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  1. NormB

    Feeling disappointed with Ram...

    Just got the same issue a month ago. En route to Farm in south-central Tennessee I stopped by RAM dealership in Abingdon, VA (thanks, Alex!), got OBD code C0020 ABS Pump motor control general electric failure. I have a 100,000 mile warranty good for another 1,000 miles - dealer tells me this...
  2. NormB

    Disappointed 2022 2500 CTD

    This second leg, about 370 miles towing an empty 6x12 aluminum trailer went smoothly- DEF gauge needle didn’t budge.. i have several types of Deoxit contact cleaners and small brushes. tomorrow I pull the wiring harness plug from the DEF injector pump, clean sll traces of corrosion and reassemble.
  3. NormB

    Disappointed 2022 2500 CTD

    Code cleared, seems to be working but Tech (a perfectionist after my own heart) wants to test injector- requires heating/removal of some bolts from the catalyst chamber where the DEF does its magic. BUT he can’t do it today- outta time. I wanna go home. I’ll risk it. I mean, I know the pump...
  4. NormB

    Disappointed 2022 2500 CTD

    All the green you see is corrosion. Urea being highly corrosive you see. Technician MUST have gotten plug/socket wet when he pulled the pump for testing yesterday at the dealership in Columbia, TN. keeping my fingers crossed.
  5. NormB

    Disappointed 2022 2500 CTD

    Holy resurrected zombie post Batman! last Friday, 9-23-2022 I got the Bad DEF see dealer warning, then CEI, then 150 mile countdown. Spent Friday-Sunday on my farm (central Tennessee, soon to be full-time home), puttering about in my HMMWV, got truck into Columbia TN dealership with a P207c...
  6. NormB

    BLUE DEF PLAITINUM

    Never mind. watched a mind-numbing YouTube video on ot, pulled the fill line, pur 3 foot of 1/4” tygon into tank and didn’t get a drop out. Where did it go? Gauge reads full? DEF I used was 3 months old. it’s off to the dealer with my 100k warranty still good If I can make it from TN to MD...
  7. NormB

    Ordered a set of Bilstein 5100 shocks

    Thanks for this. big question is still: how’s it ride?
  8. NormB

    Ordered a set of Bilstein 5100 shocks

    following this with some interest. My google-fu is weak, however. Starting with the Bilstein website, I came up with a set of numbers for front/rears (2018 2500 HD 4WD standard height, NO lift). Looked for those same parts on the usual other sites like Rockauto, Amazon, some of the ones...
  9. NormB

    Truck Won't Start and "4wd Service Message"

    Not batteries. They check out fine. I can switch truck into 4WD if I can do it before the "SERV 4WD" warning light comes on. This came up around 20,000 miles ago, at 40k, dealer replaced differential fluids, transfer case fluid, $850 later, no problems until I hit 60k. Friend has the...
  10. NormB

    Truck Won't Start and "4wd Service Message"

    SO glad I did a search for "service 4WD". Truck's starting quickly, no problem, will load test later today (I bought a good used Snap-on resistive load tester years ago when I bought my HMMWV, it's saved me a lot of time and trouble). This JUST started about 1,000 miles ago (I was several...
  11. NormB

    OEM Battery Life

    Bought mine as an Enterprise rental with about 18k on the odometer, put into service in February 2018, I bought it in December 2018. Had a battery die in January. Got it replaced under warranty. Longest lasting battery I ever had was in a Chevy HHR (AC Delco) which died 2 weeks before we...
  12. NormB

    Tailgate lock recall notice

    Got a part number? Youtube link? This interests me a LOT. I forgot to leave my bed cap lock key with the shop last time I had it in to check ball joint play (40 thousandths, close, but not exactly 60 thousandths FCA requires for replacement). I'd rather just buy the part. I put a hose...
  13. NormB

    Drag link weld

    I got the recall notice in the mail. I called a local dealership, set up an appointment to have this and an oil change done. When I got there, I was told they didn't have the parts in stock to do the repair/recall, AND the guys at the counter told me an oil change for a 6.7L Cummins diesel was...
  14. NormB

    Service 4wd light need help

    This has happened several times with my truck. First time was about a month after I bought it. Turns out one of the batteries had died. Strange message. I took my truck into the dealer not long after to have the seatbelt module recall addressed and to have them try programming a remote start...
  15. NormB

    Dealership Tech drilled through cylinder head when removing exhaust stud

    I JUST did that with my HMMWV. 1990 6.2L diesel. Threaded the hole, plugged with a 6-32 set screw and high-temp thread lock (it's next to the WATER JACKET for cryin' out loud, that's what, 200F ?), put sealant around the manifold stud and put it back together. Runs great. Got a spare set...
  16. NormB

    Fuel gage pissing me off- * 32 gallon tank Rant*

    I tinkered with the setting a couple days ago, my dash fuel gauge suddenly showed I’d lost about half a tank. Took a few minutes to look into it today and for SOME reason, the fuel level was set to 287 Liters. I’d “reset” it to 28 gallons, I thought, ‘cause I couldn’t figure out how to get the...
  17. NormB

    AlfaOBD

    I don't have the tablet/app handy, but I recall some detailed settings and test settings in the BCM section to the extent that you could (on my truck anyway) select individual sides/lights, like each side of the truck's on a separate bus. There's a test section there that allows you to run a...
  18. NormB

    AlfaOBD

    Yep, 31 gallons. BCM had 28 gallon tank in memory yesterday before I set it. Thanks for the link. I'd tried one like this months ago, link wasn't working then. Printout I HAD (lost it) was as detailed, even more so, more like a grid, but I recall some of the details like date of...
  19. NormB

    AlfaOBD

    Got it. Got OBDlink MX, cable from M2, software on a 6 year old 8” Verizon note pad, changed tire pressure settings today. Now to figure out this fuel tank thing. Thanks everyone for posting, been a great help. PS: Those menus are DEEP. I found the tire pressure settings in the body control...
  20. NormB

    AlfaOBD

    I mostly use iOS for everything, but my daughter had a 5 year old 8” Verizon tablet I pulled out of a drawer, updated to the latest Kit-Kat version of Android, downloaded the OBD app demo and am good with that. Just couldn’t quite parse or separate the wheat from the chaff, squelch the S/N...
  21. NormB

    AlfaOBD

    Looked at the reviews of the MX unit on amazon and then the MX+ reviews. YIPES! So what's not to like about the MX+ now? Isn't it the latest, greatest, updated, etc? I'm about to order one RFN (RFQ for my friends south of the Potomac), inquiring minds want to know. Thanks.
  22. NormB

    My Service Manager says...

    Thanks, everyone. I'm heading in this direction. Figure if I need to find someone with the unit, drive, spend time, then do this again it'll make more sense to just buy the needed modules/scanners. Question I have is which one(s), but John Jensen's list is helpful, I'll look into it. I don't...
  23. NormB

    My Service Manager says...

    NOTE on TPMS sensors and dealership/tech access. Installed a remote start system and had it activated the other night at a tech friend's house. he works for a local Ram dealership, only does programming. I asked him about the TPMS issue, he showed me in the software he's given by FCA...
  24. NormB

    If you are going to add the Factory Remote Start to a 2018 Ram 2500

    Update: I'd bought the kit shortly after buying the truck, finally got around to installing it a few weeks ago. Man, what a pain. I think there's a special hell for mechanical engineers who design these trucks and the locations for things like the BCM/C1 plug. And hey, MOPAR, can you do...
  25. NormB

    Battery size equal to a h7

    Had a 2007 HHR for over nine years with the original AC Delco battery. Died the week we decided to trade it in for another car so I got some $85 special from Advanced auto. I’ve owned a HMMWV and several military gensets for over 3 years. I “invested” in yellow tops for one of the gensets and...

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