Milage and Problems with your 4.7

asasial · Sep 12, 2010

After hearing all the stuff on the net, and my own personal experiences with the 4.7, I was just curious about peoples problems with the 4.7 and how many miles you have on it and what you've had to do to it.
i have the standard random oil pressure drop at idle (doesn't do it as much since i flushed the engine but still there)
and major head gasket problems and the mysterious vanishing coolant (which is the head gaskets leaking)
all started around 100,000 miles

BAMA BOY · Sep 12, 2010

mine has 104k and not a problem yet

The Assassin · Sep 12, 2010

No issues here...

Deviate · Sep 13, 2010

I've only got 67.5k miles on mine but the only problems I have had is the water pump went out right around 50k.

KGBIGCOUNTRY · Sep 13, 2010

My dad has has 2 with 150+k on em and have yet to have an issue but he drives like a grandpa when in those.

asasial · Sep 13, 2010

WOW i must have really got my hands on a lemon.
on top of the problems above i also have rust forming on the rear quarter in the wheel well
and the dash has decided to crack like crazy this summer. there are about 15 cracks in it some are huge and come all the way to the back of dash and roll down over the face of the dash. beginning of summer there were only one or two small ones in the defrost vent.

KGBIGCOUNTRY · Sep 13, 2010

Damn sounds like you might have gotten a friday afternoon truck. Time to clean it up enough and unload it at a carmax and get a newer ram maybe.

Bad Habit · Sep 13, 2010

04 76k here nothing major other than carrier bearing but those got replaced and i added the 4.56 while they were in there...i hope no other major issues, on the other hand my buddy just blew his 02 with 100+k on it from a knocking wrist pin and the engine grenaded....

asasial · Sep 14, 2010

heres some pics of the truck, the rust and the dash. there are more cracks than what showed up but ya can see the bad ones.

Bigtman07 · Sep 14, 2010

Hey now that looks like a dodge lol. I got the same thing man. It's a dodge trait. Cracked dash, rusty doors and fenders. I would say but it still runs but ummm your friday made motor kinda shoots that Idea in the foot.

ramhunter9 · Sep 14, 2010

wow nice truck , but ya those flaws are bad .

asasial · Sep 14, 2010

i've been wanting to do some things to it. wheels, small lift, brush guard, tail lights, get the windows retinted, all i've done so far is get the harley chrome handles, and the step. the engine keeps eating the budget. as far as the rust goes i had been thinking about cutting it out and painting up the area good and putting a set of flares on it. but right now its back into "yard ornament" mode. all it needs is a lawn jockey behind the wheel.

Bigtman07 · Sep 14, 2010

Just get you a gnome and stick it behind the wheel. Maybe it will scare away all those bad engine gremlins you have lol. Find ya a good ol 5.9 or hemi to put in there. lol

asasial · Sep 14, 2010

that's what i have in mind just tryin to find more info on which to go with and what i will need to do this. i'll have to change the head gaskets again in the mean time while i figure out what i'm gonna do. that should buy me about 4,000 to 8,000 miles again. but hell i've done the gaskets enought it only takes me about 8 hours to do it now.... i'm not sure if havin that much experience is a good thing or a bad one.... lol

Bigtman07 · Sep 14, 2010

Well the knowlege never hurts lol. Tips and tricks are great. Still mind boggling how it can go through gaskets that fast. The HEMI was available in 02 right??? For some reason I'm thinking it didn't come out till 03??? Looks like you have a very early on 02.

asasial · Sep 14, 2010

i'm not really sure what engines were available in 2002 i'll have to do a little research.

KGBIGCOUNTRY · Sep 14, 2010

Hemi's came out early 03, and revised for 04 and up. 03's are the first set then 04's then they changed the TB and a few other things in 05, 06-08 I believe are the same with minor movements but cant say for 100% sure.

Bigtman07 · Sep 14, 2010

Yea I was just gonna say I think 02 had only the 5.9. If you can get a good one kinda like mine you will have a great motor.

asasial · Sep 14, 2010

kbb.com says it came with either the 4.7 or 5.9 in 2002 so i'd say going with a 5.9 would be alot easier than trying to go to the 5.7.

Bigtman07 · Sep 14, 2010

Yea no doubt. Same outer styling as a 3rd gen but has all the guts of a 2nd gen I'd imagine. Let me know how much 5.9's are goin for I'm gonna be lookin to replace or rebuild mine next year.

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