^^^ funny how people are quick to offer negativity.
IMO Keep oil changed every 7-8k and find yourself a tune to upgrade to parts missing and you’ll enjoy your truck. I do! When I bought my 14 with 113k all my brakes were shot. Came from jersey. Go figure with all the salt!!
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It for sure is a tough decision. I love mine but it has its days. I have 138k on mine and previous owner had to do a pile of work to it based off the dealership records I hunted down. If you decide to, a tune would help your worries tremendously.
PERSONAL UPDATE:
Got about 4K tuned and I love it! Sorry I haven’t been more active, I had concrete poured for ole girl and I’m anxiously waiting to build the walls and back her in the hole!! My matco guy came by with free fender mats and a creeper as a garage gift!! Checked the oil in the...
I think I used a deep well 8mm for mine. Try to put a mark on the top, put your socket setup on it and try to turn it a quarter turn then see if your mark moved. If it moved it’s loose or broken. If your mark stays your not turning it. It’s a bitch of a job.
Fuck em!!!! Shoulda got it right from the start. I looked up my 01 ram recalls and it was 2 total. I’ve got 3 open on my truck now not including the ones that have already been done!!!
I believe Carl was just stating it’s a good practice to have a scanner. Needed mine many times just to cure my curiosity. Needed a glow plug after 6k of owning it, and it occasionally throws one for p06DB(I think. Drunk now lol) if I tow a trailer and don’t manually shift to keep rpms up.
Dealer told me 30-1hr depending on if it was seized. Then quoted 8k for a new head lol took to a diesel tech after I broke it off he had old one out and new one in all in an hour.