I could fix it easy. With a DPF delete and a few false readings to the o2's!
This would land me in jail though. lol
I drive my truck pretty hard, use the exhaust brake, and make several trips on the hiway every week. All the problems I've had are from the turbo, egr and o2's. I've never had the overhead come on with a "filter full" or 80%. My truck idles most at stop lights. I'd hate to think that I'd have to drive across houston in stop and go traffic. Even worse would be when they call for a manditory evacuation of houston for a hurricane. 10-24 hours in bumper to bumper traffic.
I'd hate to think that i'd have to walk. When my turbo went south the truck just about left me walking. The vanes got stuck and the turbo wouldn't spool up. Taking off from a stop light It would pop and sputter untill you mashed the gas pretty good. Then hold on! As soon as the turbo would spool it would shift into second half way thru an intersection. Then the tires would break loose and smoke would pour from the rear tires. Makes it pretty sporty when the roads are wet.
--Hop
> From: bernd@dodgetrucks.org
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: New 09 Dodge Ram Review
> Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:50:49 -0500
>
>
> Hate to say it, but they really messed up things with the 6.7L's. Getting
> sick and tired of the cleanings as well. Best thing to prevent it though -
> don't let it idle too long. This is the most common cause and then the
> customers don't "run them" on the highway to clean them out. It's not the
> correct way to keep things running right, but it does help until Chrysler
> finally gets this fixed.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hop [mailto:hopsdak@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 9:17 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: New 09 Dodge Ram Review
>
>
>
>
> The next time my CEL comes on I'm going with the lemon law and getting a
> '09.
> My '07 has been in the shop 12 times for the CEL. Several flashes, recalls,
> new egr, cleaned turbo, new turbo and now new o2 sensors. With only 20k on
> the clock I find this a bit much. In the last 12yrs my dak has only had 2
> CEL's. One was a missfire and the other was o2's. The goverment really did
> a number on the cummins with all the emmisions BS. It doesnt smoke which is
> great but, they dropped the mileage 5-7 mpg to get it that way. Sad part
> about the whole thing is that I'll prolly have to have the turbo, egr and
> o2's replaced again in 20k. And $6k for a turbo when its out of warranty is
> going to suck.
>
> --Hop
> '97 Dak CC 4x4 318
> '07 Ram 2500 4x4 6.7CTD
>
>
>
>
>> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>> From: SilverEightynine@aol.com
>> Subject: DML: New 09 Dodge Ram Review
>> Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 23:09:51 +0000
>>
>>
>> My local stealership has a new 09 Ram quad cab, red, 4x4, big horn -
>> on the lot. It was dark when I was on the lot but I gotta say I really
>> like it. I was holding judgment on the trucks looks until I got to see
>> it in person. The front end is a big improvement over the outgoing
>> body style. The front end is nosed forward slightly - and its not as
>> bad as some photos made it look. I'm going to take one for a test
>> drive soon, so I'll be sure to give me feedback on that.
>>
>> The ground clearance on the front end is much better than I was expecting.
>> Like its GMC and Chevy competitors, the front end is lowered. The air
>> dam on the front is the lowest hanging part of the body of the truck.
>> The IFS is neatly tucked up and as for overall ground clearance, the
>> rear differential is actually the lowest protruding part of the
>> undercarriage. Removal of the lower air dam would be recommended if
>> you planned on doing any offroading. Another exterior style element
>> the Ram has used, is the mammoth sized emblem in the center of the
>> tail gate. As the major truck brands have pushed styles more and more
>> "in your face bold" - each trying to out-do eachother after the
>> origial
>> 1994 Ram started setting the trend... each manufacturer seems to now
>> want to have the biggest emblem on the rear of the truck, to make sure
>> you know what truck just passed you.
>>
>> I don't much care for that bigass emblem. And upon close inspection -
>> I saw that debadging the new Ram would leave the tailgate with an
>> embossed Ram-logo shaped spot on the tailgate. The emblem is actually
>> recessed and set INTO the tailgate sheetmetal. Tail lights are a big
> improvement from the "afterburner"
>> style Dodge started using on its trucks and SUV's The afterburner
>> looked good at first, but then Chevys started using them, Toyota used
>> something that resembled that style - and it was looking quite overdone.
>>
>> The box sides are much thicker than the previous models. The new "ram box"
>> option is the obvious reason for this. However the models that do not
>> have this feature look a little weird at first if you are used to the
> older designs.
>>
>> The interior really is as awesome as the photos suggest. This could
>> quite possibly be the best dodge truck interior ever designed. Again I
>> cant wait to get in one and test it out.
>>
>> Rumors have it a diesel will be available in the 1500 Ram for 2010,
>> and the 2500 and 3500 trucks are allegedly supposed to have a
>> different body style than the 1500 trucks. Similar to what ford
>> started doing in 1998 when they redesigned the F-series trucks. This
>> would be a first for the Ram, as the 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks have
>> always shared the same body styles. I hope the HD truck designs are
>> good! While I love the new 1500 Ram, the IFS is still something that
>> would keep me from buying one. I'm still oldschool and prefer a solid axle
> under the front of my 4x4's.
>>
>> Kudos to Dodge for this redesign. This is the first truck in years
>> they have produced that I actually am excited about. I'll letcha know
>> how my test drive goes when I get behind the wheel of one.
>>
>>
>> TerribleTom
>>
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