New Dodge Owner :)
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New Dodge Owner :)
My name is Jessica and I am the new owner of a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L. It has 106,000 miles on it. I also have a 5 in lift. Although I am a chevy girl I have fallin in love with my dodge I want to know the perks of having a dodge and things that tend to go wrong on them so I am not surprised! Thank Y'all
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Welcome to the forum! As Ellis42 just mentioned, check out the 'plenum gasket' issue. You'll find a lot of threads on it in the 2nd gen section. Everyone will tell you that the 5.9 engine is a tank and will last forever if you take care of it. Mine has over 202,000 miles on it now and runs strong, with still mostly original components! That says a lot about these trucks!
Oh another important area to check is the rear differential, especially if you have the factory Limited Slip Diff. The clutch retaining packs are notorious for coming loose. You can get lucky and the parts will just sit in the bottom of the diff, or you can be unlucky and the pieces will "grenade" the entire rear end...
Oh another important area to check is the rear differential, especially if you have the factory Limited Slip Diff. The clutch retaining packs are notorious for coming loose. You can get lucky and the parts will just sit in the bottom of the diff, or you can be unlucky and the pieces will "grenade" the entire rear end...