I have a Odd question regarding my 2005 Durango SLT
From : jman
Q: as weird as this question is going to sound i have to ask just the same as its quite important. how far can a 2005 durango travel with no oil in the transfer case i asked a local mechanic and he said it wouldnt go very far at all with out starting to make horrible noises and eventually it would start to bind as the bearings / chain would quickly heat up.... could anyone comment much appreciated /fc.... .
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From : nosey
jman wrote how far can a 2005 durango travel with no oil in the transfer case its very difficult to say exactly how far you could go. id only expect it to get you about half way back to the jiffy-lube that left the drain plug out. -- ken .
From : miles
jman wrote as weird as this question is going to sound i have to ask just the same as its quite important. how far can a 2005 durango travel with no oil in the transfer case i asked a local mechanic and he said it wouldnt go very far at all with out starting to make horrible noises and eventually it would start to bind as the bearings / chain would quickly heat up.... could anyone comment dont think anyone can state an exact so many miles. years ago i had a manual transmission rebuilt at a shop. they forgot to fill it with oil when done. drove about 80 miles on the highway when all of a sudden the rear wheels locked solid. got it home and opened it up and the gears had literally melted together. id say fill it up and see how it goes. odds are if it were driven more than a very short distance it will need rebuilding. .
From : geekboygeekboy
as weird as this question is going to sound i have to ask just the same as its quite important. how far can a 2005 durango travel with no oil in the transfer case i asked a local mechanic and he said it wouldnt go very far at all with out starting to make horrible noises and eventually it would start to bind as the bearings / chain would quickly heat up.... could anyone comment much appreciated i was once driving a chevy s10 blazer some years ago at highways speeds. it had castrol in it. all of a sudden i lost power and could go no faster than 55. no warning lights or nothing indicating a problem. i got home to check out everything on the vehicle. turned out all the oil had drained out somehow and there was none in the drain pan. while the engine still ran..it needed to be replaced. /fc.... .
From : bruce porter
geekboy wrote as weird as this question is going to sound i have to ask just the same as its quite important. how far can a 2005 durango travel with no oil in the transfer case i asked a local mechanic and he said it wouldnt go very far at all with out starting to make horrible noises and eventually it would start to bind as the bearings / chain would quickly heat up.... could anyone comment much appreciated i was once driving a chevy s10 blazer some years ago at highways speeds. it had castrol in it. all of a sudden i lost power and could go no faster than 55. no warning lights or nothing indicating a problem. i got home to check out everything on the vehicle. turned out all the oil had drained out somehow and there was none in the drain pan. while the engine still ran..it needed to be replaced. /fc.... about 5 years ago my wife pulled up in our 93 s-10 blazer sounding like a diesel truck. whats the check guages light for she asked. the oil had drained through a leak in the filter lines. dont know how long she drove after it all got out. filled it up & fixed the leak. many k miles later its still running fine; one reason i bought another s-10 a few years back. .
From : peterd
on thu 25 sep 2008 000434 -0700 pdt jman mooglieman@hotmail.com wrote as weird as this question is going to sound i have to ask just the same as its quite important. how far can a 2005 durango travel with no oil in the transfer case i asked a local mechanic and he said it wouldnt go very far at all with out starting to make horrible noises and eventually it would start to bind as the bearings / chain would quickly heat up.... could anyone comment much appreciated /fc.... general rule of thumb for chain driven transfer cases is that if they have been driven at all any distance without oil they should be rebuilt/replaced. since it would be impossible as i see it to not drive without oil id say your best bet is to assume it is terminally damaged and start considering a rebuild before it fails completely. note most chain driven transfer cases when the chain breaks or stretches enough to jump teeth self destruct completely as there is insufficient clearance between the chain gears sprokets and the case. no your question is not weird! g ive seen transfer cases drain themselves from time to time... one case used in hummer h1s is well known for loosing a small rubber plug which is well above the oil level! and then draining themselves. the owner unless they park in a garage where they see the oil dripping never know until it breaks. .
From : jman
on sep 25 659=a0am nosey kfre...@removethis.hotmail.com wrote jman wrote how far can a 2005 durango travel with no oil in the transfer case its very difficult to say exactly how far you could go. id only expect = it to get you about half way back to the jiffy-lube that left the drain plug out. -- ken ahahahahah... well that wasnt the case and there is no leak either ! someones lying to me... ahemmm dodge dealer my wife and i were able to drive 1800 kms before the thing started making noise....so i think the person who told me it was bone dry dodge dealer is full of crap ! the vehicle is under warranty and im the third owner... they just dont want to fess up that it was mechanical failure and are doing what they can to make sure it has no warranty. theres more to this story hence the reason i know its the dealer in the wrong.. but i wont bore you people with it here...... cheers /fc... .
From : nosey
jman wrote on sep 25 659 am nosey kfre...@removethis.hotmail.com wrote jman wrote how far can a 2005 durango travel with no oil in the transfer case its very difficult to say exactly how far you could go. id only expect it to get you about half way back to the jiffy-lube that left the drain plug out. -- ken ahahahahah... well that wasnt the case and there is no leak either ! someones lying to me... ahemmm dodge dealer my wife and i were able to drive 1800 kms before the thing started making noise....so i think the person who told me it was bone dry dodge dealer is full of crap ! the vehicle is under warranty and im the third owner... they just dont want to fess up that it was mechanical failure and are doing what they can to make sure it has no warranty. theres more to this story hence the reason i know its the dealer in the wrong.. but i wont bore you people with it here...... cheers /fc... its been a bit slow here lately and we all enjoy a good story. there are some dealer service techs and a service manager that checks in here once in a while. they wont pull any punches with you and can probably give you some good advice. what happened -- ken .
From : geekboy
geekboy wrote as weird as this question is going to sound i have to ask just the same as its quite important. how far can a 2005 durango travel with no oil in the transfer case i asked a local mechanic and he said it wouldnt go very far at all with out starting to make horrible noises and eventually it would start to bind as the bearings / chain would quickly heat up.... could anyone comment much appreciated i was once driving a chevy s10 blazer some years ago at highways speeds. it had castrol in it. all of a sudden i lost power and could go no faster than 55. no warning lights or nothing indicating a problem. i got home to check out everything on the vehicle. turned out all the oil had drained out somehow and there was none in the drain pan. while the engine still ran..it needed to be replaced. /fc.... about 5 years ago my wife pulled up in our 93 s-10 blazer sounding like a diesel truck. whats the check guages light for she asked. the oil had drained through a leak in the filter lines. dont know how long she drove after it all got out. filled it up & fixed the leak. many k miles later its still running fine; one reason i bought another s-10 a few years back. the v6 .
From : aarcuda69062
geekboy nerdrevenge@nerdythree.net wrote about 5 years ago my wife pulled up in our 93 s-10 blazer sounding like a diesel truck. whats the check guages light for she asked. the oil had drained through a leak in the filter lines. dont know how long she drove after it all got out. filled it up & fixed the leak. many k miles later its still running fine; one reason i bought another s-10 a few years back. the v6 well since the 4 cylinder didnt have a remote oil filter... .
From : geekboy
geekboy nerdrevenge@nerdythree.net wrote about 5 years ago my wife pulled up in our 93 s-10 blazer sounding like a diesel truck. whats the check guages light for she asked. the oil had drained through a leak in the filter lines. dont know how long she drove after it all got out. filled it up & fixed the leak. many k miles later its still running fine; one reason i bought another s-10 a few years back. the v6 well since the 4 cylinder didnt have a remote oil filter... well. i wouldnt have known that..never had one. .
From : mac davis
on fri 26 sep 2008 115157 -0500 geekboy nerdrevenge@nerdythree.net wrote had the same problem in our kids blazer... talk about dumb engineering.. on the 4x4 models with the v-6 there isnt enough clearance for the oil filter around the transfer case so they moved it to the top of the fender inside the hood.. almost everyone ive talked to that had this system had problems with either the adapter plate the hoses the o-rings or all of the above.. youd think that after all these years even chevy would have changed that design.. geekboy nerdrevenge@nerdythree.net wrote about 5 years ago my wife pulled up in our 93 s-10 blazer sounding like a diesel truck. whats the check guages light for she asked. the oil had drained through a leak in the filter lines. dont know how long she drove after it all got out. filled it up & fixed the leak. many k miles later its still running fine; one reason i bought another s-10 a few years back. the v6 well since the 4 cylinder didnt have a remote oil filter... well. i wouldnt have known that..never had one. mac please remove splinters before emailing .