
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post6492705So the moral of the story here is buy good fuel, change your filter regularily, and use the water drain on the bottom of the filter AT LEAST at every oil change.
