Recent Content by DavidBentley

This is great info. Thanks RBridenbaugh for posting it. One of my favorite penetrating oils and lubricants is Corrosion-X. It's a popular in the aircraft industry. I know quite a few folks that swear by Kroil.

What's a dpf, egr cooler, and egr valve cost? When they fail and are not under warranty any more, that's when I would be thinking about not replacing them. EB, how long ago did you pull your DPF?

I've heard the military's solution to losing keys in their pool vehicles is to stash a functional key with a transponder under the dash and then just issue cheap replacement keys. It doesn't help with someone hotwiring the truck but I doubt anyone would find it. I've heard the transponder...

Thanks for the good news Mike. Question, is there any way for us to keep track of what the most current flash is for our trucks? thanks

The dealer here will NOT apply new updates to my 6. 7 unless there is a symptom ocurring that is fixed by the update. I've asked repeated times and been turned down. Is there something that is fixed with the latest flash that I can discuss with the dealer to persuade him to fix me up?:rolleyes...

Thanks for the tip on jacking up the front tire. I've been (like a dummy) crawling out and driving the truck forward an inch and then crawling back under. Do that about 5 times and you earn your beer. If it wasn't for this picture I would never have found it. I've been making sure I wipe the...

I just had a power steering hose that was leaking replaced on my 6. 7 with only 20K miles.

I have a Scosche brand that I do not like. It's flakey and not reliable. I had a BullDog in one of my previous vehicles. It worked real well. One feature that it had would start the truck every three hours and then shut it down after 15 minutes. That was real handy here in Alaska when I was...

Cumminz, nice job on this post. Great pics!. Let us know how it works out for you.

Thanks for the feedback. Good stuff. One thing you don't see as much nowadays are folks using the tank type inline coolant heaters. I was at the dealer today and asked about the mopar diesel heaters (Webasto I think). They want $1485 for the parts. Courierdog, did you install the...

I know some of you folks up in the interior of Alaska (any maybe other more tropical areas) are using transmission heaters. I just wanted to know what kind you are using and how you set them up? I have one friend up in Delta Junction, AK that is running dual block heaters, dual battery...

I unplugged the seat belt wire on my 2007. 5 truck and was able to jumper the two small flat connectors with a single blade connector across both.

See the thread in this forum: https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/6-7l-engine-transmissions-2007-5/186456-6-7-oil-capacity.html This is still an outstanding registered problem with Dodge on my 2007. 5 truck. Chrysler has told me to run 11 quarts until the problem is diagnosed. Their...

I was getting P2262 codes before they replaced the turbo on my 6. 7L. Mine would get the code immediately on startup. The tech believed the problem was the turbo checks itself at startup by sliding on it's shaft all the way to the stop and back. Due to corrosion or carbonization it was not...

DC is still working it. My dealer says they took the engines from two other trucks that were having the same problem and are trying to figure it out. They would have taken mine if I didn't live in Alaska. Mine shows the over full condition after I let the motor set overnight. It will be over...