A guy who went through such an experience made a webcomic about it. Very long read, but incredibly powerful.
A guy who went through such an experience made a webcomic about it. Very long read, but incredibly powerful.
There probably won’t be a decrease in power, as it was likely an aftertreatment issue (sizing, durability, cost cutting) that made them decide to use a defeat device. Cummins would retrofit every cheating engine with a brand new aftertreatment system at great cost rather than reduce the power of their engines. The brand damage of reducing power would far outweigh any repair and warranty costs.
Very likely. Higher NOx out of the engine generally means lower fuel consumption, so the fix will likely decrease the real world mpg that owners were seeing.
I’ve not yet seen any technical information on the defeat device, but from my time in the industry I can make an educated guess how it will play out
That’s exactly what it is. I just had this happen where two US highways merge, and it told me to “keep straight on HWY 20” at that location. You’ll also often see this where two interstates merge for a while in and around cities.