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I have a 03 5. 9 that i have 270,000 miles on the engine with no troubles or engine repairs until the last couple weeks. Im getting blow by smoke pretty bad where when you stop at a stop sign you can smell it. i just started burning oil pretty bad also. when opening the oil cap i have smoke...

Lately I have been noticing a little ruff ride in my truck and then I had the notorious death wobble happen. I started diagnosting by getting my tires balance and rotated thinking that might be the issue, it wasn't... then took my truck to front end specialist and had tie rods replaced. . wasn't...

This weekend I'm tearing apart my dash to replace my broken blend door in my hvac unit. My question is: when re-conecting the negative battery cable to test my unit prior to putting my steering colume and dash back together is there any threat that the airbags my go off ? Any advice is...

I'm replacing my defrost blend door and lower housing on my hvac unit this weekend. Ive pretty much figured out the procedure from the Great Post here on TDR. My only question and concern is: When reconnecting the negative battery cables to test the hvac doors (prior to installing the steering...

Well I finally hit the 200,000 mile mark on my 2003 and the only parts I have had to replace is the waterpump and Fuel Control Actuator and of course brakes and regular service on the engine and transmission. I did replace the Shocks and Tie rods about 20,000 miles ago. My batteries still seem to...

Hey Folks. My drivers side front axle seal is leaking badly and my front wheel bearings on the same side are somewhat loose. The leakage is all over my brake assembly area. I thought i would try to fix both at one time. How big of a job is this for your semi-medium skilled weekend mechanic. If...

Hey TDR folks I need some advise if all Possible. I'm running out of money. My truck started floating down the road especially at high speeds(65-75) coming out of a turn?? I have had the front end check out and had all tie rods replaced, steering stablizar bar bushings replaced, steering arns...

This past week my key would not turn my tumbler over to start my engine. After trying several times it finally did turn the tumbler. Its been a couple days and I have not had anymore issues, although I have notice that the steering wheel no longer locks when engine is shut down. Should I...

Can someone give me any ideals where to start. My truck starting dieing when I'm under power at any stoping point and wont idle. As soon as I begin to get back in the fuel its starts running fine again. i just change the fuel filter to eliminate the filter. it has done this before but not this...

I'M lOOKING AT NEW AIR FILTER SYSTEM, IS AFE MY BEST BET? AND IF SO, WHAT KIND OF PERFORMANCE GAIN WILL I GET IF ANY? AND WHICH AFE SYSTEM WOULD YOU SUGGEST? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY REPLIES. . :confused:

Has anyone modified thier rearend to make it posy tract or even limited slip. My truck is terrible in 2wd drive and only one tire will spin when stuck in wet grass. I would like to modify it with locker's or something else other than changing the entire rear end. Any sugestions?

I'm In need of having a 2003 47re rebuilt pretty quick, got 150,000miles . Any advise on parts I should use is appreciated... ... ... pulling 5th wheel pretty often.

150,000 on my 47re and I can feel it starting to shift bad and some little slippage in OD. Can someone give me advise on what to ask for when having it rebuilt? I pull a 14,ooolb 5th wheeler several times a year and I want a trainnny bulit to hold up extremely well. Any advise is appreciated and...

I've Been Having Problems With My Air And Heater Fan Motor For About A Year. Sometimes It Works Sometimes It Doesn't. I've Determined That When It Doesn't Work, I Can Move My Tilt Wheel And The Motor Will Kick In And Start Working. Before I Start To Tear Into My Steering Collum, I Thought...

Did I screw up ?I had installed a tranmission gauge this weekend and lost about 3 quarts of transmission fliud, so I went up to Auto parts store and they told me that I needed ATF+4 synthetic oil so I put 3 quarts of Valvoline synthetic ATF+4 oil in my transmission. Now my transmission seems slugish and shifts a...

I am installing a Isspro Pyro (EGT), Boost and Trans Temp. The truck is a 2003 model and I wanted to see if anyone had tips for the easiest method of installtion. Pictures are also very nice to show the placement of the sensors. I plan to purchase the RLT Boost Adapter from Geno's but am not...