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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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Recently Purchased My First Diesel (06 F250 Sd Cc 4x4) With About 30k On The Motor. I Have A Company Car And Will Be Lucky If I Put 200-300 Miles A Month On The Truck. It Sits During The Week And I Drive It A Little On The Weekends. Bought It Mainly For Towning My Travel Trailer. My Question Is Whether The Small Use Will Cause More Harm To The Motor. If So, Is There Any Preventative Maintenance I Should Do To It Because It Is Driven So Little?

Yeah, I Know...the Simple Answer Is I Should Drive The Crap Out Of It; But I'm A Poorly Paid Public Servant And I Gotta Work To Pay For This Beast!

Appreciate Any Helpful Info

Dfooch

Be Safe And Keep It Between The Ditches...oh, Wait A Minute, We Don't Hafta Do That Anymore!

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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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I think you will be fine as long as you dont baby it when you do drive it. Just let it warm up prior to driving and maybe use some diesel additive like diesel kleen when you fill up. Some others with experience may have some better advice.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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he is right shouldn't hurt it but for sure exercise the turbo when you get a chance
 
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 02:39 PM
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If you scroll down a little further there's a whole section dedicated to just diesels. Welcome to FTE, lots of good info and helpful members here!
 
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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You may want to use an additive that will prevent the bacteria growth in your fuel.
 
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