What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?
Legend
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From: Austin, TX
Today my 2009 Dodge Ram (5.7L Hemi) ran out of engine oil, the light came on and the engine died. I filled engine oil and now it runs terrible and the doesnt maintain oil pressure. Now on an older truck i would condemn the crank bearings because of the lack of oil pressure but i assumed that a newer truck would have some kind of protection against this kind of thing from permanently damaging the engine incorporated into the programming in the ECM.
Does anyone know if there is a limp mode in this make/model/yr of dodge and how to get it out of limp mode if there is? Or is my engine in need of rebuild?
Does anyone know if there is a limp mode in this make/model/yr of dodge and how to get it out of limp mode if there is? Or is my engine in need of rebuild?
Ran out of oil? The only protection against that is the owner/driver periodically checking/adding oil as needed. Technology cannot do everything!
Sorry, but engine is toast!
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Today my 2009 Dodge Ram (5.7L Hemi) ran out of engine oil, the light came on and the engine died. I filled engine oil and now it runs terrible and the doesnt maintain oil pressure. Now on an older truck i would condemn the crank bearings because of the lack of oil pressure but i assumed that a newer truck would have some kind of protection against this kind of thing from permanently damaging the engine incorporated into the programming in the ECM.
Does anyone know if there is a limp mode in this make/model/yr of dodge and how to get it out of limp mode if there is? Or is my engine in need of rebuild?
Does anyone know if there is a limp mode in this make/model/yr of dodge and how to get it out of limp mode if there is? Or is my engine in need of rebuild?
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Today my 2009 Dodge Ram (5.7L Hemi) ran out of engine oil, the light came on and the engine died. I filled engine oil and now it runs terrible and the doesnt maintain oil pressure. Now on an older truck i would condemn the crank bearings because of the lack of oil pressure but i assumed that a newer truck would have some kind of protection against this kind of thing from permanently damaging the engine incorporated into the programming in the ECM.
Does anyone know if there is a limp mode in this make/model/yr of dodge and how to get it out of limp mode if there is? Or is my engine in need of rebuild?
Does anyone know if there is a limp mode in this make/model/yr of dodge and how to get it out of limp mode if there is? Or is my engine in need of rebuild?
WOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW.
On another note, i came home to find my new cylinder head sitting on the front porch. I will be taking the old one off on sunday!!!
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From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Did you ever find what caused the misfire (or was that the other truck?) Or is the new head project part of it?
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Ram was making a popping sound. When i turned . Was worried it might be the R&P. Tie rods looked a lil worn. So I figured Id try them before I dumped a couple notes on a rack. Good news is tie rod end fixed the problem. Bad news is I could only get one changed. Pounded and pounded like hell, but couldn't get one side to break free of the control arm. WTF.. Any advice????? Short of an air hammer?
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From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Ram was making a popping sound. When i turned . Was worried it might be the R&P. Tie rods looked a lil worn. So I figured Id try them before I dumped a couple notes on a rack. Good news is tie rod end fixed the problem. Bad news is I could only get one changed. Pounded and pounded like hell, but couldn't get one side to break free of the control arm. WTF.. Any advice????? Short of an air hammer?
Most people around here seem to NOT advise this, but you might heat it up a tad and a good whack and it'll probably pop right out.
When I had to replace the idler arm on my truck I bought a "pickle fork" to pop it out, nope, didn't work, bought a cheap **** blow torch and bam, 1 hit with the pickle fork and it came right out
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From: Austin, TX
Ram was making a popping sound. When i turned . Was worried it might be the R&P. Tie rods looked a lil worn. So I figured Id try them before I dumped a couple notes on a rack. Good news is tie rod end fixed the problem. Bad news is I could only get one changed. Pounded and pounded like hell, but couldn't get one side to break free of the control arm. WTF.. Any advice????? Short of an air hammer?
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Did I say something wrong? I did mean rack & pinion. Im fairly new to working on my own stuff and to forums. I'm not exactly sure the lingo. But trying to make me look stupid doesn't help anyone.
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Don't take gdstock's post as personal.
If you don't get a ration of feces here on a regular basis, you might start thinking we don't love you any more.