2001 Dodge cummins 5.9
I have a 2001 Dodge cummins it has 129,000 miles on it. Runs good and I have kept it serviced. I serviced the transmission at 100,000 miles had to replace solenoid, transduce and filter. I have onl...
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If you do not have them you should get a set of gauges. Monitor fuel pressure, Transmission temperature, and exhaust gas temperature (for the turbo). Your truck will run with a bad lift pump, but it will eventually kill the injection pump. Boost is also nice to monitor.
I went thru several lift pumps before I bought a Raptor fuel pump, it is an electric gear driven pump. Second generation Dodges (98-02) had problems with lift pumps. They went from motor mounted to in tank mounted and this seemed to help later models.
I also use two stroke motor oil added to my fuel at a 200:1 mixture. This helps keep the injection pump lubricated and quiets the pump and injector noise some. Some may argue this point , but I think it helps.
Make sure you follow the recommended fluid change intervals in your manual.
I went thru several lift pumps before I bought a Raptor fuel pump, it is an electric gear driven pump. Second generation Dodges (98-02) had problems with lift pumps. They went from motor mounted to in tank mounted and this seemed to help later models.
I also use two stroke motor oil added to my fuel at a 200:1 mixture. This helps keep the injection pump lubricated and quiets the pump and injector noise some. Some may argue this point , but I think it helps.
Make sure you follow the recommended fluid change intervals in your manual.
