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I've got a 03 ram 1500 5.7 hemi.
When i try to start my truck, the engine will turn over but there is some clanking and it immediately dies. is there a way I can tell if it's the timing chain without tearing everything apart?
I'm gonna get into it tomorrow to try and diagnose it better. But one of the things that I don't understand is I had gone on a drive for about two and a half hours with no signs of any problem, then I had the engine off for about 10 minutes and when I tried starting it back up it wouldn't go.
I wouldn't say it's been abused but it does have some hard miles on it with regular maintenance, and I did have the valves redone at about 75000 miles.
I am having the same problem on my 06 Ram 5.7L V8 hemi 4x4 186,000 miles. I ran the truck one morning, turned the truck off and it would not turn over. I have replaced the spark plugs and have the ignition coils on order. I have 3 codes that all lead to bad or misfiring ignition coils/spark plugs. Ill keep yall updated. Good luck
I've got a 03 ram 1500 5.7 hemi.
When i try to start my truck, the engine will turn over but there is some clanking and it immediately dies. is there a way I can tell if it's the timing chain without tearing everything apart?
Sounds like the dreaded 03 broken valve springs. Pull the valve covers and have a look around.