indept
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- Ram Year
- 2017
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7L
Just got my 2017 Bighorn 4x4 back from dealer doing regular pre-paid oil change (What a bargain that turned out to be, I take it in every 3k miles just like my Dad taught me!) They always say you only need it after 5k miles, but the service is covered at 3k, so I say why not!?
Anyway, I'm at about 73k miles, and they are recommending a lot of "odd" services I can't find in the standard maintenance schedule
Are any of these worth it? The didn't want to talk about it much beyond that these are all "recommended".
- Crankcase Cleaning $100
- Service Fuel Injection System $255
- Ethanol Defense Kit $50
- Cabin Air Filter "Service package" $92 (I know the answer on this, just putting in 'cause its funny)
- IR Conditioning Oil $80 (What is the IR?)
- Battery Protection $80 (Put in a new battery last December for <$200)
- Brake Fluid Flush $251
Much appreciation for anyone who has any wisdom to share. Best to you.
- Crankcase Cleaning $100: needed to clean out sludge left from cheap oil used for oil change packages
- Service Fuel Injection System $255: a $255 procedure that replaces & does the same as a $7 bottle of Chevron Techron (sp?)
- Ethanol Defense Kit $50: a $50 sticker that says "Don't use more than 10%
- ethanol"Cabin Air Filter "Service package"$92 (I know the answer on this, just putting in 'cause its funny): $92 to replace a $20 filter that take 5 minutes to install.
- IR Conditioning Oil $80 (What is the IR?): IR stands for " In Rear" cause that's where they're sticking it.
- Battery Protection $80 (Put in a new battery last December for <$200): as mentioned in an earlier post, $80 to put 2 $1 pads under terminals
- Brake Fluid Flush $251: while this is a worthwhile procedure it can be done in about an hour in your garage using a $20 harbor freight brake bleeder pump.
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