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jeff conner
Dodge Dakota
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11/26/2013
23:05:57
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 Subject: 4.7 lifter clicking
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i have an '01 dakota. ordered it in 2000 and it's the best truck i've ever owned. 4.7 4x4 with a 5-speed and 3.92 diffs. just broke 200k last month. about 4 months ago the oil pressure started dropping while idling and a lifter started clicking at start-up. yes, it has a lot of miles and i assumed wear and tear but i've noticed one odd thing. when i'm going down steep hills it clicks - like it's starving for oil. pressure is still good but it starts clicking. at the bottom of the hill it stops after just a few hundred yards on flat road. it only clicks about a minute at startup and only down hills, never up hills. has anyone noticed this before? can't help thinking there's a simple solution. i keep picturing a leaky oil pump gasket - if it has one. yes i have checked oil level and it's good. even over 200k i've never had to add oil between changes.
i will drive this truck until one of us dies or my kids wreck it.
i appreciate any feedback.
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Brad Hutch
Dodge Dakota
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1/29/2014
01:41:04
| RE: 4.7 lifter clicking
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On my 2002 Dodge Dakota i noticed a clicking noise when i
first started it up . It stopped a minute or so after. Never
noticed it doing it going down hills.The oil levels always
good.It has a 146,000 miles on it and runs real good.
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Rosebush
Dodge Dakota
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2/05/2014
15:48:01
| RE: 4.7 lifter clicking
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Ok, thanks for telling us. Next time keep it to yourself.
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