Recent content by Wing_Nut

Glad the dealer has been helpful. If you are under 80k miles the repair should be covered by the Federal Warranty. If you aren't covered, you might be able to find an independent shop that would pull the MGU and allow you to take it to a motor repair shop for bearing replacement. I bet that...

Get a mechanics stethoscope and make sure it's the MGU and not the tensioner pulley or idler pulley. I hold out hope that the whining sound I would hear, especially when it was cold, was something other than the MGU but alas I struck out. Are you pretty handy with tools and working on things...

Look for motor repair shops and see if they'll replacing the bearings if you bring them the bare motor / generator. Most towns of moderate size have one. You'll need to at least remove the MGU and take the speed control unit, sensors, and drive pulley off. Be warned - removing the drive pulley...

I ended up pulling the MGU and replacing the bearings myself. The rear bearing looks to be undersized (6003) compared to the front bearing (6305). The front was still good but I replaced both anyway with Nachi deep groove bearings. The factory bearings were SFK which is a really good bearing...

Greetings, I am the unfortunate owner of a 2020 1500 with the 5.7 hemi and eTorque (4x4, limited trim) which I purchased new. Ironically, I traded up from a 2014 EcoDiesel because I was worried about engine reliability. Reliability hasn't been great with the 5.7. At 2650 miles, cylinder No. 2...

Hello Everyone! I recently purchased a 2020 1500 limited, and it's awesome. There are a few minor annoyances but by and large this is exactly what I wanted. There's only 1 problem...at 2600 miles the engine crapped out. A lifter collapsed and my new truck is in need of major work. I know the...