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Oil and a coolant loss
Ive been using the G05 and been getting the 50/50 premix so I know it’s mixed properly. I flushed the cooling system late September and refilled via the radiator and then topped the reservoir to the full line. I replaced the water pump and I wasn’t overheating per say but at a stop sign or...- Brad Dickens
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Oil and a coolant loss
Been stomping out little fires on my truck here lately. Down to the P0404 EGR I’ve fought for seven years and a chirp in the rear and oil/coolant loss. It seems I’m losing a quart of oil every 600 miles and a gallon of coolant a month. No smoke from tail pipe except minute bit of whitish smoke...- Brad Dickens
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New Guy Question
If I don’t use 5w-20 I get a CIL that takes FOREVER to clear even after replacing the oil and deleting the code and then can’t get tags renewed. Dealership did get a truck that I was highly interested in and I went to trade yesterday. I do the tax return for this dealership and my salesman is...- Brad Dickens
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New Guy Question
It wound up being a moot point for me. While I was posting about keeping mine and buying that one as a daily driver someone was sitting in the dealership buying it. They found my EVAP leak and that cleared up all my CIL codes but the P0404 EGR Valve. I've had that since Jan 2014 and put at...- Brad Dickens
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They found my EVAP Leak
That was the third time at least a smoke machine had been used. The first time was a Dodge dealership. Once was a very reputable shop, according to what I was told.- Brad Dickens
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They found my EVAP Leak
I own a CPA firm and I recently picked up a client that owns an auto repair shop.- Brad Dickens
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They found my EVAP Leak
My EGR isn’t making the CIL light come on anymore but it still shows in the “Pending” in my scan tool. Now that this is fixed I’m hoping a new EGR valve and a good tube cleaning will rectify that as well. Then to be honest I can’t really see letting go of cash for a newer vehicle in the short...- Brad Dickens
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They found my EVAP Leak
That was the third smoke test. LOL Not to mention the cheap cigars I burned trying to find it. As you can tell by the pic it’s not a brand new hole either. I’ve driven around so long with the CIL on it scares me to look down there and not see that yellow light down there.- Brad Dickens
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They found my EVAP Leak
I picked up a new client back in July so I brought my truck to them today and they found the leak above my tank that no one else could. Apparently I have a squirrel problem home or office. I think that’ll leak.- Brad Dickens
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New Guy Question
I was just asking my client at the dealership about the ball yesterday and he told me this morning the previous owner pulled a gooseneck trailer with two zero turn mowers every so often. It’s a local trade and the guy didn’t mow for a living so I don’t know how often he pulled it or why he...- Brad Dickens
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New Guy Question
True, my truck never saw the inside of a shop until it did and then wanted to take up residence. LOL! I definitely got my money’s worth out of this truck though. It has been a great truck. I have some codes that more get on my nerves than affect the drivability. My wife and I took off in it on...- Brad Dickens
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New Guy Question
The 15 years I've had the truck I've done EVERY oil change myself - except one. I'm a CPA and it was 9/15/15 corporate deadline day and I was running around like crazy and it was time to change oil. I knew I couldn't go get the stuff and do it before 10/31 and I thought it wouldn't hurt to let...- Brad Dickens
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New Guy Question
They’re asking $24,000 for the Ram which is probably going to be top end of my budget. I won’t finance a vehicle and I’m buying my wife a new vehicle at the same time. I’m an outdoors guy and I hunt and fish and although my 06 looks almost brand new I don’t worry about getting a tiny scratch...- Brad Dickens
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New Guy Question
Thank you, I didn’t know it was early for that. My main hope was to escape the tranny woes I’ve dealt with since day one with my ‘06.- Brad Dickens
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New Guy Question
I know I’m new so hopefully my first post isn’t TLDR I’ve had a 2006 QC 1500 Big Horn 4WD since new. Just a hair over 200k. I had to have a solenoid or two in the trans replaced at approximately 135k, new engine at 140,901. My client owns a Ford dealership and took a 2014 Big Horn 4WD in on a...- Brad Dickens
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