2011 Ram 1500 5.7 Transmission Fuild Change?

[Burla]

yeah as much as we love our trucks, it doesnt make sense to throw money at something that has the rot. The goof news is people buy used trucks period, they will hold value better then cars.

 

[jws123]

yeah as much as we love our trucks, it doesnt make sense to throw money at something that has the rot. The goof news is people buy used trucks period, they will hold value better then cars.

I put the truck up for sale today I am going to see what i can get for it if someone offeres decent amount il let it go if not Il keep it. The 2014 turned out to be more of a pos then my current truck lol i do have a silverado i can drive until i find another ram possibly looking at a 2013 ram not sure yet.

 

[Big Blue Hemi]

good point if i do drop the pan might aswell do a vb and solenoids I see vb on rockauot for about $350. Honestly after thinking about it tho debating If i wanna throw more $ at it or just sell it while it still drives. The truck does need some other stuff 1 rocker and cab corner is rotted out now and one tail pipe rotted off a/c compressor will need to eb replaced to heard it **** out the other day green all over the compressor. Hate to sell this thing tho been a good truck but very tempting I might be looking at a 2014 at a dealership with ab 130k on it needs a cam price is not to bad.

Sell, sell, sell, sell

 

[jws123]

Sell, sell, sell, sell

Its gone sold it got 6500 for it now to find another.

 

[Bandit1859]

I have had my 2011 ram 5.7 4x4 big horn with 220k for 5 years now by far best truck I have ever owned I bought it at 150k with the usual bad cam been running it ever since. This is my daily driver and I haul my car trailer often honestly I am suprised it has held up this long. Recently I am starting to notice it Sliding/slightly slipping into gears sometimes a hard shift into second if I am really on it . Also I have a delayed shift into reverse here and there if its cold this is the orig trans I personally have never changed the filter/trans fluid. It now is starting to look a little dark/burnt not terrible but not good. I am debating on dropping the pan changing filter ect but because its a high mileage trans not sure if i should. I have seen many people change fluid on high mileage transmissions and 20 miles down the road it stops moving lol its a real gamble. What do you guys think should I just keep running it til it blows maybe put a additive in it? or change the fluid now and take a chance...

I would not the dirt is the only thing making it go. Once that many miles is on it drive it till it goes

 

[62Blazer]

Just adding in some comments for people searching this topic in the future. In regards to the comment about how you shouldn't change the fluid on an older vehicle because it will cause the trans to die. There is already a good response to this above, and will say this is one of the biggest urban myths I have heard in the automotive world. A typical example......I have 200k miles on my truck, the transmission is shifting funny, and the fluid looks burnt. I then decide to change the transmission fluid and 100 miles later the transmission dies. Well, obviously it's because I changed the transmission fluid and has nothing to do with the fact it had 200k miles, was already shifting funny, and the fluid was burnt........... I mean, really. It's one of those cases where they got another 100 miles after changing the fluid but it probably would have blown up in 10 miles if they hadn't done anything. I have personally seen this mentality from several people over the years. They never service the trans but wait until it starts having problems and is obviously worn out and ready to completely fail, change the fluid or even have it flushed, and then blame the new trans fluid for it failing shortly afterwards.

 

[mdc1990zr1]

Just adding in some comments for people searching this topic in the future. In regards to the comment about how you shouldn't change the fluid on an older vehicle because it will cause the trans to die. There is already a good response to this above, and will say this is one of the biggest urban myths I have heard in the automotive world. A typical example......I have 200k miles on my truck, the transmission is shifting funny, and the fluid looks burnt. I then decide to change the transmission fluid and 100 miles later the transmission dies. Well, obviously it's because I changed the transmission fluid and has nothing to do with the fact it had 200k miles, was already shifting funny, and the fluid was burnt........... I mean, really. It's one of those cases where they got another 100 miles after changing the fluid but it probably would have blown up in 10 miles if they hadn't done anything. I have personally seen this mentality from several people over the years. They never service the trans but wait until it starts having problems and is obviously worn out and ready to completely fail, change the fluid or even have it flushed, and then blame the new trans fluid for it failing shortly afterwards.

Or you can ease into the change by only changing a couple quarts at first, see how it behaves and go from there before changing any more.

 

[jws123]

I am about to look at a 2014 very nice truck with the 8 speed 115k has the dial shifter tho not really a fan of that. I have seen some people have issues with 8 speed and dial shifter getting stuck in park/other gears but dont know how common it is or what the fix usually is. Any paticular issues with a 2014? and how would it be towing with the 8 speed? i have a car trailer i tow few times a month.

 

[AlexC2350]

I am about to look at a 2014 very nice truck with the 8 speed 115k has the dial shifter tho not really a fan of that. I have seen some people have issues with 8 speed and dial shifter getting stuck in park/other gears but dont know how common it is or what the fix usually is. Any paticular issues with a 2014? and how would it be towing with the 8 speed? i have a car trailer i tow few times a month.

Between me and my old man we’ve had 5 vehicles with dial shifter. Never once a problem and we both preferred the column shifter prior, and are now fans of the dial shift and ZF transmission, It’s a great transmission. It’s a big part of the reason I’m on my 3rd ram. Super smooth and strong while towing or not.

 

[jws123]

Bought my new truck today took a while to get paperwork right 2014 5.7 115k 8 speed trans needs your usual cam/lifters. I am going to post a vid tomorrow of how it sounds when a roller breaks off of a lifter for sure going to be doing alot of mods to this truck front end level or lift kit,exhaust ect.