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Changed this last fall, my 2018 Ram had 160K miles. First fluid change (yeah, I know, me dumb 😀 ) Just for context I had a relatively gentle 160K miles, no towing, very little city driving. (I'm at 172K now, I replaced with Amsoil SS fuel efficient ATF) Here's an image of the blackstone report...

I've decided to go for broke and change over to Amsoil SS ATF. What's up with this blue bottle one. Fuel Efficient. Any supposed trade offs to using this vs the red cap. I get suspicious when I read fuel efficient. Makes me suspect there might be a trade off. Both seem to be spec'd for the...

The PCV on this truck is at back off engine close to firewall. Visual and physical access very limited. Looks like It has to be done blind. I bought a low profile mini ratchet wrench for the T25 screws. Anyway, has anyone here done it on this truck? Any tips appreciated.

This is a side by side of two used filters from my 2018 Ram 1500. Both run about 8K miles. The one with the wavy pleats is a Fram ultra synthetic and the other a mopar. Both made in Korea. Should I be worried about that Fram? this is the first time the filter has come out wavy like that. I've...

Greetings gentlemen. I changed the wheel hub/bearing on wife's 2007 Sonata. Those were easy, yank them out and bolt back on. Will be doing the front bearings and don't plan on buying a press. HF sells the 21 pc bearing removing kit for 119 bucks. Maddox 21 pc, The harbor freight version I've...

This is my first time using coated rotors. I got the NAPA ultra premium coated. My oem ones are 3 years old and got very crusty. Up here in the rust belt I usually change brakes when there's still most of the meat left on them because of corrosion issues on pad backing and rotors. Does that...

I've been using Precision instruments 1/2 in and 3/8in split beam torque wrenches. I'm a fan of this style. Easy to set and I don't have to worry about releasing the tension afterwards. I've never owned a 1/4in torque wrench and thinking of getting one for more delicate torque settings. Any...

Coming up on doing my 1st drain and fill fluid change on my 2018 Ram. It has the ZF8 speed transmission. It's a "lifetime" fluid and Chrysler does not recommend a change interval. But that's another rabbit hole altogether. Anyhow this is kind of a dumb question but here it goes. These trannys...

Changing a bunch of suspension parts on wife's 07 Sonata. It's been a while since I've used Rock Auto. I decided to go with Moog parts which included 2 lower ball joints. Both came in Moog packaging but one is some other generic brand. One looks like a Moog ball joint with castle nut and whole...

Greetings. I lost the manual to wife's 2007 Sonata. Have been changing all the fluids and then realized we've never touched the power steering fluid before. At 170K miles it's a very nasty color. Anyhow I've been googling with mixed results. Some say it takes PSF3 others say PSF4. Others say any...

I've done about 7 changes so far on my 2018 Ram 1500/pentastar 3.6..... I've used stock filter. I know I'm thinking like a cheapskate but there's not much to these canister filters. No metal casing, fancy springs or valves but at 10 bucks a pop seems illogical. I noticed at Wallyworld today...

Read much of the recent thread on the BMW zf8 fluid change. Just wondering if any one here has done this change on their Ram 1500? I got the 3.6 Pentastar engine. Manual says it's "lifetime" sealed transmission and they don't recommend changing. I've owned it a year and already have 30K miles...

About to do my 3rd oil change on my truck. Had it a year hitting 25K miles already. Love this truck, nice ride, great mileage and plenty of umph for my needs. Got the Pentastar 3.6... Using Mobil 0w20 and mopar filter. The oil change monitor thingie seems to want me to go 10K between oil...

Bust bought a new Ram and was reading up on Fluid types. I assumed they still used ATF4. Just found out this 8 speed used a ZF8 fluid that's crazy expensive. Starting at 27 bucks a quart or so. The good news is Ram says it's a life-time fluid and I'll never need to change it. (at least not till...

Was planning on waiting for the fifth generation but instead decided to go with the last year of the 4th generation. I figured they must have gotten most of the kinks out of it by now. Took the 3.6 V6 4 x4 RAM for another test drive. this time I did more steep hills with it. And very happy with...

I've decided to stick with a full size pickup for my next vehicle. I like the comfort and ride of a full size. I don't like the sticker price for most being in the 40K plus. My hemi has been good to me but don't need one. I use the truck as a daily driver commuter, (about 100 miles a day) and to...

Greetings gentlemen...I got 261K miles on my 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT. It's still running pretty good but looking to buy new 4x4 pickup. I commute 4 days a week (a hundred mile commute). I know I can keep her running longer but just not interested in doing any more body work or whatever else...

I want to get a scan tool that will do more than just check engine lights. For example I have ABS errSS error message on my 2005 suburu and autozone will only use the check engine light code reader and won't scan for ABS issues. I have 3 vehicles in my household, 2004 Ram 1500, 2005 suburu...

First of all, got this car given to my wife by family. Love it, it spent most of it's life in Nevada and is super clean/rust free. Runs great, very smooth ride, has 131K miles. I have been using m1 and kn filters for a few oil changes. Done a little googling and sometimes come up with...

Howdy folks. Check engine light came on. I hooked up to DTC tool and about 12 codes popped up. Codes are 1518 0851 1151 1153 0137 0138 1154 1155 0157 0158 0143 1152. Some are related to oxygen sensors, low voltage and others with starter switch circuit, park neutral switch. Seems strange that...