MyGirlis2Phat
Junior Member
Ok so i just got a 2004 ram 5.7 and have a few questions regarding its condition.
Heres the problems ive noticed :
2 of the spark plugs on the drivers side had small amounts of oil on them.
The truck when i come to a dead stop wants to idle at 525ish rpms but if i tap the gas it will idle at 625.
Sometimes at highway speeds the rpms seem to drop down to a plateau of about 1500 rpms.its usually when i let off the gas however the truck doesnt seem to lose any power when this happens.if i floor it the rpms will jump back up and usually be fine afterwards.
The coolant was a little low so i added some but noticed afterwards when i accelerate there was a faint water trickling sound that seems to be behind the dash.ive heard i need to “burp it” and will be trying that tonight
Lastly the serpentine belt looks almost brand new but it squeeks fairly loud.i read online if you pour water on it while running and the squeaking stops then it needs to be tightened.the water did make it stop but i have yet to tighten it.
So in short my current agenda is to clean the throttle body and filter.it has a kN cold air intake which seems to be a little dirty and the throttle body had maybe a 1/16th of carbon buildup around the edges so im hoping cleaning these will fix the low idle.
just looking for any other suggestions/advice.thanks
Heres the problems ive noticed :
2 of the spark plugs on the drivers side had small amounts of oil on them.
The truck when i come to a dead stop wants to idle at 525ish rpms but if i tap the gas it will idle at 625.
Sometimes at highway speeds the rpms seem to drop down to a plateau of about 1500 rpms.its usually when i let off the gas however the truck doesnt seem to lose any power when this happens.if i floor it the rpms will jump back up and usually be fine afterwards.
The coolant was a little low so i added some but noticed afterwards when i accelerate there was a faint water trickling sound that seems to be behind the dash.ive heard i need to “burp it” and will be trying that tonight
Lastly the serpentine belt looks almost brand new but it squeeks fairly loud.i read online if you pour water on it while running and the squeaking stops then it needs to be tightened.the water did make it stop but i have yet to tighten it.
So in short my current agenda is to clean the throttle body and filter.it has a kN cold air intake which seems to be a little dirty and the throttle body had maybe a 1/16th of carbon buildup around the edges so im hoping cleaning these will fix the low idle.
just looking for any other suggestions/advice.thanks