[Vwdiesel] CAM ISSUES

[Tad]

It all depends on how you calculate... personally, I put a lot of value on
range and torque. :)

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:43 PM, brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net>wrote:

>  >But if you think of it being $540 for lifters and the cam and then well
> say no more then $300 in torque to yield one time use bolts and bearings.
> That spread out over even 100K miles is still less then $.01 per mile.
>
>
> The most a diesel could save would be $.02 a mile considering the price
> difference of $.60 and 30mpg vs. 45mpg and @100k miles $2,000.
> Paying someone to replace the cam is going to take ALL of the savings
> ($2,000).
> Doing it yourself you could save a few hundred.
>
> Still I like diesel, but I wouldn't try to make a case for the economy of
> it. (unless you can put farm diesel in it :)
>
> I had an '01 Ford Escape; I bought new and at 92k miles when I sold it; it
> had never been in the shop except for tires, brakes and oil changes.
>
> BrianG
> Iowa
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