Cbmhomepros
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Ok so this is rather long post but I want to make sure that I can get everyone the full details so I can get some good feedback.
My 03 Ram has 182000 miles on it. My radiator blew up on me coming down a mountain road and I couldn't pull over but I made it home. Replaced the radiator and started her up, oil leaked everywhere. I blew a hole in my valve cover. Replaced that and refilled with oil. Now I am blowing white smoke. Great. So I took it to a mechanic. I never take my vehicles to mechanics I usually do it myself but this was outside my comfort zone. So I towed it to a mechanic. He quoted me $1800.00 to repair. I said ok just get it done. 2 months later he said it was done and gave me a $3900.00 bill. He replaced both heads, valve job, etc. all top engine stuff is new. I started my truck and there was a knock/tick and a CEL for an O2 sensor. He said the knock would go away after oil started circulating. Well it never went away and it was misfiring so I brought it back. He said he had to change the lifters out on the other side, another $300.00. I got it back and still misfiring and all my gauges shut off. So I brought it back. He said it was a wiring harness that the dealer wanted $1700.00 for I said no and went and got my truck. I checked the coil on cylinder 1 and replaced it. The misfire was gone. And the wiring harness just wasn't seated properly. So now that fixed but know the knock is still there. Its a knock that is almost always there at idle and wile accelerating. Sometimes it goes away but if I shut off the truck and start again its there again. Once I got the truck back I started looking. I started with 10w-30 cheap oil he put in. I heard thinner oil would help so now I am running Mobil 1 full syn 0w-20 with a K&N Filter. Knocking is still there. I have changed all my lifters, checked rocker arms, no vacuum leaks. I know that I need a new cat on the drivers side, but I dont know if this can cause it. I cant take it back to the mechanic. He used wrong spark plugs, filter, broke pvc valve and taped it back, used a water heater nipple for the crank vent connector, broke 2 mounting bolts on valve cover and ripped the valve gasket cover. I just dont know what else it can be. If I put a rod on the front of the oil pan at the front edge of the engine ( I think its still the oil pan) I can hear it through a screw driver. What can it be??? I need to take this on a 600 mile round trip next week. The knocking speeds up with acceleration but once I cruise it pretty much goes away.
My 03 Ram has 182000 miles on it. My radiator blew up on me coming down a mountain road and I couldn't pull over but I made it home. Replaced the radiator and started her up, oil leaked everywhere. I blew a hole in my valve cover. Replaced that and refilled with oil. Now I am blowing white smoke. Great. So I took it to a mechanic. I never take my vehicles to mechanics I usually do it myself but this was outside my comfort zone. So I towed it to a mechanic. He quoted me $1800.00 to repair. I said ok just get it done. 2 months later he said it was done and gave me a $3900.00 bill. He replaced both heads, valve job, etc. all top engine stuff is new. I started my truck and there was a knock/tick and a CEL for an O2 sensor. He said the knock would go away after oil started circulating. Well it never went away and it was misfiring so I brought it back. He said he had to change the lifters out on the other side, another $300.00. I got it back and still misfiring and all my gauges shut off. So I brought it back. He said it was a wiring harness that the dealer wanted $1700.00 for I said no and went and got my truck. I checked the coil on cylinder 1 and replaced it. The misfire was gone. And the wiring harness just wasn't seated properly. So now that fixed but know the knock is still there. Its a knock that is almost always there at idle and wile accelerating. Sometimes it goes away but if I shut off the truck and start again its there again. Once I got the truck back I started looking. I started with 10w-30 cheap oil he put in. I heard thinner oil would help so now I am running Mobil 1 full syn 0w-20 with a K&N Filter. Knocking is still there. I have changed all my lifters, checked rocker arms, no vacuum leaks. I know that I need a new cat on the drivers side, but I dont know if this can cause it. I cant take it back to the mechanic. He used wrong spark plugs, filter, broke pvc valve and taped it back, used a water heater nipple for the crank vent connector, broke 2 mounting bolts on valve cover and ripped the valve gasket cover. I just dont know what else it can be. If I put a rod on the front of the oil pan at the front edge of the engine ( I think its still the oil pan) I can hear it through a screw driver. What can it be??? I need to take this on a 600 mile round trip next week. The knocking speeds up with acceleration but once I cruise it pretty much goes away.
