Yeah, cold for us is 60°.
Yeah, cold for us is 60°.
I do not mean to hijack this thread, but I got an email notice from Banks and read an article in RAM tech tips, “RAM insider talks bolt failure.”
I’m sure this helps marketing for Banks, but it leads one to believe that this is becoming a more common issue among the newer trucks.
2021 Ram 3500 DRW, H.O., bypass oil filtration, bypass coolant filtration, S&B CAI, 4:10’s
2wd low loc kit.
Reacquired 2001 3500, 5.9 nv4500, dually cab and chassis, 5” straight pipe, edge juice w/attitude. Otherwise all stock…..for now.
RAM Insider Talks Bolt Failure
We interviewed a gentleman who didn’t want to be identified because what he had to say could put him in deep trouble, but the very thing that he was supposed to be quiet about happened to him and his truck. “I’m a foreman for a Dodge dealer, and I’ve worked for Dodge for 30 years. The reason why you have me now is that this is my own personal truck. It’s in the shop right now.
My truck is a 2022. It’s all under warranty, and I get this check engine light. No big deal, right? I pull in and I have two recalls and I have a code for grid heater performance. I have no performance issues, and I grab the stud on the top of the grid heater and it’s loose. So, I go to get the grid heater, and I can get the part, but the relay is the problem. The contact sticks in the relay and they apply voltage continuously, and if that bolt is a little loose it arcs and basically melts. The nut doesn’t back off, it falls off because the stud gets eaten through, and then it gets ingested into cylinder number 6. It happens so much! I’ve seen 10 catastrophic engine failures in the past 6 months, let alone grid failures. I got a new grid heater no problem, but my issue is that the relay is on backorder and there’s no ETA." (We interviewed him just days before RAM announced the recall on the heater relay).
"The reason I called Banks is that I use this as a tow rig, it just does everything that I want it to do. I ordered the Monster-Ram because of the redesigned heater element. I’ve got a bunch of cab and chassis in here now with problems. And that new grid heater? It’s the same design. The nut is the same nut that gets loose and causes the problem. Nothing has changed. Nothing’s resolved.” The Monster-Ram is the solution as it eliminates the grid heater and replaces it with a high-flow billet intake plate. Intake air is pre-heated by a supplied coil heater located vertically within the Monster-Ram casting. It provides performance and peace of mind.
2021 Ram 3500 DRW, H.O., bypass oil filtration, bypass coolant filtration, S&B CAI, 4:10’s
2wd low loc kit.
Reacquired 2001 3500, 5.9 nv4500, dually cab and chassis, 5” straight pipe, edge juice w/attitude. Otherwise all stock…..for now.
If I replace the air horn and grid heater in my 22, will this fix the recall that causes the truck to catch fire?
Thanks!
I don’t think so; the problem is apparently with the grid heater relay.
You will still use the same relay if you replace the grid heater and horn.
2014 RAM 3500 (Aisin) 3.73 4X4 Limited Crew Cab Long Bed DRW. Oil Bypass Filter, Fuel Filtration Kit, Cold Air Intake, City Diesel Actuator and 50 Gallon Aux Fuel Tank.
I like the Pusher 3.5” intake.
They have a really clean look that looks low-key.
They offer powder coating, too, for a flashier look.
No retune needed
It removes the throttle valve, so it’s not street-legal, but they come with two 1/8” NPT ports.
For my purely off-road racing vehicle, I removed the stock grid heater and threaded this intake heater into the NPT port on the horn.
I still need a grid heater because of Alaska, but I wanted to get rid of my stock grid heater because it had become partially packed with soot.
https://www.dieselpowerproducts.com/...it-67l-cummins
They can add up to four NPT ports for methanol or NO2 injection.
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2013 2500 Mega Cab 4x4, 285 75r17, 3.42 gears
6.7/68RFE
Pusher 3.5" intake horn, 2nd gen manifold swap with stock VGT turbo
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