Thought I'd throw out a question or two. I might get an answer, but likely it'll devolve into a spirited discussion about something non-Dodge :) It's been way too quiet around here.
Sooo... 2001 Dodge Dakota, 4.7l, v8, almost 90k miles ... noticed the oil pressure is verrry slightly into high. Like, it was right on the line, then it was about the width of the needle, now it's a teeny bit more than that, over a period of months - so hardly an emergency. Oil change is due so thought if something needed looked into, now's the time. Some posts online consider this normal for Dakotas, but it didn't use to be this high.
Likely it's not the wrong weight oil, but I'll definitely check with my mechanic next time. Been requesting full synthetic.
I have read/heard that Dakotas tend to "gum up" somewheres, and need a good flush - can't remember if that's the fuel system or the oil. Someone I met recently who had just purchased a 2001 got a flush (one or the other, forget which) and it really made a difference in how their truck runs.
Oh, fwiw it still has that little shudder on braking. Definitely NOT the brakes, can't feel it in the pedal at all, and they've been checked
3x. When I brake, sometimes the whole truck shudders (not horribly, but visibly). When truck gets down to a few mph, it feels - oval. Like an egg rolling lenghthwise, if that makes any sense. I suspect it's something in the back end. Any ideas welcome.Hope y'all had an awesome Thanksgiving filled with family, tasty birds, and lots of CCCs!
jmc