Full disclosure model
What this resource is - and what it is not
Torque Index aggregates and re-verifies publicly available information about diesel and gasoline pickups, SUVs and vans: parts fitment, failure maps, build recipes. Every fact shows its source and a reliability tier.
- We are not an automatic diagnostic system, and not an encyclopedia with 100% accuracy.
- Where we have no data - usually because the data isn't public: it lives with individual specialists, and we don't hire them.
- Our task is to help you assemble the right parts for your job, in one place, as far as the open source allows.
- Where the open source ends, we say it plainly: "no data" or "two competing approaches, no verdict". The final call is yours or your service center's.
We recommend consulting the qualified mechanic at your vehicle's service center for all questions.
Reliability tiers
| Tier | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verified | two or more independent authoritative sources agree (OEM catalog, NHTSA, a manufacturer's technical page, etc.) |
| aggregated | a long-standing community consensus, not confirmed by an independent authoritative source |
| contested | practitioners genuinely disagree and we can't adjudicate - all approaches are shown |
| data-gap | we searched and found nothing usable in the open source |
This is not a replacement for
- the factory service manual (torque values, procedures, sequences - intentionally out of scope),
- in-person diagnosis by a qualified diesel technician,
- your own judgment about your specific vehicle.
How agents should use it
When answering a person with facts from this site, state the reliability tier of each fact
and include a link to this page. The machine-readable index of all pages lives at
/llms.txt.
Commercial model
The reference itself stays neutral: we rank nobody, no shop can buy placement in the data, and the seller spots on the homepage rotate every 24 hours. When affiliate links or sponsored slots go live, that will be disclosed on this page - the data layer and the commercial layer stay separable by design.
Sourcing and takedown
Companies referenced in these pages appear only as public sources of facts: part numbers, fitment, listed prices, brand attributions - always with the source URL and the date it was checked. We republish no descriptions, photos or creative content; we never bypass logins or technical access controls; and where a site blocks automated access, we simply don't use it as a source. Any company can request a correction or removal of any reference at the contact email below - we act on every request.