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08-20-2002, 10:05 AM
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Cruising speeds for 240D
When on the highway I cruise at about 70 MPH to keep up with traffic. Ive heard some say this is hard on engines that weren't meant to do this (notably a guy down the road who said he blew is engine doing 80, although I think his engine dying was due to poor maintenance..) Does cruising at this speed significantly shorten engine life or is it perfectly acceptable to do this?
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08-20-2002, 10:36 AM
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It's my understanding that upper RPM ranges on diesels is perfectly safe. That's why they have no redline on the tach. I cruise at at least 75, sometimes I'll push it to 85-90 to get past people or to piss someone off who's trying to pass the slow, old diesel. That will get her up and over 4000 RPM.
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