Theres a member here who sells the plate for like 50 bucks, along with a 25 dollar gasket set and fluids youre around 100 bucks or so.

 

ok i looked.. it reeks like gas. very very strong.. and theirs oil all over it and grainy on the middle..

 

is this one good? http://www.apsprecision.com/ or buy it from the dealer?

 

You can but one from aps or hughes, the dealer doesnt sell the aluminum plates. Theres has been many a debate on it just need ing the bolts ground down for the stock steel plate to be fine but I'm in the crowd with those who arent gonna replace it going that far in.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DODGE-JEEP-A...item3cc0cac31c
Or you can get that one and save some coin so you dont have to sell a ******** or anything lol.

 

I got mine from Hughes engines. Here's the page. I also got the new intake bolts listed since everyone says the originals can't be reused.

http://www.hughesengines.com/Index/p...p?partid=26190

I bought an 01 1500 recently and already replaced the motor. But don't let me scare you. These guys here are full of great info and will def help. And my new motor recommended champion plugs so you should be good with those. If it got worse when you put them in make sure you double check that your boots are all the way on. A few of my back ones were a bitch to get on fully. Good luck

 

yea ill probly buy the hughes one. as soon as i can. thnx for the help. im down to 7.5mpg .. i have that little screen thing on the top of my cab.

 

If your tight on money I dont see why you would pay 120 bucks for a gasket and plate of aluminum when everyone else is selling the same thing for half that? Remember you dont even know yet if its your problem..pvc valve could just as easily be the source of the oil in the intake. if it smells like gas really strong maybe you engines running too rich.... Does the truck consume oil and were the plugs fouled? I would seafoam it according to instructions... See how much it smokes and if it runs better afterwards..

 

the plugs werent horrible but they were bad.. for only being in their for 2 weeks. they reeked like gas. also ill check the oil level and see i am almost positive its fine. so u dont think its this plenum plate bull crap?

 

well i guess im going to run some of that seafoam.. it wouldnt hurt anything, thanks for the help. ill get back to you later on updates.

 

it could be but honestly its mentioned as the cause just about everything problem here.. many have pulled thier truck apart to find it was fine... were your plugs tan or dark? dark / sooty means either burning oil or running rich.. you want light tan color...
you can also just replace the plenum gasket and shorten the bolts or use washers because the bolts were reported to be too long and bottomed out before tightening the plate down enough to hold the gasket. if you really want to be sure and have the $50 to spare I guess the plate could be good insurance since the facts are sketchy on what the real issue is.