Posted by Tim Way on Monday, October 07, 2002 at 1:31PM :
In Reply to: OT...'99 Dodge diesel.... posted by Jonas. on Monday, October 07, 2002 at 12:30PM :
Jonas,
I don't have a CTD (yet), but I've been cruising the forums at two sites in search of info so I can be more informed. The first one is free (you still have to register) and it's located at http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/ the other is a 'pay to post' site, but you can read all day long for free! It's at http://www.turbodieselregister.com/
The breather tube you asked about should go into a bottle. The bottle is sometimes referred to as a pill bottle or puke bottle. It supposed to be emptied at every oil change or more often if you do heavy pulling/towing. From what I've read, it's perfectly normal, although somewhat annoying, for this thing to get oil all over the front of the engine no matter what the mileage of the truck.
There are some 'fixes' that relocate the bottle to other locations. There are other fixes that route the tube back to someplace on the frame and just let it drip.
Oh yeah, if you start hanging out on those forums you will shortly find the term BOMB. It stands for Better Off Modified Baby and, from what I have read, can lead to rapid evaporation of money from your wallet!
Congrats on your new truck! @ 72k, it's just getting broke in!
Tim wanting a CTD Way
Albuquerque, NM
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