2005 Ram 1500 hemi lifter noise anybody?
From : kurt
Q: i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. it isnt real bad right now but my 3 year/36000 mile bumper to bumper warranty will expire by the 28th of feb. has anyone had this problem i also have had the cruise control engaged & when using the decel button had it completely turn off cruise control is that normal one more thing had both front doors re-weatherstiped as they were leaking into my pillar door grasps. now the drivers side is doing it again when it rains or snows. other than that i love the truck! the quad-cab is pisser! i am still = on my first set of original tires that so quiet on the highway! not = great in snow but livable! so! im curious if anyone has experienced any of the above problems that i mentioned..... due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. .
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From : sqdancerlynn
check & see if you can find anything on hemi valve springs -- more information at http//www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html .
From : nunya
i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. it isnt real bad right now but my 3 year/36000 mile bumper to bumper warranty will expire by the 28th of feb. has anyone had this problem snip im curious if anyone has experienced any of the above problems that i mentioned..... i dont have any specifics but i have seen two late model rams with hemis at a local shop that had the manifold/plenum pulled off the top and the wrench said something about bad cams on both. i believe both were under 50k miles but am not sure nor what the cause was. i just did a google search on bad camshafts for late model hemis and nothing jumped right up. maybe i should start this thread down the toilet and say it must be due to that no account synthetic oil that folks are using or was that dino oil or was it the lack of oil something to that nature... ;- michael .
From : kurt
yak! i just set up a service appointment. of course the first thing they asked was... are you using 5-20 weight oil! i told them that yes i have they said if you dont use 5-20 weight oil it will cause that problem... i felt that if that were so all of my lifters would be making noise! i am running synthetic oil on that beast after i did about 12000 miles on it. i dont believe they know what they are talking about... if all lifters were cranking out a tune then i would say they may have a point! d & of course the ball joints are going now too! thank god for the 3 year 36000 mile warranty! say! thanks for looking up the info on the plenuim/camshafts! ill have to ask them about that when i go in to the shop on 2/20/08! ill let you know what they let me know as soon as i know what the hell they are talking about.... d on tue 12 feb 2008 193200 -0500 nunya nunya@nunya.net wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started = noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. it isnt real bad right now but my 3 year/36000 mile bumper to bumper warranty will expire by the 28th of feb. has anyone had this problem snip im curious if anyone has experienced any of the above problems that i mentioned..... i dont have any specifics but i have seen two late model rams with = hemis at=20 a local shop that had the manifold/plenum pulled off the top and the = wrench=20 said something about bad cams on both. i believe both were under 50k = miles=20 but am not sure nor what the cause was. i just did a google search on bad camshafts for late model hemis and = nothing=20 jumped right up. maybe i should start this thread down the toilet and = say=20 it must be due to that no account synthetic oil that folks are using or= was=20 that dino oil or was it the lack of oil something to that nature... = ;- michael=20 due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. .
From : miles
kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the springs broke. .
From : bigironram
kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the springs broke. miles has the hemi tick been fixed by 2007 ive got a 2007 hemi going in my 93 ramcharger and just want to know what to expect. tia well if you are going with the 6.1 hemi you wont have that problem. i thought about the 6.1 lots more power lots more money and less fuel economy. none of that would have stopped me when i was younger sigh... .
From : bigironram
kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the springs broke. miles has the hemi tick been fixed by 2007 ive got a 2007 hemi going in my 93 ramcharger and just want to know what to expect. tia .
From : roy
kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the springs broke. miles has the hemi tick been fixed by 2007 ive got a 2007 hemi going in my 93 ramcharger and just want to know what to expect. tia well if you are going with the 6.1 hemi you wont have that problem. .
From : roy
kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the springs broke. i thought it had to do with the cyl cut out. .
From : miles
bigironram wrote miles has the hemi tick been fixed by 2007 ive got a 2007 hemi going in my 93 ramcharger and just want to know what to expect. tia not sure about that. the tick doesnt seem to cause any problems. i know many with well over 100k miles on theirs and its always ticked and no problems. .
From : stephen harding
miles wrote bigironram wrote miles has the hemi tick been fixed by 2007 ive got a 2007 hemi going in my 93 ramcharger and just want to know what to expect. tia not sure about that. the tick doesnt seem to cause any problems. i know many with well over 100k miles on theirs and its always ticked and no problems. sounds like the old 318/360 pinging problems. never seemed to matter to the health of the engine. just drove some drivers crazy listening! smh .
From : roger rabbid
on tue 26 feb 2008 193446 gmt bigironram not@home.com wrote kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the springs broke. miles has the hemi tick been fixed by 2007 ive got a 2007 hemi going in my 93 ramcharger and just want to know what to expect. tia a member of my family owns an 06 quadcab with a hemi.. they still tick. ----== posted via feeds.com - unlimited-unrestricted-secure usenet ==---- http//www.feeds.com the #1 group service in the world! 120000+ groups ----= east and west-coast server farms - total privacy via encryption =---- .
From : kurt
on tue 12 feb 2008 193200 -0500 nunya nunya@nunya.net wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started = noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. it isnt real bad right now but my 3 year/36000 mile bumper to bumper warranty will expire by the 28th of feb. has anyone had this problem snip im curious if anyone has experienced any of the above problems that i mentioned..... i dont have any specifics but i have seen two late model rams with = hemis at=20 a local shop that had the manifold/plenum pulled off the top and the = wrench=20 said something about bad cams on both. i believe both were under 50k = miles=20 but am not sure nor what the cause was. i just did a google search on bad camshafts for late model hemis and = nothing=20 jumped right up. maybe i should start this thread down the toilet and = say=20 it must be due to that no account synthetic oil that folks are using or= was=20 that dino oil or was it the lack of oil something to that nature... = ;- michael=20 well michael it looks like it is the oil causing the lifter noise. i didnt want them pulling a oil analysis on my oil & maybe void the warranty so... i drained 3 quarts of the 7 in it & added 3 quarts of 5w-20w in it. i ran it for around a hour to mix it up. guess what no more lifter noise isnt that amazing the ball joints were ok they said that the stops for the turn to turn = needed greaseing which i hadnt done my fault. looks like all the problems were owner induced dumb shit that i am....... kurt due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. .
From : bigironram
on tue 26 feb 2008 193446 gmt bigironram not@home.com wrote kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the springs broke. miles has the hemi tick been fixed by 2007 ive got a 2007 hemi going in my 93 ramcharger and just want to know what to expect. tia a member of my family owns an 06 quadcab with a hemi.. they still tick. well maybe if im really lucky my hearing will deteriorate like my eyesight...damned old age... .
From : roy
kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the springs broke. miles has the hemi tick been fixed by 2007 ive got a 2007 hemi going in my 93 ramcharger and just want to know what to expect. tia well if you are going with the 6.1 hemi you wont have that problem. i thought about the 6.1 lots more power lots more money and less fuel economy. none of that would have stopped me when i was younger sigh... i hear ya. i had one in the charger srt8 good engine real ballsy not that bad on gas on the highway 18 or so but around town it was a killer. i couldnt justify it so it went. in a ramcharger i wouldnt want that gas bill. .
From : roy
on tue 26 feb 2008 193446 gmt bigironram not@home.com wrote kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the springs broke. miles has the hemi tick been fixed by 2007 ive got a 2007 hemi going in my 93 ramcharger and just want to know what to expect. tia a member of my family owns an 06 quadcab with a hemi.. they still tick. well maybe if im really lucky my hearing will deteriorate like my eyesight...damned old age... thats what the volume knob on the radio is for.g .
From : kurt
on mon 25 feb 2008 020157 -0600 sqdancerlynn www.sqdancerlynn1spam@verizon.net wrote check & see if you can find anything on hemi valve springs thanks ill do a search. due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. .
From : kurt
on mon 25 feb 2008 062512 -0700 miles nope@nopers.com wrote kurt wrote i have around 29000 miles on this truck bought new. i started = noticing lifter noise at about 8000 miles. the hemi tick is a common complaint. most seem to feel its just the=20 nature of the engine as it breaks in. some 2003 and 2004s did have=20 incorrect valve springs installed which caused ticking and sometimes the= =20 springs broke. well it has been about 15 days now & my lifter ticking is gone. my bad! ill need to stick with 5w-20w oil i guess as much as i hate to be using that weight oil in the summer. but you do what you have to do no matter if you like it or not. i want to thank every one out here for all of the comments & advice. this is what i love about using the usenet groups! there are not many of us that still use it mostly the old-timers from = when the internet first got started for the public. ya got to love it! kurt due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. .
From : kurt
on mon 25 feb 2008 020157 -0600 sqdancerlynn www.sqdancerlynn1spam@verizon.net wrote check & see if you can find anything on hemi valve springs i looked at your link surprised me that they mirror this group. ill need to be careful as to what i say for now on as it will be searchable via google or any other search engine. ill have to google myself with my user name & see what shows up. i did that with my real name & only saw two items & both didnt make me look like some dope. i have heard that future employers will search a persons name to see if they are of good character ya got to love/hate the internet...... kurt due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. .