I'm curious how many miles these trucks regularly go without major maintenance.
My sister in law has located an 03 DRW 4X4 CTD Laramie, but it has 251K on the clock. I know the engine should be good for another 1-2 hundred K, but what about the rest of the truck? It's a 6 speed, so I'm not too worried about the trans. If neccessary, I can rebuild the trans myself, but what extra maintenance does a 4X4 require?

 

For 4x4 nto sure about an 03 but not much for maint. on a 4x4. Front driveshaft greased, diff fluid changed and tcase fluid cahnged.

 

300k major overhaul intervals

 

I'm at 140,000 and never been touched cept the filters and oil, but i wanna get a new bigger turbo and different air filter setup along with some other small stuff to boost it

 

my 93 has 335K. had 325K when i bought it. the guy (mechanic whom i bought it from) had replaced the fuel injector pump a month prior. he said it should be fine for another 200K or more (at least)

just remember to change filters, change oil, trans check ups (regularly) , grease where it needs it, rear diff checks, and use a fuel additive every now and agin if ya dont do it all the time to keep the injectors clean and water out (a little extra cetane wont hurt either !).

 

I'm actually not suprised 335k miles is on one. I know a guy who has gone through only 2 trannys and is around 600k miles.original engine cept maybe a few little things(odometer quit about 500k miles he said)