Pull the serpentine belt and do and short run to see if the noise is gone. Is so the before replacing the belt check the idler pulley and water pump and all other pulleys for sloppiness.
My 2010 Ram 4.7 now has 247000 and is still in excellent condition and looks like new too! (Headlights beginning to yellow a bit despite buffing). I am a retired aviation maintenance tech so I have ALWAYS done all my own maintenance. Everything I ever laid hands in got upgraded. Drilled...
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Might not need a charge. I have to reset the mixing doors on my 2010 periodically due to it starts
Mixing heat with cool. This can be accomplished by with the engine running and the blower on the low setting (a/c off) press the recirc button and hold pressed for 10 seconds, release and then...
I wouldn’t sweat the tick too much. Exploring mine just to get familiar with it after about 60,000 miles due to a slight tick at start up I found these 4.7 engines do not have lifters and therefore no possibility of lifter tick. I saw someone mention earlier in this thread that the 4.7 engines...
The advantage I have (if any) is that about 95% of the miles have been highway. This truck has been all over the country! But still looks and runs like new.
I should have been more forthcoming but was trying to be brief. I have also replaced both control arms/ball joint, all sway bar links/bushings and both front hubs. I’ve installed drilled slotted rotors and ceramic pads on all corners, the u-joints were replaced about 8,000 miles ago and the...
My traveling days are over, after having been around the globe I am SICK of travel. I enjoy my garden my family and obviously from the mods, tinkering with our vehicles. Hers is a reliable backup in the event of downtime (Lexus IS350 modded to 384 HP)
I have a 2010 1500 ST (4.7 4x2) that is close to 190,000 miles. I’ve been an aircraft mechanic all of my life so I’m not totally uninformed but I value the input of y’all here with respect to our trucks. Mine seems to be in top notch shape with no known issues. I bought it with 23,000 miles on...
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