Hey all.So i just baught this 2000 dodge durango 4x4 with 170km on it. after a week i get p0455 code.i erase then nothing.i rerun the obd and there it is again.Also feels like the low end torque off the hop aint there...mabey im just use to a car.I just did the plugs and oil and air filter..also has two inches of play on either side of center in the wheel any ideas?sorry for long thread thanks kyle.

 

Welcome to the site. I will move this thread to the first generation Durango section:

http://www.obd-codes.com/p0455

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What kind of motor you got in it, the 4.7 or the 5.9?

As for the play in the steering wheel sounds like your rack and pinon is fine since those really can't wear out 2 inches, just check over the 2 u-joints and rag joint on your steering shaft. In 2000 they switched from a steering gear box to r&p steering.

Code P0455 is a leak in the EVAP system, which usually is caused by your gas cap not being tight or leaking. Sometimes it can also be a vaccum leak in the hoses so check those too for cracks or leaks.

 

Hope you replaced the plugs with Champion Copper plugs and gaped em to .040

Also, most likely you need to take the Throttle Body and IAC off and clean it out really good.

As for the steering, do you have R&P or do you have a steering box?

 

Hey all thanks for replies.i did use the champion and gapped them.I got good car experience,just not trucks.It does have the solid shaft with u-joint style steering..it is a slt model tan leather..How else could you tell the diff between gear and r&p..I also notcie that when i reset code,it has more pep...? thanks. kyle

 

also has the 4.7l

 

To tell the difference between r&p and a steering box, just look at your tie rods, if they go into a boot then it's r&p and if they go into another solid bar (draglink) and then that bar connects to an arm (pitman arm) that's coming out of a box mounted to the frame, it's the older recirrculating ball steering type.

 

It has the r&p steering.Also when i changed the oil,i noticed a white layor in the cap..any ideas?besides bad moisture?

 

Just wipe out the oil cap and change the oil with 10W-30 and a Bosch filter.

As for the steering, you could try a fluid swap, but there is no adjustments I know of on R&P steering.

 

Hate to say it but if there's no play in your steering shaft, then your r&p needs to be replaced. If there's that much play in the rack and pinon itself then eventually you'll start slipping teeth on it which isn't fun.