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Its about $500 worth of OE parts, do you know anyone who can pull your heads for less than $2500?
To be honest, it has had a wonky acceleration for a while now. I have noticed more than usual ticking or rattling, but i always escribed it to the exhaust leak.13powerwagon wrote: ↑Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:04 pmAny strange new noises associated with your issue, whats your oil pressure reading?
No, that's the problem. Not a lot of shops in my area. My usual mechanic is "somewhat retired" and doesn't do invasive surgery anymore.Reloaderguy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:44 pmIts about $500 worth of OE parts, do you know anyone who can pull your heads for less than $2500?
The 10-13 5.7 Hemi's have a know problem with the cam wearing prematurely I don't know for sure if that's your issue but it is not uncommon for those year trucks. Do a google search on "2011 ram hemi cam/lifter failure" and your''l see some examples.2011TXPowerWagon wrote: ↑Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:13 pmTruck started driving strange. Was accelerating very hesitantly, and then surging. Check engine light came on so ran to autozone and scanned the code. Came back as oil sending unit, took it to dealership and they are saying its the cam, lifters and gasket to the tune of $3000. Not sure what to do, any advice?
I had my service manager tell me the same thing, they are know to go out around 100k according to him.coder wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:36 pmThe 10-13 5.7 Hemi's have a know problem with the cam wearing prematurely I don't know for sure if that's your issue but it is not uncommon for those year trucks. Do a google search on "2011 ram hemi cam/lifter failure" and your''l see some examples.2011TXPowerWagon wrote: ↑Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:13 pmTruck started driving strange. Was accelerating very hesitantly, and then surging. Check engine light came on so ran to autozone and scanned the code. Came back as oil sending unit, took it to dealership and they are saying its the cam, lifters and gasket to the tune of $3000. Not sure what to do, any advice?
Dealers are the most expensive but usually do a good job, if you know of a reputable engine shop in your area get a quote from they as well.
If you are up for the challenge you could do it yourself but be prepared to spend a decent amount of time and money to get everything you need (tools, parts, shop manual, etc.) to do it right and make it reliable.
Hydraulic lifters in general (Chrysler or GM) are known to only last around 70K miles. Do a search for some of the better known engine builders and they will almost always recommend new lifters.13powerwagon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:11 pmI had my service manager tell me the same thing, they are know to go out around 100k according to him.coder wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:36 pmThe 10-13 5.7 Hemi's have a know problem with the cam wearing prematurely I don't know for sure if that's your issue but it is not uncommon for those year trucks. Do a google search on "2011 ram hemi cam/lifter failure" and your''l see some examples.2011TXPowerWagon wrote: ↑Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:13 pmTruck started driving strange. Was accelerating very hesitantly, and then surging. Check engine light came on so ran to autozone and scanned the code. Came back as oil sending unit, took it to dealership and they are saying its the cam, lifters and gasket to the tune of $3000. Not sure what to do, any advice?
Dealers are the most expensive but usually do a good job, if you know of a reputable engine shop in your area get a quote from they as well.
If you are up for the challenge you could do it yourself but be prepared to spend a decent amount of time and money to get everything you need (tools, parts, shop manual, etc.) to do it right and make it reliable.