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Clark - 27 Jun 2006 00:51 GMT

I have a 2003 Dodge Ram Van 1500, and it has recently developed a clicking
noise to the right of the engine when the engine is under acceleration. Not
apparent when the engine is idling or not under a load. Any ideas what it
might be? Clark

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clare at snyder.on.ca - 27 Jun 2006 02:07 GMT

>I have a 2003 Dodge Ram Van 1500, and it has recently developed a clicking
>noise to the right of the engine when the engine is under acceleration. Not
>apparent when the engine is idling or not under a load. Any ideas what it
>might be? Clark

Exhaust leak???

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Bob M - 28 Jun 2006 18:46 GMT

> I have a 2003 Dodge Ram Van 1500, and it has recently developed a clicking
> noise to the right of the engine when the engine is under acceleration. Not
> apparent when the engine is idling or not under a load. Any ideas what it
> might be? Clark

Is it a rattle maybe coming from the catalytic converter? Or an
exhaust leak maybe?

Bob

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Clark - 02 Jul 2006 13:15 GMT

I'm inclined to agree that it's an exhaust leak, especially because the
exhaust system is all pretty rusty. My mechanic claims there are no leaks.
Maybe I should take it to a specialist.
Clark

>> I have a 2003 Dodge Ram Van 1500, and it has recently developed a
>> clicking noise to the right of the engine when the engine is under
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> Bob

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idh63 - 11 Jul 2006 14:23 GMT

Hi Clarke

It may be an exaust leak, but I'm inclined to think that your 2003 B1500 hasn't had the Dodge TSB fixes

I have a 1999 5.9L B1500 I bought last August. I only drive it occasionally, but I have a clicking under accelertion which is actually pinging in the engine

I found that by filling the gas tank with premium from a reliable station the pinging stopped

There are several things that are known by Dodge techs to cause this

1. The original factory layout of the spark wires

2. Cheap paper plenum chamber gasket that starts to leak and suck air and oil from your engine. ( there is an upgrade kit which has an aluminum gasket instead

You didn't mention what size engine you have. If you have either of the V8's you should check out items 1 & 2 above

If you are having to top up your engine oil regularly odds are, you have a failing Plenum chamber gasket

Why would this cause pinging? Because the leaky gasket lowers the vacuume in the inlet manifold which causes timing problems. Especially when you put your foot down. An easy diagnosis is to connect a vacuume gauge and compare the readings to the TSB (Technical Service Bulletin)

My van has 155K on it and I am amazed that this never got fixed by the previous owner

I hope this helps you out

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idh63

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