I'll probably bring it back again to let the dealer have another shot at it. Having a 2002 doge ram base model with the 4. There was just enough oil to open the oil pressure switch but it starved the engine of oil. Judging by several stories i've found online it sounds like the sludge issue. What would you guys do.
I replaced the pugs and keept getting cylinder 2 misfire, I replaced the ignition coil and still cylinder 2 misfire. P 1 Post a reply to this message: Username Registration: All visitors are allowed to post messages Name: Email: Notify me when I get a reply to my message: Yes No Icons: Subject: Message:. Then I noticed when I start the truck, it revs up to about 2000 rpm before settling back down to normal. The ticking became a knocking which became a sledgehammer on my hood. My mechanic, cant figure out what the issues is, he said he found a lot of small metal flacks in the engine oil, and said the oil looked pretty dirty. After doing some research I have found that there are hundreds more people that had this happen to their 04 and 05 Dodge Durango with the 5. Does it have a trailer hitch or appear to have had a hard working life or been a family wagon? Starts with the knocking early in the morning.
By July the truck had developed a ticking noise coming from the engine. My lower radiator hose got a gash in it somehow and all of my radiator fluid drained out. Also, about the noise its loud and annoying and i dont think it would make it to a shop it might not blow up completey but it would tear something up. So, 2 days later, same thing, popping noise, back to the dealer, now its the no8 cylinder and rocker arm. I am not going to pay for engine 4. Went to the dealer and was told I needed a new engine or rebuilt the one I got.
Causing a hydraulic and blown motor. Just to be safe, take the 30secs to thread the fan back on before you take it to the dealer. Now I am stuck with a truck with 116,500 miles and I have to replace an expense motor. I want to think I have a crack in the catalytic converter, but not sure. Typically around town 16 to 17 mpg, although in heavy stop and go traffic that number has dropped to 14 mpg. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
It has no loss of power i didn't get on it but it took off just fine. Also, about the noise its loud and annoying and i dont think it would make it to a shop it might not blow up completey but it would tear something up. So we will e replacing those pieces and hope thats it. He also told me that he was confused by the amount of sludge build up in the engine. I ended up running into a couple small tree's and finally stopping.
. They would tell me that if I didn't get these other services performed that it would void out my warranty. He replaced them and it ran fine for 250 miles. My car has once again come back with this same problem. Temperature Indicator spiked and sucked all my coolant out. She passed away in February of 2005. The ticking became a knocking which became a sledgehammer on my hood.
Sounds like a high pitched tone, just from 700 to 2000 rpm. Engine light comes on, trucks running like a diesel, shaking, and it sounds like a dune buggy! I called Dodge cares and they tried to blame me then the oil. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had less than 106k miles. What makes things worse is that I paid for a warranty on engine 2 only to find out that there is no warranty. If that's the case, buy a Toyota! The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic.
After 6mos I started noticing a knocking noise. So we will e replacing those pieces and hope thats it. So, I have 3 options, give the truck away because it basically has no motor, rework the valves and a cost of 3 grand and take a chance that it may not work. It was Just annoying till the tappets filled and I was told it wasn't a problem. I was emotionally distraut for this to happen me out of the blue. My mechanic found the cam bridge three of them fell out.