On Mon, March 20, 2006 10:27 am, Zito, James A \(GE Infra, Energy\) wrote:
>
> Well as I was changing the oil on the Dakota ('03 3.9), I noticed some oil on
> the breather hose coming out of the air hat. So I popped the hat and looked
> down the TB it looked "moist," no big puddle but "damp." I tried to snap a
> couple digital pictures but they didn't come out worth a damn.
>
> So the question is have I blown the dreaded belly pan? If so what all do I
> need to buy to replace it? The stinking truck is about 3k past the
> powertrain warranty.....;-(((((((((((
It should be dry with perhaps a slight film, if there's "moist" anywhere I'd
think that it was blown. Are you consuming any oil?
It's not all that difficult to replace, it'll cost you about $80 in parts at
the dealer, (for a V8) less if you go to one of the chain stores. It'll
probably be even cheaper with the V6 since you don't have to buy as many
bolts. While you're in there replace the heater bypass hose, it's not easy
to get to and you have to remove it to do the job anyway... It's $3 so it's
cheap insurance. I actually have one sitting on my kitchen table that I
don't need...
Working on it for about 2 - 3 hours per day it took me about 2.5 days total
with handtools. I would recommend removing the fuel feed line at the rail
instead of pulling the rail. It's quick and easy to remove, much faster than
pulling all the injectors IMO.
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