MoparLifer
Junior Member
2014 Ram 1500 5.7L, 120,500 highway and interstate miles. Easy life for a truck, synthetic oil changes every 4000 miles or 6 months since new. Idle time kept to minimum. NO RUST. MDS was turned off with tuner in December 2014.
After 10 years there should be enough data out there about average life expectancy of timing chain. Does anyone have any input on what they are seeing currently?
I would like to go ahead and replace it BEFORE a catastrophic failure happens AND replace oil pump with high volume hellcat or Melling oil pump to avert hemi cam and lifter failure at the same time. ALSO a bit worried about original water pump still installed....and just replace it all as a group assembly. Thats getting into some $$$$$.
Economy, inflation, new truck prices are insane. I want to keep this truck for another 10 years rather than buy a new one so I am willing to sink the money into this one.
Does anyone have an educated opinion on service life of timing chain / VVT/ Tensioner. When should i pull the trigger on this?
Am I correct in assuming 5.7L is a "Interference Engine"?
Thanks
After 10 years there should be enough data out there about average life expectancy of timing chain. Does anyone have any input on what they are seeing currently?
I would like to go ahead and replace it BEFORE a catastrophic failure happens AND replace oil pump with high volume hellcat or Melling oil pump to avert hemi cam and lifter failure at the same time. ALSO a bit worried about original water pump still installed....and just replace it all as a group assembly. Thats getting into some $$$$$.
Economy, inflation, new truck prices are insane. I want to keep this truck for another 10 years rather than buy a new one so I am willing to sink the money into this one.
Does anyone have an educated opinion on service life of timing chain / VVT/ Tensioner. When should i pull the trigger on this?
Am I correct in assuming 5.7L is a "Interference Engine"?
Thanks
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