I've owned my 2019 Ram 1500 Bighorn since new and haven't had many issues other than having to have both of the exhaust manifolds replaced under warranty. I am nearing 80,000 miles now and have been smelling coolant off and on at shutdown for years and have never noticed a leak of any nature. About a month ago I noticed a small drip on the floor of my garage and looked at it closer and saw a very small leak coming from the drivers side rear of the motor, I couldn't pin point it as it was very small and hard to see in there from the bottom or top. I took it in to my mechanic and he gave it good once over and couldn't pin point the issue as well. He guessed potentially a head gasket or somewhere near there. He said to wait a little while and see if it got any worse. About 2 weeks later it started dripping more, enough to the point to see where it was coming from for sure anyway so I brought it back in. He pressure tested it and sure enough it was dripping from the driver side rear corner of the head. I had him replace both head gaskets. Upon removal he told me a layer of the metal gasket had a crack all the way through it and that he had never seen anything like it before. He figured it had to be a defective gasket from the factory at time of assembly. He checked the head and block with a straight edge for flatness and said it all checked out. The truck has never been overheated at all either so I thought it was weird. Has anyone else seen anything of this nature? It's a bummer it wasn't under warranty still because it seems like a defect in the manufacturing/assembly process at the factory to me. I attached a picture of the gasket. He also said it didn't look like any coolant had gotten into the oil or cylinder as well, which I was happy to hear.
Chuck
Chuck
