Welcome to the forum. There are a number of Equinox diesel owners on here and they all seem to be very satisfied with the performance, fuel mileage, vehicle trim, etc. DEF usage and determining quantity--as you mentioned--seems to be the only concern I've read. Good people on here; lots of knowledge and willing to share the experience.
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Just drove from Orlando to Trenton, 41 mpg, even with hitting some gnarly DC traffic.
Caught the engine doing a regen once after I shut down, very hot next to the engine bay and could hear some noises even though everything was shut off inside. No message popped up on the DIC indicating this was going on.
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Caught the engine doing a regen once after I shut down, very hot next to the engine bay and could hear some noises even though everything was shut off inside. No message popped up on the DIC indicating this was going on.
Nearly a year on ours now...around 11500 miles clocked.
Did a 1600 miles trip to the Rocky Mountains and back. Performed very well going up to 13000 ft or so. Did it on 4 tank refills...i always refill at a quarter tank or so...definitely would have done Around 600 miles on a full tank.
average mileage 42 mpg. On one tank had it at 46 mpg...noticed the trip mileage report is a bit lower than manual calculation always. I always reset Trip-B meter when i refill the tank.
On the road saw a lot of 2018 Equinoxes in Colorado...but not one with diesel
Only issue (nothing to do with the diesel):
The front seats and the head rest are not very comfortable by themselves ...the back seats are better ...the back passenger did find it more comfy than the shotgun seat !
Did a 1600 miles trip to the Rocky Mountains and back. Performed very well going up to 13000 ft or so. Did it on 4 tank refills...i always refill at a quarter tank or so...definitely would have done Around 600 miles on a full tank.
average mileage 42 mpg. On one tank had it at 46 mpg...noticed the trip mileage report is a bit lower than manual calculation always. I always reset Trip-B meter when i refill the tank.
On the road saw a lot of 2018 Equinoxes in Colorado...but not one with diesel
Only issue (nothing to do with the diesel):
The front seats and the head rest are not very comfortable by themselves ...the back seats are better ...the back passenger did find it more comfy than the shotgun seat !
On the steering wheel, Right side is a kind of “mouse” thing that lets us scroll through all the screens.
equinox_steeringwheel
I check/reset the oil & fuel filter life here.
Anyway, the dealer replaced the sensor under warranty for this:
P118B-00
PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR PERFORMANCE
Did the recall on this:
Recall Title:
Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration Frequency
And adjusted the HVAC blower software so the blower runs for a couple of minutes after vehicle shut off. The humidity here causes a bad smell when the evaporator gets moldy, this will (hopefully) help dry it out.
Also, I discovered that the Michelins that the vehicle were delivered with were worn out @ 30k miles, I guess GM put the cheapest they could find on it. Put on 4 new Michelins of a higher grade that are supposed to go 70k miles. We will see.
Dealer doing the recall wanted to do a brake fluid flush. We declined, as I have the equipment to do that. Amazed that after 2 years and 30k miles, the brake fluid they put in @ the factory is black.
equinox_steeringwheel I check/reset the oil & fuel filter life here.
Anyway, the dealer replaced the sensor under warranty for this:
P118B-00
PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR PERFORMANCE
Did the recall on this:
Recall Title:
Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration Frequency
And adjusted the HVAC blower software so the blower runs for a couple of minutes after vehicle shut off. The humidity here causes a bad smell when the evaporator gets moldy, this will (hopefully) help dry it out.
Also, I discovered that the Michelins that the vehicle were delivered with were worn out @ 30k miles, I guess GM put the cheapest they could find on it. Put on 4 new Michelins of a higher grade that are supposed to go 70k miles. We will see.
Dealer doing the recall wanted to do a brake fluid flush. We declined, as I have the equipment to do that. Amazed that after 2 years and 30k miles, the brake fluid they put in @ the factory is black.
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