Well I finally found a truck. 2003 quad cab short bed 6 speed sport. 46,000 miles he has an edje juice with attitde and a K&N air filter, 4 inch exhaust. I was gonna drain all the fluids and change them. What else should I do as far as maintenance? Anything I should check or be aware of?

 

Congrats on the new truck and good luck

 

The guy I was going to buy the truck from backed out on the deal... back to searching

 

i bought my 04.5 2500 ctd new so i didnt worry about how the truck was taken care of had a handful of problems but some my fault some wear and tare and some bad luck over all i still think i did it rite grandfather had 92 and sold to get 96 with problems after problems he sold the 92 at top dollar to my dad and my dad got another handful of problems .what i think is when someone is going to sell a dodge ctd with low miles its got problems my truck has 150k and still love it maybe after 300k ill want to sell maybe not good luck on ur search

 

Good luck with your search. If you find a truck with an aftermarket air filter, I would change it back to stock.

 

what is wrong with after market ? what type are you talking about ?

 

http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2003-index.htm

Cracked alternator bracket.
Various ECU flashes, particularly Safety Recall C02.

Many parking spaces are too narrow.
Sun visors will break and not stay up.
Reverse lamp switch will fail
Taillights circuit boards will corrode/overheat/fail
Drivers door window control will corrode preventing other power windows from working.
May need shocks.
Driveline U-joints are bad, regardless of when they were last replaced.
Do the fuel vent mod...the one where you add small tubes and a filter to the open vent ports. This keeps dirt from getting in the tank and injectors.

Otherwise, enjoy it. They do a pretty good job of what they are designed to do.

 

2003 -2004.0 are the ones to have. Hope you find another one with the man trans.

 

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Do the fuel vent mod...the one where you add small tubes and a filter to the open vent ports. This keeps dirt from getting in the tank and injectors.
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Dirt in the fuel tank won't get to the injectors, clog a filter maybe.