Boxster1971
2023 Sprinter 2500 144wb AWD
I agree. I've had the count-down about a year ago but it was an anomaly and cleared itself.I got the dreaded 10 starts message for DEF only I added DEF but it didn’t reset. What’s worse it happened at Michign’s UP over 500 miles from home. Gas is looking better.
Mine is in the shop now for CEL and 20BE1B code related to the DEF tank heater. I just clocked over 104,000 miles - so no warranty coverage. I'm really tired of the extra effort required to find diesel on the road. The stations in my area are often out of diesel and then I have to hunt for a fill.
Yesterday BMW announced no more diesels in USA. Mercedes cars did the same last year. Cadillac also just announced they are suspending their diesel development efforts and will now focus on electric drive, likely hybrid.
A close friend had a GMC diesel pickup that he used to tow his trailer. After discovering the limited life and high cost of GMC diesel injectors he traded it for a gas power Ford F-150 EcoBoost.
Diesel is dying a slow death in light weight vehicles. They are still good for heavy Sprinters like our 170" Extended models running at near max GVWR. But a lighter 144" Sprinter 2500 with the 4-Cylinder gas engine might just become my next van. I plan to have ARV build me one in a few years. The ESPAR heaters are available in gasoline models, so you could stay with same basic configuration of single fuel electric van.