Hello all, new to the forum as well as to the Dodge family. I bought an 03 Dodge Ram 2500 4wd automatic with 260k miles with a 5.9L quad cab Completely stock. Truck had engine knocking as well as excessive white smoke coming out the exhaust when I bought it so I towed it home and had a diesel shop work on it.
They replaced
fuel injectors with brand new Bosch injectors
new transfer case (4x4 kept kicking out of gear while driving)
water pump and thermostat
head gasket and ARP head studs
I requested the shop call me the day they where going to replace the head gasket so I can see for myself if the engine block had any problems such as warping or any obvious signs of it needing to be replaced. To my suprise the block was solid and the shop confirmed that the truck didn’t need any other work done to it. After taking it home the first day it ran perfectly fine until the next day when I took it out to run some errands the engine started to shake violently for a couple seconds at a red light, the rpm’s fluctuated between 500 and 1,000 rpm, and the engine sounded like it was struggling to stay on. After a couple awkward muinutes it passed and the engine went back to normal with no problems what so ever. I went to the store, turned it off, was in the store for half an hour, and when i left I turned the truck on to leave and as i stepped on the gas pedal it immediatly shot up to 2,500rpm and stayed stuck there. I completely let off of the gas and slammed the brakes but it still kept going forward since the throttle seemed to be stuck open so i shifted to neutral and that stopped it from moving but still stayed open for another couple seconds before going back to normal like if nothing happene. I immediately parked it, turned it off, and opened the hood to check out the throttle and it seemed perfectly fine. All wires and connections seemed normal and pulled fine.
Called the shop to complain and they told me to bring it in. They ended up replacing the lift pump which was leaking and seemed to be the problem. Took it home and the truck is STILL doing the same thing But now is more consistent. Any help or suggestion?
They replaced
fuel injectors with brand new Bosch injectors
new transfer case (4x4 kept kicking out of gear while driving)
water pump and thermostat
head gasket and ARP head studs
I requested the shop call me the day they where going to replace the head gasket so I can see for myself if the engine block had any problems such as warping or any obvious signs of it needing to be replaced. To my suprise the block was solid and the shop confirmed that the truck didn’t need any other work done to it. After taking it home the first day it ran perfectly fine until the next day when I took it out to run some errands the engine started to shake violently for a couple seconds at a red light, the rpm’s fluctuated between 500 and 1,000 rpm, and the engine sounded like it was struggling to stay on. After a couple awkward muinutes it passed and the engine went back to normal with no problems what so ever. I went to the store, turned it off, was in the store for half an hour, and when i left I turned the truck on to leave and as i stepped on the gas pedal it immediatly shot up to 2,500rpm and stayed stuck there. I completely let off of the gas and slammed the brakes but it still kept going forward since the throttle seemed to be stuck open so i shifted to neutral and that stopped it from moving but still stayed open for another couple seconds before going back to normal like if nothing happene. I immediately parked it, turned it off, and opened the hood to check out the throttle and it seemed perfectly fine. All wires and connections seemed normal and pulled fine.
Called the shop to complain and they told me to bring it in. They ended up replacing the lift pump which was leaking and seemed to be the problem. Took it home and the truck is STILL doing the same thing But now is more consistent. Any help or suggestion?
