Recent content by Dream Big

I want to introduce this thread for good banter. I’ve found so many posts on here about trucks’ engines going belly up because of spun bearings and lost oil pressure. I was almost one of those truck owners about 20,000 miles ago at 180k. This information is not going to be complicated. Use an...

Is it in the cab or just so loud you can hear it in the cab?

Run engine cleaner through it and clean out your oil pan and pickup. You’ll be fine. People nowadays forget to do that stuff. I’ve got 207k and running better than ever.

After using a good internal engine cleaner, drop the oil pan, clean the oil pick up thoroughly, and then do it again. Lots of oil gunk buildup. I have 203,000 and still going strong.

I fixed it. Clogged screen pickup and nasty pan.

No video, but I will say this. It’s very messy, so take your time, prep the area. Be careful to not damage anything and be patient. There’s a lot of nasty in that pan to be cleaned out, and the screen will be completely clogged. WD-40 works great to soak it.

Yep. Cleaned mine twice. Runs like new now.

You would probably need to research it.

No. There are tuning shops that can do EGR shut off, regen deletes, etc without an exhaust mod.

If you’re able to shut off the EGR, that’s what will make it last.

2015 duh-lete rig. 2100 miles, 19 mpg towing about 5,000 lbs. Not bad. Just passed 200,000 miles.

Might consider doing what I did. If the oil pickup tube is sludged and there is muck at the bottom of the oil pan, it could cause pressure issues, in my humble opinion. So far, my truck has had no issues with pressure since I did a thorough cleaning of mentioned parts. Don’t want to starve the pump.

I heard about that recently. I use a socket and ratchet to tighten it now.

Ran two “Motor Medic” diesel flushes with two back to back oil changes. No glitter found, just black sludge. Truck had sat for 7 months after I pulled the trans and transfer case to fix the damn $20 tone wheel. Being that I had a torn MCL and a jacked up shoulder, it sat a while. Ended up having...