Cummins guy thinking of buying a d-max
 

Well the dodge is down rear wheel bearing and for the last few days I have been driving my dads 05 d-max 4 door and really liking it this baby is loaded! So I decided to kinda poke around and see what the prices are I found there kinda high but nice trucks.Can anyone give me some things to look for in buying a used truck .I would love a 6 speed but they are very rare the Alison in dads truck doesn't shift as crisp as I would like how hard is that to change,I used to a hard shift in my Buick gn.Btw I am a GM guy at heart that is all I have owned until I got the dodge before that I had a 6.5 turbo diesel stock had a lot of problems from the pump

First, a hard shift isn't always a good shift. Allisons are very smooth. The way their clutch packs are designed along with their programming, make for a nice constant flow all the way up the gears and rpm. Contrary to the 'old days', when a trans shifts hard, it's an indecation of something being wrong. Only Dodge guys still shift, everyone else has moved on with their lives and trust a good quality automatic to make towing a breeze, not an adventure.

Second, the old 6.5 has absolutly nothing to do with the 6.6 Duramax. Act as if you never heard of the 6.5 or any injector pump problems. The Duramax is completely different.....and no it's not a modified gas engine.

Things to look for when buying used: Check for a fluid leak at the rear case of the transfercase. Check for noises in the ft end that might be a loose hub bearing. '03-'05, check to make sure the speed-o works properly. Look for cracks in the trailer hitch.

When you find something you like in your price range, give us a shout, we can be more specific then. :U:

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There a few other good treads with some good info. On higher mileage trucks look closely at the tcase for leaks. The pump can wear a hole through the case.

What is the deal with the injectors and what years did it affect?Also when they are replced will they need it agian?kinda lookin at a 01 or a 02

The LB7's are the ones with the injector problems 01-04.5

Can anyone believe this a Cummins guy is actually coming out and saying he wants a Dmax :pals:

I know:argh:...Damn soft riding suspensions :D

lb7 motors 01-04 has some problems with the injectors.

8 digit in the vin would be a 1 if its a lb7.

your nuts ! sorry guys GM left me and my boat stranded in BFE so im done with them other than hot rod gas stuff (big block boat motors) etc.. I know not all are bad but my luck i have had 3 new trucks fail me none were dodge all 3 GM :ouch:

Lets not start a brand war here guys:ok1:

I wont start a brand war but I am looking hard at GMC 2500's right now aswell, I am just not happy with my 12v anymore

WOW, I better sell all 62 of my fleet vehicles before they just die...... :nshock:

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If you are going to get an LB7, go for a '03 or '04 so you still have warrenty (7year/200k) on the injectors, just in case something happens with them.

you got 62 of them?

i never seen a single one in the shop when i swing by, besides mine lol

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talked with a dealer today,No Wonder they can't sell anything all of the used car salesmen are boobs.He told me that they don't make a 2001-2003 d-max in a 4 door but I was looking at one on there web site.:argh:

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one thing on the dmax make sure you check the front end... the tie rods and all that stuff up under there... also check the ujoints... other then the injector harness those are the only things that have gone bad in 150k

"Check for noises in the ft end that might be a loose hub bearing."

what kinda noise, i have a small noise comin from my front left wheel well, and it sounds like somethings lose, it almost sounds like a bell, but it only happens at low speeds. could it be a bearing??

Usually a hub will make a scraping or roaring noise when driving, a 'bell' noise :humm:

Well, it's worth picking up the LF wheel and seeing if the hub is loose and look around for maybe a bushing being loose or missing on the sway bar end.

thanks man. ill look into it

Dont be scared of the so called injector problem, I had mine replaced under warranty @17k No problems since. I am now @ 130k.No Problem. Just be careful where you buy fuel.