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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 12:31 PM
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Rust on a 2 or 3 year old vehicle really isn't acceptable, regardless of where you live. I live north of Toronto, so long winters and plenty of road salt. I also drive a lot. So far, no rust on my 2009 Ram with 103,000 km on it. I am a big believer though in the Krown annual mineral oil spray process. My truck has had it done twice, and I'll be getting it done again shortly. Reasonable cost, about $120, and it's much better than conventional rustproofing.

A number of years ago I developed rust on the trunklid and front passenger door on my BMW 740. I had a local bodyshop do the work, and the owner told me I should get the annual oil spray done. He didn't provide the service, but said he gets it done on all his own vehicles...including a 16 year-old GMC pick up. My buddy has a 2003 Ram with 280,000 km on it...no rust. Gets it oil sprayed every year.
I would do the oil spray, but we dont have anything like that being done around here where i live.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 01:28 PM
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Not to jack your thread Lu229, I hear ya, I'm in the same hole with our local Ford dealership, regarding rear end issues...

Just curious how this mineral oil process is done, is it primarly underbody, or the entire exterior panels too?
 
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 02:37 PM
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Yeah, I am going to buy the extended warranty on this truck. I see a lot of issues down the road on these Rams. It is ashame because they are beauties.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 02:45 PM
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http://fordf150problems.com/

Yes, please buy a Ford. I hope I get to read one of your rants a few years from now on one of their forums. Whether by JD Powers or Strategic Vision(which measures 5 year quality), Dodge trucks have about 1/2 the problems of Ford's and about 1/3 less than Chevy. But, I agree with your observation that Chrysler has the worst dealerships in the world.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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dam man not sure what to say it sounds so bad. sorry that u got such bad service but a personally problem I had with my truck is my dam dealership. my Kelly book price for my 2010 Dodge ram was 5-7k lower then the price on it. I trusted the dealership and did not examine their KBB sheet stated it was worth 31k. I bought it uses and I still hate that dam dealership, but my Dodge ram has treated me awesome I've put 20k miles on it and it handles great and I got the k&n filer and flows on them with double plat tip spark plugs. I hate my dealership I will stand behind the ram till forever LOL. sorry for ur situation good luck thou I hope u get something positive out it bossman. thanks for reading


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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by POWER SEDAN
Not to jack your thread Lu229, I hear ya, I'm in the same hole with our local Ford dealership, regarding rear end issues...

Just curious how this mineral oil process is done, is it primarly underbody, or the entire exterior panels too?
Essentially, the entire body is done. In Canada, there are two main companies: Krown, and Rust Check. I use Krown. They spray the oil inside all the door panels, rocker panels, under the hood, the entire underbody....everywhere. They drill small access holes to get into areas that aren't easily sprayed. The small holes are then greased and a plastic plug put in. The next year, they just remove the plugs and spray. If you don't want the access holes drilled, they just spray everywhere they can. It's a thin oil, so it seeps into every crack and crevice in the vehicle. Your truck will drip oil for a couple of days, but it's non-staining and eventually disappears from pavement or ashpalt. A side benefit of the process is that all the exposed nuts, bolts, fittings etc get coated in oil so they are easier to remove for service. I don't like conventional "heavy" rustproofing because it is much thicker and doesn't flow into all the nooks and crannies. It also can plug drain holes. Krown is the only rustproofing method recommended by the CAA. (Canadian Automobile Association...equivalent to the AAA). It's a very popular process in Canada--if you wait 'til the cold weather you can expect to book an appointment a week or two in advance.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by POWER SEDAN
Not to jack your thread Lu229, I hear ya, I'm in the same hole with our local Ford dealership, regarding rear end issues...

Just curious how this mineral oil process is done, is it primarly underbody, or the entire exterior panels too?
I`m glad you DID jack it, i wanted to ask the very same question myself, so thank you..!

Yeah i hear ya on the ford issues, thats why i bought two 2010 dodge hemi trucks, they had lesser problems than the other 2 (ford & chevy) BUT, when they just give you excuse`s to fix what they`re supposed to honer, and then they dont, that tends to piz people off, dosent matter what the grill emblem says, they need to honer what they offer. They need to be held accountable.
 
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