Recent content by ChadAllen

Totally understand that. It's an odds game. I'm on the hunt for metal before I go to pulling the head. I ran a magnet through the old oil, no metal. I pulled the OCV valve to look for metal on the screens as Chrysler recommends, nothing. Clean as a whistle. I pulled the valve cover on the...

UPDATE: I'm currently in a holding pattern. I ordered parts from Mopar, but still waiting for them to arrive. In the meantime, I've come up with my plan. I sent an oil sample off to Blackstone. If that sample comes back with lots of metal in the oil, then I am going to return the parts and sell...

UPDATE: The confusion continues. Pulled the valve cover off the passenger side. There's a little side to side play on the rockers, but im told that's normal. There's no up/down play which would point to a failed lifter. So now I'm not so sure I have a bad lifter after all. Here's a video. What...

UPDATE: Out of an abundance of.... well... paranoia, I started checking the oil for metal shavings. I still have the old oil from my last oil change. I dunke a retrieval magnet in it.... no metal bits on the magnet. I took a sample in a glass jar. I don't see any glitter. I let it sit overnight...

UPDATE: I'm a little more optimistic I should rephrase to "best oil I can get here". Redline isn't easy to find in this town. I've been running Pennzoil ultra platinum 5w-20 (that's the vis recommended in my owners manual). The first year or so I owned it I ran Royal purple as I have in every...

Appreciate all that info. I double and triple checked the old oil I dropped last week for metal shavings. Don't see any glitter. I scooped a magnet through the oil as well. No metal on the magnet. If the tick is the lifter smacking the cam, I'd expect to see metal, but I don't. Haven't had a...

Had my old school mechanic dad listen to it. Sounds like the ticking is coming from cylinder 6 or 8. He doesn't think it's lifters. To him he said it sounds like valve slap. Far as I understand, there's no valve adjustment that can be done on these. Thankfully, I'm 100% sure it isn't rod knock...

UPDATE: got the passenger side replaced, which is where the ticking was coming from. Unfortunately, no change to the tick. I still need to change the driver side, but it's looking like I have something else going on. Rolling around under the vehicle, it definitely sounds like it's coming from...

Boy, when you're right, you're right. Lol. Definitely warped

UPDATE: the old manifold is off. No broken bolts. A couple of them turned pretty easily, so maybe loose bolts were part of my problem. Taking a little break from the texas heat and I'll get the new one installed. Crazy thing: few seconds after I pulled the old manifold out and set it on the...

Im gonna wait, for sure. I'm just anxious. Lol. I got the heat shield and flange bolts removed. So now I'm staring at the few remaining bolts and fighting back the demon on my shoulder that keeps saying "go on....try one. Just give it a little torque. Do it. Dooooo it." Blargh! I'm gonna put...

I have a similar light, but mine is a cheap craftsman that takes double a. Super handy to have, for sure

Rain is delayed till tomorrow....so awwwaaaayyyy we go. I keep fighting the urge to skip waiting for the penetrating oil to do it's thing and try to remove the bolts.......but I'm gonna be a good boy. Lol wish me luck, guys. yes, I know the truck is dirty. Yes, I know that's criminal. Baby has...

UPDATE: Drove to San Antonio where the parts shipped from and exhanged them. Finally have the parts.......aaaaannndd now the forecast is for rain the next 3 days. Hahaha! If I had a garage, that'd be great, but now I gotta wait on the weather. Oh well. I'll just spray the bolts every morning...

I agree with you on not taking my vehicle to dealers for work. With any vehicle I've ever owned, I will only ever let a dealer work on it if it is a recall or under warranty. They can do all the work they want to on it if it's free. LOL. Other than that I will either do the work myself, or if...