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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe
I'm wondering how it got that filthy under there in so few of miles too. Geez! It almost looks like it was driven only on dirt and gravel roads, to get that aged looking and filthy with grit, grime, dusty and discolored/tarnishing metal - probably from winter salt/chemicals on the roads. My car looks night and day different under it's hood and cowling covers. Guess I'm either lucky or because it was cared for differently and perhaps only driven in Texas. |
Yep, not everyone cleans and cares for cars as some others do, of course salt and such does not help either. A car driven in NJ for 69k miles vs a car driven in dry weather will most definetly show a difference. I clean my Tundra's engine compartment as well as I did my Ram since new, but some metal components still discolor no mater what, and one can only be so crazy about cleaning. Some TLC stating this spring should bring it back to normal, but yes, I agree with you, it is unacceptable behavior. Some owners will go tens of thousands of miles without ever opening the hood on tier vehicles.
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Originally Posted by TimFreeh
FYI you don't need to manually prime the fuel filter like you do on the earlier engines, the CDI's have in tank electrical fuel pumps. All you need to do is install the filter and turn on the ignition for 30 seconds before starting. And your engine will start on the first compression cycle 
Just another reason why the CDI is better than a 240d. |
Didnt know that, thanks.
My 06 Ram had to be bled after filter replacement or it would have to crank a few times to fill the filter so I used the hand pump to avoid the strain on the batteries. Different designed I guess.