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Jun 13, 2015 | 02:41 PM

JoeKelly

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First Time 5.9 owner

Just bought an 03 auto crew cab 5.9 w/136k. Hope to learn more about them as I have been a gas guy. Any advice on what to look for or fix.

Jun 15, 2015 | 03:44 AM

carid

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Hello and welcome to the forum! Thanks for joining us. Lots of good information on here to play with. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions at all, we are always happy to help!

Jun 15, 2015 | 04:09 PM

Blueboy

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Welcome from NY.
The first thing I would do is get better filtration for
your fuel.

Jun 15, 2015 | 05:01 PM

John_P

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From: Holly Ridge, N.C.

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Originally Posted by JoeKelly

Just bought an 03 auto crew cab 5.9 w/136k. Hope to learn more about them as I have been a gas guy. Any advice on what to look for or fix.

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Joe:

Welcome to the website Sir!

Like the other member said, keep your fuel filters clean by changing them regularly. I try to do mine every 3,000-5,000 miles. Of course, keep your oil and filters changed at regular intervals too and use a good quality DIESEL oil like Rotella, Valvoline Cummins Premium Blue, or Delo. I am not a big fan of synthetic oil but alot of our DTR Members are. Buy your diesel fuel from name brand stations that pump alot of diesel fuel.

Finally, I recommend some gauges for your truck. At least an EGT (pyrometer) gauge, a fuel pressure gauge and possibly a boost gauge.
You can now buy a unit like the "Edge CTS Module" which will monitor all
of that and more.

Anyway,....good luck and welcome aboard Sir!

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John_P