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Average Life Expectancy of 5.9, 5.2 Liter V8
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I love my 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 bought it with 93000 miles on it in 2004. 11 years and many normal wear parts later still going strong on original motor no work done to it 278000 15 mpg highway and until it literally falls apart I'll keep it going just routine oil changes with high mileage pen soil and I am no mechanic by any stretch of the imagination. I would buy another dodge but not till this one dies
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If you want a good tough truck find a 1990-1995 f150 with the 300 straight 6 engines, I had one that was so ugly I wanted to blow the motor up on so I could get a newer truck, i ran that stupid old 300 on a half a quart of oil for a 1600 mile round trip truck acted like nothing was wrong. She now has 640,000 miles and is our farm/hunting truck.
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99 Ram 1500 5.9 v8
Greetings all, I have had need for a truck for a long time and I am considering getting a 2nd generation RAM 1500 4x4. My issue is that the ones I can readily afford have upwards of 138,000 miles. So I'm curious as to the life expectancy, miles wise, of the 5.9 & 5.2 liter V8's. I know that there are several factors to consider like maintenance and what not but lets just consider the engine generally well kept. So how many miles can the average 5.9 & 5.2 accumulate before it'll just not be a decent purchase. I don't feel like purchasing a Truck with 170,000+ miles on it and it only lasts another 10,000 before it's shot. Thanks for your' time.
Besides regular maintenance my Ram is still running strong at 316k miles. Take care of it and it will take care of you
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Greetings all, I have had need for a truck for a long time and I am considering getting a 2nd generation RAM 1500 4x4. My issue is that the ones I can readily afford have upwards of 138,000 miles. So I'm curious as to the life expectancy, miles wise, of the 5.9 & 5.2 liter V8's. I know that there are several factors to consider like maintenance and what not but lets just consider the engine generally well kept. So how many miles can the average 5.9 & 5.2 accumulate before it'll just not be a decent purchase. I don't feel like purchasing a Truck with 170,000+ miles on it and it only lasts another 10,000 before it's shot. Thanks for your' time.
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I have 280,000+ on my 1998 5.9L (all put on by me). Have done very little to the engine itself, new water pump, new radiator (courtesy of a friendly deer), etc. I am on my 3rd transmission...but I have strong suspicion that the first transmission failure had something to do with the transmission service done at the dealer shortly before failure...and the second failure was because the dealer rebuilt that transmission. For the 3rd transmission I bought an aftermarket rebuild, installed by a reputable independent mechanic and haven't had any issues since. I just perform regular maintenance myself. It's been a good truck.