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Thank you all out there who have bought Titans and Titan XDs. I work at the Nissan plant. Your purchases put food on my table. (We also make Altimas and Frontiers!)

I worked on the design team at the Cummins Small Engine Development Center (SEDC) in the early 80s. The thing to keep in mind is the 4 and 6 cyc engines were a joint venture between Cummins and Case Tractor. They split the production 50/50 out of the North Carolina engine plant - and - Case insisted on a heavy duty block and ease of repair-ability. Cummins wanted a lighter weight design for automotive applications. Once Cummins was able to create design outside the constraints of “make it work for tractors too” - the weight and optimization for auto was possible. Btw - noise was always a key consideration- for example- when you see the pulleys on the front of the engines with holes in them that’s not for weight savings - it’s to make them less like a speaker and more quiet. And composite and plastic valve covers were in the earliest designs. Good review thanks for creating the video.

The inline 6 diesel is the king. Cummins B series, old Navistar DT466 and the Caterpillar 6's. I'll never own a V8 diesel and I have driven all of them plenty. I used to drive Ford & GM wreckers and they were good...but the inline 6's were better. Massive torque down low in the revs, smooth and also easier to work on.

The 5.0L Cummins diesel always intrigued me. It’s too bad it seems to have been doomed for failure. I’ve owned two Jeep Grand Cherokees with the Mercedes Benz V6 3.0L OM642 common rail diesel engines. It was a fantastic engine. Pre-DEF, made great power for the size, and after an ECU tune made even more power and was very efficient. It also help do away with the pesky swirl valve and EGR issues.

Finally someone explains EGR correctly. I’m so tired of hearing people say it’s for burning fuel in the exhaust.

I figured I would chime in on this truck, I would also think its worth noting I`m a professional truck driver of 30 + years. I have a 2019 XD with 71,500 miles. I live rural so I average 20mpg in summer and 17-18 in the North Idaho winters. I do run a aftermarket fuel additive like Standayne or Diesel 911 for a lubrication of the fuel and a bit of extra fuel economy. I use Valvoline Premium Blue for oil with regular service. The truck is comfy, roomy, quiet, and for a diesel truck drives really nice. Very nice to hop into after a 10 hr day driving a class A truck. I always see people bitch about this truck not having enough torque, and being less capable then the other big 3 trucks. The truck is a heavy half meant to be between a half ton and 3/4 ton. If your gonna be pulling a skid steer on regular basis your gonna get a 3/4 ton truck or better. If gonna pull an RV or boat for summer fun the specs on this truck are perfect . My example of towing for XD is I have a 32ft travel trailer , loaded for bear with the family. As a test I decided to see what this truck could do going up 4th of July Pass in Idaho. From a dead stop, I got to 70 mph and still pulling halfway up the grade and still easily pulling before I backed out it. More then capable for my needs. Now the issues I`ve had. I would like to mention that every diesel I have ever driven has odd personality quirks that very from truck to truck. I`ve had two separate issues with the injector/fuel rail. First one had the fuel line vibrate off the injector(covered under Nissan warranty) that was Spring 22` Then Spring 23` had an injector go bad and not covered under Nissan warranty as its part of the emissions which Nissan only covers for 50k miles. Thankfully not trusting modern diesel def system I bought an extend warranty that covered the issue. I just dropped it off at the dealer yesterday as I have a catalytic going out , and Im guessing a transmission sensor going out(the temp gauge is missing the hash lines to measure temp) and Im getting low tire, ABS and traction control light stuck on in the cool morning and goes off in afternoon summer heat. (edit) I forgot to add for the bad injector I had a 30 day wait for the parts and service. So take this info as you will. I think the truck is nice, but I would strongly recommend anyone getting a good aftermarket warranty and stay up on servicing your truck or any diesel that you choose.

Great video. I have a 2017 XD. It was a slug, added foss filtration system/pump and did DPF delete. Went from 12 mpg to 19 mpg and it’s a beast of a truck now.

I have a 2017 Nissan Titan XD with the Cummins 5.0 liter turbo-diesel. It is a great package for quiet, efficient towing. It is not a race engine but provides plenty of power and torque to pull my fifth-wheel. Five years... no problems. The XD still exists as of 2022, but utilizes the same 5.6 liter gas engine as the regular Titan.

So glad you did this engine. Great content as always!

I talked to a guy at a gas station one day that had a Titans with the Cummins. I thought it was very quiet and smooth sounding and the guy said he’d had it for several years and loved it and had no real problems with it. I like them and if I could afford one I would seriously think about getting one. You sure don’t see many on the road though.

I had a 2016 Nissan XD with this engine. I didn't have any major complaints with it. It was very quiet for a diesel and had good power and torque for a smaller engine. I towed my 27' holiday trailer with it. And it pulled it quite fine--a bit better than my previous Titan with the 5.6l gas engine. However I was disappointed that it didn't get any better mileage pulling the trailer than what I had with my gas engine. So for the little bit of extra torque and less HP than a gas engine, it never really blew me away. I like the idea of the 5/8th ton truck, but it is interesting that the XD never really took off. I saw at one point that Nissan was selling XDs in one month what Ford sold F150s in one day. So I guess the concept (and price) just never caught on. I watched the development of this project with great interest and could hardly wait til I got my hands on the new Titans--and now Nissan has totally stopped building full size pickups. Strange times.

I owned a titan xd Cummins owned it for 3 years put almost 100k miles on it with 0 issues. The truck was a beast! My issues was with Nissan. No matter the dealership they always screwed something up. They had no clue how to work on the Cummins.

Got a 2019 xd pro 4x diesel in dark green. I’ve never seen another green one in person. Love the way it tows compared to a 1/2 ton. The fuel mileage is 1/2 ton gas range when it’s empty but put a load on it and that is where it shines. Its obvious that it needs another gear to get better empty fuel mileage on the freeway. I wished they would have kept the diesel and continued to refine the package. They had a great idea and I love mine.

ive head pretty good things about this engine . but i dont see many around cuz people hate on them.. awesome video man.

I have a Titan XD 2017, almost 2 years now, it is full of power, good millage in highway, loaded 2,800 pounds of bricks a year ago with no issues ; pulling 27 ft. RV once as a toy. No issues so far, maintanance at dealership pretty expensive, but it is diesel. I believe it would fit better as “work horse “ than home owner’s vehicle.

Had a Titan XD with the 5L heater. Good everyday light duty work truck. Had a few issues with it over the 2 years I had it from blown egr cooler, blew and axel seal twice, had several electrical issues, and the thing was a magnet for hit and runs. 3 in 18 months. Poor girl was totaled by a tree in a bad storm in my driveway. Have a 3500 ram with a 6.7 on order excited to see how much better it will be at work but also everyday driving.

I have a 16 XD with 120k miles. it is tuned and deleted(def system failed). I regularly pull a goose neck with equipment as large as a D3 I have 0 problems with it since the delete. it pulls almost as good as my 2500 dodge did, and it rides a hell of alot better.

Excellent video! New Titan XD owner here. It’s already weight reduced but I’m doing as much research as I can

I learned something! Thanks for the upload, I was curious on the 5.0L and this gave me everything I wanted.

Having worked at a Nissan dealership the info I was given is this, “Cummins and Nissan didn’t have a good partnership. No one knew who would take care of the warranties, no parts were available, and most of the techs weren’t trained or knew how to work on them.” Sounds like they had a bunch of warranties too. They were ordering entire engines for warranty, and actually had them in stock for a time because it was that bad.

I love mine it's great, rides great, is very capable, fit and finish is great, and has plenty of ass when it needs it. I dnt regret my purchase at all. I've also sunk this truck in the mud 2-3 times a month since I bought it and it's been awesome. It's been an excellent purchase and I recommend it.

Thank You for the informative video. I answered a lot of my questions about the Cummins 5.0. Have A Great Day! 👍🏼

I got to test drive both the 5.0 and the gasser 5.6 with my boat, up some fairly large hills. While the 5.0 pulled good, the 5.6 pulled just fine and had no DEF. I sadly no longer have a Nissan though. I think they are very underrated pick ups.

I had the 5.9 Cummins and the Ram Ecodiesel and now the XD 5.0 Cummins and I feel it is so much more smoother running than any of the other two and just a much better all around truck, I wish they didn’t discontinue it because I would have bought another one for sure. Thanks

Great video. The only thing I would add is the poor fuel economy. While the baby duromax and eco diesel ram are very capable of hitting high 20mpg marks are 5.0 titan falls disappointing short in the high teens. That was probably the biggest killer with it being a very expensive half ton truck that had all the problems and fuel economy of the big diesels but with less power and capacity.

I have a 2016 Titan XD that I bought new with this engine. I have about 79k miles and I’ve had the turbo actuator and high pressure turbo replaced (Nissan just upped the warranty on these parts to 10 yrs/150k miles). Otherwise it’s been a great engine. Love the truck and tows out 10k lb fifth wheel with ease.

I’ve got a 17PR, bought it brand new. During our heat dome about 3 months ago my turbo started to go. Truck has 36,000 miles on it. Just got it back after two weeks in the shop. Turns out the actuator gets sooted up and seizes. Thankfully it was under warranty, which I noticed nobody mentioned how awesome it is. Otherwise I’d be looking at a huge bill! Fresh turbo, time for dpf delete. All that said, I LOVE MY TRUCK!

Cummins went back to CP3 for 2021, took out CP4.2.

Good to see someone talking about an engine that I spent 5 years developing at Cummins.

Great video. Thanks for explaining the history behind the motor.

Thank you 🙏🏽 this is the video I’ve been looking for for weeks

This engine was barely introduced to the Nissan when I was in tech school. I went to UTI and went through their Cummins program. I think it was the week before graduation that it came out. I was able to take the online courses for it and learn a little bit. I wish we had the chance to see them in person in class. They are very weird for a Cummins. Typically V-engines from Cummins are built in 16cyl or larger for locomotives or marine applications. Cummins also never uses glow plugs on ANYTHING so when they made it with glowplugs we were all shocked lol. I think Nissan went about making the truck wrong in a way. They made it too much in between a 1500 and a 2500 like it was beefier than a 1500 but it wasn’t as strong as a 2500 and the price reflected it in a strange way too. You could get a much cheaper gas engine or a slightly more expensive diesel that would be much larger and more powerful. I really hope that another company comes along (looking at you Toyota) and picks it up and slaps it in one of their trucks. We need all the diesels we can get in the US as we don’t have too many options!

I have a 2018 xd with the 5.0L Cummins. I like this as a daily driver but it has enough power and capability for towing a 3yard dump trailer full of rock or my 21' boat with zero issues. I do wish they would have kept making this configuration truck, or sold this motor as a swap motor. Would be a great fit for older rigs, or a jeep conversion.

Great video. Thanks for the hard work

I never worked on the V8. My favorite for a non com vehicle will always be the 275hp ISB5.9 VP44. The only problems that engine had was the lift pump and it needed a headgasket at least once before you wore it out. Dodge used it but had a one port ecm on it and the calibrations were 100% non adjustable. IE you could not adjust rear end ratios etc. You had to know some one at chrysler(at the time) who would look up the calibration you needed so the speedo / auto trans worked correctly.

Good video - I own and daily drive a 2018 Titan XD with the 5.0L. I bought it in 2021 with 19,100 miles, the previous owner took meticulous care of this truck, Car Fax documented thru the dealership. I got to meet him and his family, great guy too. I put it on a diet, delete and tuned with a few other mods and couldn't be more happy with my 5/8 ton truck. I come from a 5th Gen Ram 1500, 5.7L that was tuned (ECM swap/ Diablosport) and honestly hated towing my camper with it but not with the Titan XD. It pulls so much better than the gas truck did. I do wish Nissan had followed the electronics update curve, the interior is slightly outdated but I have plans for that also. No Android auto/ Apple Car play, back-up camera was awful and GPS/NAV was wonky in the 2018 year. The newer 2019 head unit will fit but re-pin (or harness) and a trip to the dealer will get CarPlay, Android Auto and a newer Google maps on the head unit for ~$500 or so.

I love these episodes. I believe Nissan quit using the 5 litre for the turbo issues, and regen/def related issues. I may be wrong but that's what i recall. Speaking of recall, seems they learned their lesson from the cvt fiasco by putting an end to this 1. Hopefully there's some serious R&D and the 5 litre makes it back to the market.

Thank you so much for the lecture. You are a master in teaching this subjects

Really good video with good info to have in mind for our preferences

Nope the 5.o cummins has timing chains while the 5.9 and 6.7 cummins are gear driven. The gear driven cummins engine will last long then the chain driven. Just my opinion

I also owned one of these and it lives up to the heavy half ton when towing and it is quiet. Very few Nissan diesel certified technicians in my area to service engine, but fortunately no real issues so far. It does use a lot of DEF comparably to my Ford F350 (6.7L) and I have issues with the cab pulling in the soot diesel smell from the engine bay when environmental system is pulling in fresh air. I believe this partially due to the crappy seal under the hood. I echo, it is a shame Nissan discontinued and certainly puts support in questions.

Those 5 L Cummins are known for breaking crankshafts. I saw a mechanic work on a Nissan Titian with spun bearings and main caps that had massive slop in them. The journals were burnt from the bearings spinning. The engine had a horrible rattling noise but no weird exhaust smoke. At $23,000 for a new engine, the shop is gonna try to get a good used block.

Great video man, also the cats meowing around 6:45 killed me

These engines always intrigued me, and they sound fantastic. V8 diesels just sound so sweet.

I think I’ve requested this before but I’d like to see a video on the GM 6.5L.

Like all new trends and cool things out there I like sitting back and watching what issues come out before I dive in on buying. I’m sure this engine will do well, but I just want to see what comes from it’s debut.

You are so knowledgeable man ,great info

I worked at Cummins and this engine was in the think tank long before 2009. The reason it didn't go into the Ram 1500s is because Fiat had their own diesel they wanted to use that they were convinced would be a better fit. They also teased putting a Fiat made diesel in the 2500s and larger trucks but they did their research and realized that they would lose customers.

Straight 6 is the only Cummins I will recognize! Love my 2021 3500 HO!

Bought my Titan xd new in 2016. I drive 1200 klms a week hyw. Just one issue with def system which a chip remedied. Currently I have 180,000 klm on it. Runs great

I have a 2019 XD pro 4X I tow a 30 foot travel trailer. and my wife and me absolutely love the truck, I think it’s the best truck I’ve ever owned.👍

I have a 2017 XD Pro4x and exactly as you said it’s a good 1/2 ton 5/8 ton engine. I like the truck very much and given more time to develop into a second generation along with better advertising of the truck it could’ve been successful

I personally own one of these trucks and have been very satisfied with it. In fact I am currently on day 45 of one long road trip hauling an rv granted it’s not the heaviest load the truck can haul but it is still around 10,000lbs and it has handled mountain roads at as much as 6% grade without any issues. My biggest complaint is the fact that Nissan and Cummins did not continue their partnership! With time like any manufacturer as time goes by improvements are made and the market becomes better! I am constantly contacted by dealerships with customers looking for trucks like mine asking me to sell it which I have no plans on doing any time soon! You also do not have to delete this engine to get a sizeable increase in power by installing simple add ins such as the scorcher and momentum offered by aFe which will keep you legal based on newer federal regulations concerning diesels!

I love my 2019 Nissan Titan XD Pro 4X with the Cummins. Maybe I am fortunate, but my truck is a beast.

Well this was informative. I knew there had to be some serious failing points since it didn't last long and the fact that I see so many of them come into my work.

These are definitely underrated trucks. These tow better than my 2500 hemi ram, with better fuel economy and more power. They're also way more comfortable to drive. 3hrs in my ram and I'm ready to stop driving, literally drove from TX to FL and never was uncomfortable in my Titan. I will buy another truck, but I won't sell my Titan.

There was a few design issues with this engine which some were discussed. Other issues such as cranks cracking from overworking or modding the engines. They were not as popular as Nissan anticipated and had a host of problems.

Extremely informative….. keep up the good work.

The Bosch fuel pump in my dad’s brand new ram 3500 grenaded at around 3,400 miles while we were heading home on the interstate. Almost half a year later we finally got it back. Thankfully it was covered by the warranty.

I’ve had both straight 6’s and loved them both. I now have the v8. I’d take either of the 6’s over this one. Problem here is all the restrictions on it. It’s not allowed to be a diesel as much as the other two.

Owned both 5.0 and now 6.7. the 5.0 sounds great, gets decent mpg, starts in -10 weather no problem, has great fuel filter location . 5.0 turbo can be somewhat possessed and cp4 fuel pump can be problematic. My 6.7 pulls much harder at a fraction of the rpms and doesn't like cold starts.

Thank you for uploading. Cummins makes the best diesel engines in the light-duty truck applications, not to mention the fact that the 1989 Dodge Ram equipped with the Cummins diesel engine was (to my knowledge, I could be wrong) the first use of a reliable diesel engine in a pickup truck.

I love the engine! 148000 miles with no issues.

This is a diesel engine size more commonly seen in international markets, like Australia with the Toyota VD 4.5 V8 diesels. It sounds wicked in modified 70 series Land Cruisers and seems to do well powering that highly robust yet compact platform. Wish it would have found its way into more US applications alongside the BMW straight six diesels but "They" seem to have determined that diesel must be regulated out of existence

I think the big problem is that it didn't compare favorably against their own gas engine. Particularly in the fuel economy department. A few tenths is huge in a commercial truck, but in a commuter that tows sometimes, it needed to be a little more significant. The gas engine tows about as well, gets about the same fuel mileage (even while towing) and doesn't require def or other $$ equipment. It needed to either tow a lot better or get much better economy and it did neither. Specially after they cranked up the 5.6 a little the next year.

This way a very informative video. Great presentation. Subbed

Have a 2016 pull a lot of trailers love the truck all I ever had to is fix is the egr I have 145,000 miles on the truck! Love the engine very quite .

Make a video on every engine since 2003. Summary : spun or collapsed lifters, wiped cams, bad timing chains/guides, dropped valves and seats. It’ll be the quickest video ever 😂

I have a 2016 XD and like you mentioned in the video the DEF pump failed me. I have around 70k miles on mine right now. I tow a 30 foot camper and I have no problems doing it and feel incredibly safe doing it with my family in the cab. I hope it last me a long time!

Love the cat meowing around 6:35

I just bought one not too long ago. I bought it because I needed a new truck that I could afford. I’ve owned a couple of Duramaxes, and Powerstrokes in the past and was absolutely thrilled with the idea of getting a newer one than I’ve ever had before. However, in 2022’s used car bubble… I quickly realized if I truly wanted a normal 3/4 ton diesel, either my budget was going to double or it was going to be 15 years old with a quarter million miles. So instead of giving up or trying to stretch my budget, I actually lowered my budget slightly and got to thinking what it was I actually need a truck for? And after listing out, plowing my driveway, runs to the home center, pulling maybe 10,000lbs once a year or so. I realized I’d probably be just fine with a half ton for now. But I still wanted a diesel. I test drove a few eco diesel rams and while I absolutely loved the ride and interior of the rams. Their tow rating with the eco diesel is absolutely ABYSMAL at just 7,700lbs. I mean, my wife’s grand Cherokee is rated better than that… So I remembered that back in 2015 I had test driven one of the first Titan XD trucks available in my area and it being something I thought I could be happy with. So I started looking and found that they happened to be going for right around what I lowered my budget to. And that was with half the miles and anywhere from 2-6 years newer than what I was finding before I readjusted my search. So I found one with 100,000 miles and was a 2017. Compared to the 2012s I was finding with 175,000 miles in Chevy or ford. I decided to give it a shot.

the only problem i seen was the rear end config in the Nissan. id love for Ford to use this in the F150 since they disconnected the 3L PS. a 5.0diesel with a 10sp trans and 3.55 limited-slip gear would be a useful truck for me

I’ve been wanting to do a 5.0 diesel swap in my ecoboost.

Man you go in depth in these videos. I own a 2016 5.0 with 30k miles. Hopefully it’ll be reliable long term with a delete.

My 5.0 Ripps, it has a heavy trailer on it daily, and also makes a quiet comfy family rig for long trips. I got videos on my you tube if you want to hear a tuned one.

I love my 2016 Titan XD, I pull a steal gooseneck 3 horse trailer regularly fully loaded including the family and the truck never complains. 102,000 miles now and the only repair I’ve had to do is the turbo actuator at 90k. Looking to delete soon since I tow so much but honestly power is fine stock.

Other than the soot clogging things up, like the issue Jared's #wrencheveryday truck had. I so wanted nissan to keep this engine going so i could order a new one.

Very good! Good knowledge

Good video! I love this engine!

If Nissan would have made a "xd" package like bigger brakes, cooling, axles, beefier frame.etc and had the option of the 5.0 Cummins I think it would have been received well, especially if the reliability and support was better too.

5.9 isnt exclusive to ram,theyve been used in about everything you can imagine,farm equipment, medium duty trucks including ford,big ass wood chippers and many more,pretty versitile engine

I would love to see you do a video on the 3.0 eco diesel ram produces. I had very bad luck with mine.

i dont like the timing chain . diesel engines should be gear driven. the timing chain is instant weak point. gear driven is better.

Great job on this video. My XD is the best truck I have ever owned. The expanded towing capacity of a diesel and rides like a Cadillac. I tow about 60% of the time. I roll the scales at 16k moderately loaded, truck trailer and gear. The XD just shrugs its sholders and goes.

I didn't realize Nissan dropped the Xd . I have 1992 Cummins in DODGE 350 dually. Great video.

This would be a GREAT crate engine for an off-road 4x4 project. They should (if they haven't already) make it available that way.

I almost want to buy one of these but then again if I’m buying a diesel I might as well buy a 2500 truck.

As a former Cummins technician myself I thought it was stupid they went back to using glow plugs on the ISG. The old 5.9L and the 6.7L in the Ram doesn't have glow plugs. 😕

Love my 5.0 I have almost 100000 miles and it runs great

I had a 2016 XD Platinum Reserve. I loved it at first. Then the problems started. First was the low fuel pressure warning coming on anytime the tank dropped below 1/4. Then the lift pump burned out and it was in the shop for almost a month because there is only one Nissan diesel tech in my area. Then I got a code indicating an exhaust pressure sensor problem which made the truck run like garbage and caused the DPF to become overloaded because it would never finish a regen cycle. Of course there was also the absolute crap fuel mileage and the dead pedal issues. I traded it for a 2019 Ram 1500 with the 5.7l. That truck gets up and goes and doesn't think twice about it, and gets better fuel milage that the Titan. There was a lot I loved about the truck, but equally as much that I hated about the engine.

Should have build a 5 liter inline 6 cylinder. The world needs more inline 6 engines. XD

Maybe Cummins killed this engine so fast because they knew it was failing. They should stick to inline 6. V8 is a whole other animal.

My brother in law had a Titan XD that spent more time in the shop than his driveway, complained about it constantly. He traded for an F250, hasn't complained since.

Good Stuff, Great Tips😃👍🏿

I'll keep my 12 valve anyday

Very good and informative video. As a Nissan tech, I am definitely not a fan of these engines. Relatively problematic with mediocre performance and fuel economy. When this was announced, I was ready to place an order for one. But once I went to training on them and drove one, I quickly changed teams and bought a 2016 Ram 2500 Cummins. Price and capability were 2 of the biggest problems with this platform, causing the 5.0 to be dropped after only 4 years.

6:40 Not his cat meowing in the distant background 😂😂

Wow! Great video!

I personally love this engine, and I think if Nissan continue to use it on the new platform it would have became an awesome competitor, especially with the nine speed transmission. If Nissan would put this engine on the new redesigned Nissan titan XD, I would put an order for it immediately