Engine Knock
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Engine Knock
I'm curious are there any other Dakota owners experiencing/experienced an issue with an engine knock? I have a 2010 Dakota (54K miles) with the 4.7 V8. Apparently this is an issue in other model vehicles that have the same motor (Jeep/Ram). I've notified Dodge about the problem and am currently waiting to see what determination they are going to make as far as what caused the engine to fail. According to some of the threads that I've read that this problem can be caused by different things, some say it's a design flaw.The cylinder heads are getting to hot causing the pistons to drop or it's wrist slap and some say that the walls of the cylinder heads are to thin. One thread said that it was an oil weight issue that you should use 10/30 others say use 5/30, if your using one over the other you get a sludge problem, if your using the lighter weight it causes a heat problem. Like seriously, what gives. Have any of the engineers at Chrysler looked into this?
I'm really concerned about this, is this a real problem and that it's so wide spread between models that it's not being determined as an actual manufacturing problem.
I'm really concerned about this, is this a real problem and that it's so wide spread between models that it's not being determined as an actual manufacturing problem.
#5
The 4.7 is extremely reliable when maintained properly. Keep oil changed and don't overheat it. Good advice for any motor.
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