Is There a Diesel Durango?

From : dave com

Q: 2002 4.7 4wd with 10000 miles. after 1 1/2 years im finally getting a chance to use 4wd because of the snow in the ne. i noticed that the drive train really binds when making even the slightest turns. parallel parking is a bitch! is this normal its going in for an oil change and tire rotation next week. should i make an issue of this thanks mike normal you will find that it doesnt bind as bas going foward but bad in reverse. just a charastic of 4wd. kevin thanks kevin. .

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From : dudlee brennfoerder

none of them are perfect. my neighbor bought a new f250 and the dealer cant get it to stop leaking oil. good luck. o. .

From : trey

i will check on that tomorrow. incidentally how much damage will incur if this was run like this. i have no clue how long it has been since whatever happened happened. if there is anti-freeze in the oil and it has been run much at all the bearings are probably shot. you might get lucky and have caught it in time. roy shearer331@earthlink.net posted here is the situation i have a 98 4 cylinder dakota. actually my wife does. well i go to check the oil the other day and find oil on the underside of the hood and all over the passenger side of the engine. i check the oil and find nothing but a chocolate milkshake substance all the way up to the dipstick opening. first thought was blown headgasket but i have no clue how that would happen. the truck has never overheated no detrimental running issues no smoking the coolant is perfect. someone told me to watch out for a cracked head but they dont just crack for no reason. any clues. i dont have the time to tear this motor apart 2 car-2 job family. any one hear of this happening or care to shed some light here thanks ken it *might* not be as grim as youre imagining. i had the same thing happen to a older camaro. changed oil and would turn to a tan froth pdq. first thought i had was plugged pcv valve but no such luck. hose connected and blew clear. compression and rad. pressure test ok. eventually found the underside of the pcv hose had become gooey-soft and was collapsing like a letter c under the slightest vacuum. new hose one more oil change and everything was back to normal. .