Caleb Parker
Junior Member
Hi everyone,
A few weeks ago I bought an 04 Ram with the 4.7. I got a screaming deal on it because it's a little noisy at idle. It sounds alot like a diesel especially when it's cold. It quiets down once its warmed up, but sometimes the sound completely goes away. Anyway, I pulled the valve covers today (Holy **** these engines sit far back) to see if the timing chain is what I was hearing.
This is what I found:
This is the driver's side. I checked the passenger side before this, and I didn't notice any slack like this.
Looks like it's time to a timing chain kit. Do you guys think it could just be a bad tensioner? The truck only has 136,000 miles on it so I have a hard time believing that the chain's developed this much slack. What do you guys think?
A few weeks ago I bought an 04 Ram with the 4.7. I got a screaming deal on it because it's a little noisy at idle. It sounds alot like a diesel especially when it's cold. It quiets down once its warmed up, but sometimes the sound completely goes away. Anyway, I pulled the valve covers today (Holy **** these engines sit far back) to see if the timing chain is what I was hearing.
This is what I found:
This is the driver's side. I checked the passenger side before this, and I didn't notice any slack like this.
Looks like it's time to a timing chain kit. Do you guys think it could just be a bad tensioner? The truck only has 136,000 miles on it so I have a hard time believing that the chain's developed this much slack. What do you guys think?