2005 CTD 9.25mpg. Whats wrong

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Dec 13, 2007 | 11:52 AM

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rustyshakelford

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trade it in at another dealership. preferably not a dodge one though. might loose a bit of cabbage but its probably best to get out of it now before it really starts to cost him money

brett

Dec 13, 2007 | 12:31 PM

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There only two things that make a good running, not worn diesel engine smoke. To much fuel or not enough air.

I would spend some time on the air issue looking at the entire system, clamps, tubing, wastegate, turbo etc.

Dave

Dec 13, 2007 | 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rx2mur

Well, got a new issue to deal with. The dealership said they suspect him of using a chip because of the memory loss. So they called up dodge, and dodge told them they were not paying for anything or doing any work and the vehicle is basically black flagged now on their database and no warranty anymore. All he can do I guess is keep trying to reach someone and act as if he doesn't know what they are talking about. Other than that, the vehicle is all stock with 36,000 miles on it. Anyone have any idea what to do? Thanks guys.

he needs to find a good mechanic and cut a check period

Dec 13, 2007 | 12:45 PM

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waldeckdiesel

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I don't know much about that year truck or the electronics, but would it work to swap the ecu with somebody elses who never used a programer? Just a thought. Then take it ot dodge and just act dumb.

Dec 13, 2007 | 12:59 PM

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See, the problem with that is I think if it doesn't erase the memory, then it will show someone elses logs such as mileage and what not.

Dec 13, 2007 | 01:23 PM

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Did they tell you how or what can cause the memory to be erased? If it was caused by the BD programmer then call BD to see if they can help. But it does sound like the BD left a foot print and they found it and why they say the warranty is void. BTW by adding the Bullydog programmer the truck is no longer considered stock.