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ce
Dodge Dakota
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3/28/2003
12:25:46
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I have a ping problem and a few said it could be the belly pan gasket. I looked down the TB and saw just a very light coat of oil on the bottom. Still was shiny metal, and not coated all over the pan. How bad is bad?
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Buzz
Dodge Dakota
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3/28/2003
13:52:57
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how long has it been pinging? if it is fairly recent you might not have a lot of oil in there... if it is blown bad you will have a noticable amount... there shouldn't be any, at the most a very light film you probably wouldn't notice with out taking it apart anyway... if you can see it, good chance it's blown... so do your self a favor, get a billet plentum plate or an M1 and please, torque the bolts to 12ft/lbs and in the right order or you will be installing new head gaskets in a few days...
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ce
Dodge Dakota
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3/28/2003
14:18:29
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I got the truck in Oct. it has 62000 miles on it. It is a 98 cc 4x4 5.2 Seems fine when it is cool, but as soon as it reaches operating temp it starts to ping under load. runs about 180 to 190, So I am guessing it must have a 180 thermostat. The pcv blows into the intake, wouldnt that cause some oil film on the pan? I dont have much, and would hate to do it if I didnt have to. What about the knock sensor? any ideas?? Thanks
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Buzz
Dodge Dakota
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3/28/2003
14:34:21
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plentum gasket is very common, it could be something else but the odds are it's not... it's like $100 max if you buy the nice billet pan and gasket and a couple hours... plus it's a good time to clean everything up and port the intake some... it would prob cost more than that to have a dealer test it...
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ce
Dodge Dakota
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3/28/2003
15:53:27
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I dont burn or lose any oil... been 2000 miles since my last change and it is right on the mark where it was..
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ucimaplaya2
Dodge Dakota
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10/01/2005
19:15:44
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I don't believe that the 5.2 has a knock sensor. Im not a hundred percent sure but I think its one of the few engines today that doesn't have one.
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