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Hemi broken manifold bolts

MannymanX

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Hey. So apparently I have the broken manifold bolts issue.

I'm going to the dealer tomorrow to get it fixed under warranty(still under powertrain warranty).

Do you guys think by any chance they can tell me that my muffler delete caused that issue?
I want to make sure before I go there so I'll put the muffler back on haha
The muffler is the only thing that was removed and a straight pipe was installed in its place.

Video of the sound(can be heard on passenger side only):
 
Depending on your dealership, they can blame anything they want to. "Sorry sir, you didn't check your blinker fluid. Failure to change that regularly can cause broken exhaust manifolds, voiding your warranty."

If you have a good dealership, no, they should not say your muffler delete did that.
 
UnloosedChewtoy said:
Depending on your dealership, they can blame anything they want to. "Sorry sir, you didn't check your blinker fluid. Failure to change that regularly can cause broken exhaust manifolds, voiding your warranty."

If you have a good dealership, no, they should not say your muffler delete did that.
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I mean... yeah they can say that about anything... but common sense, is it something that's related to the issue?
 
MannymanX said:
I mean... yeah they can say that about anything... but common sense, is it something that's related to the issue?
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Some more mechanically inclined folks can chime in and correct me if I am mistaken, but if it was related, there would be a loooooooot more issues with it. Many, many people swap their muffler for aftermarket, swap to cat-back system (including muffler), or do a delete.

Many whom are completely stock (4th gen and now 5th gen) also have had this occur, from what I read.

Conclusion: No, from the evidence so far, I'd say muffler delete does not cause this. :) (y)
 
UnloosedChewtoy said:
Some more mechanically inclined folks can chime in and correct me if I am mistaken, but if it was related, there would be a loooooooot more issues with it. Many, many people swap their muffler for aftermarket, swap to cat-back system (including muffler), or do a delete.

Many whom are completely stock (4th gen and now 5th gen) also have had this occur, from what I read.

Conclusion: No, from the evidence so far, I'd say muffler delete does not cause this. :) (y)
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Thanks for your help Mr. Chew toy
 
UnloosedChewtoy said:
No problem Mr. Manny Man. :)

Had the broken bolts (not quite as loud as yours though) on my 2014 due to warped manifolds. Manifolds and bolts replaced under powertrain warranty.
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Do you know if they use better bolts when they fix it or is it something that's gonna happen every certain amount of miles?
 
Cannot say on the 5th gen.

For the 4th gens, many FCA mechanics claim the bolts were a different part # than the factory units, so they were supposedly improved. However, I saw mixed results. Some had it time and time again, some had it fixed once and never had symptoms again.

On my 2014, I did not hear the classic leaking/tick noise again until I traded her in. For some reason, I did not save the receipt for the warranty work on the 2014 in my normal place, so I cannot recall how many miles I had it after the fix (before trade), but it was definitely in the tens of thousands of miles.
 
Well... Got to the dealer today...
The conversation went like this:

DL: What's up?
ME: I have this ticking noise, I think the manif....
DL: OKAT LEAVE IT IN PARK AND COME BACK IN 4 HOURS, I'LL REPLACE YOUR MANIFOLD BOLTS!
ME: 😲

Problem solved... they extracted the broken bolts(two of them) and installed new manifold and bolts on the right side of the engine.. That was simpler than I thought it would be haha
 
Would it make sense to replace the stock bolts with ARP bolts when the truck is new to avoid this?
 
Ramjack said:
Would it make sense to replace the stock bolts with ARP bolts when the truck is new to avoid this?
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I guess... Preventive maintenance is always good, I just don't think it's a big deal, if it breaks, replace it. It's covered under warranty(I've heard sometimes up to 150k miles)
 
I guess what I'm thinking is: If the bolts break after warranty, it's kind of an expensive fix. It might be cheap insurance to replace the bolts with ARPs early. On the other hand, using ARP bolts might cause the manifolds to break?
 
When I had my 09 Ram it was in the shop many times for this issue (lifetime warranty) so they were having this issue back then.
 
Burnzie said:
When I had my 09 Ram it was in the shop many times for this issue (lifetime warranty) so they were having this issue back then.
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How can you sell a Lifetime-warranty Ram?????

Ramjack said:
I guess what I'm thinking is: If the bolts break after warranty, it's kind of an expensive fix. It might be cheap insurance to replace the bolts with ARPs early. On the other hand, using ARP bolts might cause the manifolds to break?
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There's so much stress on this area, something will break. idk if replacing the bolt is going to fix anything...
 
MannymanX said:
That's why I said that... You can't get that anymore, so how can you get rid of it? I'd make the first Ram 1500 to hit a million miles if I had one haha
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Never thought I’d give up the Lifetime warranty on my Durango either, but ended up selling it to get the Ram. Oh well.
 
MannymanX said:
How can you sell a Lifetime-warranty Ram?????


There's so much stress on this area, something will break. idk if replacing the bolt is going to fix anything...
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It came standard in 09, last year they had it. Was a huge selling point for me. My first Hemi, im now on my 4th.
 
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