Hey everyone I recently purchased a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport. It's regular cab and short bed. I also have a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS but me and my girlfriend needed another vehicle and I needed something for work. The truck was $2400 has 166,300 miles. Has a rebuilt tranny and replaced heater core and front assembly hub all done at a professional shop. The tires right now are 245/75R16. It also has a Y-Pipe off the headers with what I believe is Flowmaster 40 dual tips. It is pretty loud but I like it When you start it up in the morning it sounds like the serpentine belt is squealing a bit but then goes away once driving. I will soon probably be replacing that. I also believe it might be burning off a little bit of oil out the tailpipes. I cannot smell it at all in the cabin but if I rev it up a little bit then go and stand at the back I can smell it. Checked the dipstick and oil levels seem to be fine. I dont know if this may be the plenum? Any other ideas on what else it could be and what all I should check? I just want the truck to remain reliable as can be. What all should I start with and also what should I check?

 

Have a look down the throttle body, and see what you can see. Take it from there.

 

yup, first thing you should do is check in your intake for oil. You mentioned plenum so I assume you at least KNOW about the issue there, search it and you'll find a million threads related to it. Also have a look at your PCM on the passenger side of the firewall for a sticker saying 'Authorized Chrysler Software Update' or similiar. This is the deathflash that is common on the newer 2nd gens, it's Dodge's shoddy way of covering up the plenum issue by detuning the engine so it doesn't knock and ping...

Those are just the first 2 things you should check out, stay tuned for more

And welcome to DF!

 

my belt always sqeeks ,chenged the belt and a pully i thought was bad and still sqeeked

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check plenum as above

do a fresh tune up cap,rotor,wires plugs

get a tuner to get rid of the death flash for some new power

this is also a good place to start also

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen-ram-faqs-143/

 

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! Yes I already looked and I do have DeathFlash. Right now however I am going to focus on getting this oil thing taken care of and getting that right. I plan on doing a fresh tune and the oil thing. It's just my work truck right now. We need it to last about two years or so until we're financially better. I dont have the money for a new tuner to get rid of DF right now because I will be buying a engagement ring within the next week or two. Popping the question soon so that takes some money. I will buy one in a few months. I just need to know where I should start to make it as reliable as possible

 

If my truck seems to be burning a little bit of oil when I'm driving it but I cannot see any oil drip spots when the truck sits parked. The truck does seem a little sluggish and I know I have DF is this most likely a blown plenum? When I get home I plan on inspecting the Air Filter for oil and looking down the throttle body

 

yup you will have a bad plenum, they all do (or did at least)... have a look down there with a flashlight just to be sure, but I'll bet you see oil...

 

tell her she gets an engagement ring from you if she buys you a new set of rims and tire LOL the hole engagement thing is a ripp off to guys we get "F" all out of it.

 

So when everyone refers to TPS does that stand for Throttle Pressure Sensor or Throttle Position Sensor? I know stupid question

 

that would be throttle position sensor