Crawlerdans new baby hauler

[crawlerdan]

tada

2000 durango slt 4x4

[jedimasteryoda]

dang dan thats a pretty rig

[crawlerdan]

hey check it out-your alive!!

you know i live in portland now?? way closer.


and yes its big but oddly enough, it rides better then the lexus

[NorCalToy]

we had a 99 SLT, i loved taht thing, never had any problems with it or anything. its a nice lookin rig

[DTB]

What? no runner?


im disappointed!

[crawlerdan]

What? no runner?


im disappointed!

so am i man, i assure you that-but you cant touch a 4runner as nice as my durango for less then 20k (im sure you can relate)

[flexinup]

nice rig fits family time good still have the runner i hope

[crawlerdan]

nice rig fits family time good still have the runner i hope

ya, shes in peices in the backyard

[DTB]

so am i man, i assure you that-but you cant touch a 4runner as nice as my durango for less then 20k (im sure you can relate)

bah! I see nice 3rd gen runners all day long for under 10k

[crawlerdan]

bah! I see nice 3rd gen runners all day long for under 10k

around here, a 10k runner is a first gen, or one with a 3.0

anything that is 97 or newer that is near 10 k is something i dont want

[crawlerdan]

well, the durango got a hefty boot out my door. what a pile of crap mechanically. ill still to imports from now on


the replacement was a 2000 subaru legacy outback limited....ahhhhhh....subaru, now im happy

it has the 2.5 4 cyl boxer, and a 5spd, and is of course awd



yes that is my front yard 8)

[95SAS]

nice thats pretty cool that its a 5spd, my friend has one and its an auto. nice car though.

[crawlerdan]

nice thats pretty cool that its a 5spd, my friend has one and its an auto. nice car though.

most are autos. it took a while to find this a one

[Duffil]

nice ride. that's the first Dog I've heard of having mech issues before the body fell off. What was it doing?

[crawlerdan]

nice ride. that's the first Dog I've heard of having mech issues before the body fell off. What was it doing?

do research on "5.9- oil sludge"it had 130k on it and was on its 6th motor.....almost comical

[Duffil]

do research on "5.9- oil sludge"it had 130k on it and was on its 6th motor.....almost comical

[crawlerdan]

ok ill be more specific- platforms that are equiped with 3.9, 4.7, 5.2, and 5.9 motors, suffer from improper oil passage design, and poor oil pump pickup tube design. this causes oil sluge to seal these passages, starving the motor for oil. the end result is a set of bearings out the pooper.


now this was not my truck only, there is a class action lawsuit going with OVER 750,000 people suing daimler-chrysler. that is just people that know about this problem. dodge has done a VERY good job keeping it quiet. hell ive been a mechanic for all my adult life and never heard of it. these manufacturer defects affect all motors listed from 1996-2005. no recalls have been made. dodge claims "poor vehicle maintenance"
which makes sence in most cases, for other car manufacturesrs-but my records show the first motor blew at 11,978 miles.   absolutely unaccebtable. if you own an affected truck, consider yourself lucky that it still, runs-DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! and then trade it in for an import

i wish i had known this prior to trading my Lexus for it, but live and learn.



on top of that, the 5spd autos are notoriously horrible transmissions, and the rear ends are famous for spitting carrier bearings out the cover.


it was a really nice truck-more comfortable then a truck should be, powerfull as hell, has a factory locker and wheeled very well for something that had 0 ground clearance (my legacy has more) but the fact of the matter is i dont make enough dough to keep replacing motors, nor can i afford to trust a known bad vehicle with my wife and two kids-so i bought a good ol-made in indiana subaru!

[slorunner85]

  6 motors??? .....whaaaat?....crazy!

[kneedownnate]

So is there a fix for the pickup problem at least?  Seems like maybe a higher volume pump might help to keep it from building up sludge, but there's really no reason an engine should build up sludge that quickly either    Do they come from the factory with pennzoil in them?

[crawlerdan]

So is there a fix for the pickup problem at least?  Seems like maybe a higher volume pump might help to keep it from building up sludge, but there's really no reason an engine should build up sludge that quickly either    Do they come from the factory with pennzoil in them?

there is no fix, permanent fix that is. there are bandaids. this is why they no longer produce these engines

[Duffil]

So is there a fix for the pickup problem at least?  Seems like maybe a higher volume pump might help to keep it from building up sludge, but there's really no reason an engine should build up sludge that quickly either    Do they come from the factory with pennzoil in them?

you know about that too huh? Boy they do have a great ad campaign though.