Buckland
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Diesel
Want to come to Baja. I have a 2016 diesel pickup truck with a pop up camper and need to know if I can get fuel.(low sulfur) From the sounds of it
this may be a problem? Any experienced diesel folks help?
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brucedog
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If you search you can find a few threads about this. Basically you can get ULSD all the way south until Jesus Y Maria, just north of Guerrero Negro.
They get their fuel from the tank farms in Ensenada which comes from USA (so I have been told). How far south are you going? I bring along 40 gallons
in jerry cans and if I don't drive around too much I can avoid having to fill up down south or at least minimize it.
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Buckland
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Thanks I'll check the map and see. Don't think I can carry 40 gallons but my tank is 21 and I have 3, 2 gallons on the roof in roto-pax.
The truck gets 22 mpg with the camper on (new 2.8 drama diesel) I get up to 30 mpg on the highway w/o camper.
Thanks for the info....lots of planning to do.
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bajaguy
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What brucedog said ^^^
With my 2011 Ram Cummins diesel I always top off at Jesus Maria when headed to Guerrero Negro for whale watching. If I go further south, I take my
Tacoma
You will have people on Nomads tell you that you can run LSD with no problem, but I like to follow my owners manual.
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brucedog
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As far as I have heard the truck will run just fine but the DPF will wear out prematurely which will hit your wallet. I have heard the the DPF on my
Sprinter costs at least $1200
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bajatrailrider
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All my vecinos with DPF diesels removed there DPF. They live here if they need travel to the States reinstalled it. The made bypass pipe.
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Advmoto18
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It really depends on the year and make of your diesel truck.
Read Ted White's articles here.
http://bajamary.com/media/Mexico-Diesel.php
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bajaguy
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He Says it is a 2016.......I would follow the owner's manual recommendations
[Edited on 12-1-2016 by bajaguy]
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bajaguy
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Lo Siento....corrected
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David K
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Just for fun... can you imagine what it will look like?
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