You have to love the smokey air in the Central Valley during fire season. The only thing better is when the humidity rises! I, too, am in the Central Valley and it seems every year during summer the air gets thicker and thicker. This was a very insightful video. One thing I might add is the fact that a lot of people don't know how to diagnose and work on the diesels properly. They can pull things apart and put it back together, but they don't understand how the engine truly works and how to properly diagnose issues with the engine.I had an issue with the dealer here in the valley that I took my truck to. They couldn't figure out the issue with the truck. Their response was "it had a tuner on it.".........never had a tuner, but rather they were incompetent. I'm trying to expand my knowledge of the 5.9 and learn how to work on them properly. Thank you for the video.....keep them coming....

Great video. You brought up alot of good points. I've only ever had 1 diesel truck. Was a 1986 GMC. With a nat aspirated 6.2. loved it, incredible fuel economy , completely gutless and very hard to start in the winter. Wish I still had it

That was a great video , you do a wonderful job , i have a 2007 5.9 Cummins I love it I have 615,000 km on it , it still works amazing ,

I've got an 04.5 manual. Never had an issue but I did have some rough running at one point . Some cetane boost/injector cleaning cleared it right up. Has 415,000 km on it. Runs like a top. Running a smarty tuner change oil every 5000km never had a blow by issue. When the time comes I'll probably just rebuild because I know many people that sold their 5.9 common rails and bought new 6.7 cummins and almost immediately regret it.

I lost injector in my 06 at 110 thousand. I use additive now. Runs great with tow tune since new. Good video 👍👍

I have a 2006 with 456K the only thing I have done to the engine is the injectors. No blow-by and plenty of power.

I have a 2004.5 Dodge Ram 2500 with a automatic and 8 foot bed. Truck was bought 4 years ago with 125K and is totally unmolested no tuner totally stock. I went through the truck and the first thing I did is replace every filter and fluid I knew about that included the front and rear diff, trans, air, fuel and the of course the engine oil. Just ordered a Cummins CCV filter and will be checking closely the hoses and tubing for it. The key reason I bought the truck was it was not tuned and very low mileage. I am retired mechanic as such yes my truck does tow but not heavy and I do make it work but with it have 65% no towing and short trips I always have changed the oil every 3,000 miles because of my driving style. I am now due for another round of fluid replacement as I got 154K on the truck and I will be doing it soon. The only repairs I done is a complete front end, the water pump and tensioner with fresh antifreeze. I also do the fuel filter every 2nd oil change as I found that to be easy to do and protects the injectors. I do not use any additives except if I expect to be going to cold areas from my relatively warm area and I add some diesel 911 to the tank before filling up before the trip to try to mitigate fuel gelling. Maintenance is always been a big thing to me and I do over maintain my vehicles but that simply means I can jump in any of the vehicles I own and drive cross country at a moments notice and know I will arrive safely and efficiently. The only modifications I done is replace the front bumper with a winch bumper that I did a trade for my factory bumper.

Also, highly recommend getting a laser thermometer when test driving. Easy way to check if all cylinders are firing. Quick measurement on the exhaust manifold will tell ya if a cylinder is dead

11:03. The reason why #5 injector fails is because where the turbo is mounted on the exhaust manifold. More resistance for the exhaust gasses to exit.

This is great info I'm looking at my first diesel early 04 ram 3500 5.9 with the NV5600 transmission with 122,000 miles. Any thing I should look for?

For someone looking for maximum longevity in an 06 5.9, what do you recommend? I have added the CAT fuel filter upgrade. I'm wondering about the in cylinder egr causing extra oil contamination. Would oil and coolant bypass filters be a good idea if I already change my oil regularly 5000-7500mi. Any other suggestions?

Thank you for the info. Im buying a 03 and i want to build knowladge on it. Very helpful.

I've found that the 03-early 04 had less injector problems, possibly due to 1 fewer injection event per cycle. Still depends on maintenance primarily.

Thank to god You are safe

I have a white o6 just like that one. Manual. I have a bully dog tuner nothing special and a s&b air box. Been having cam sensor issues i can’t figure it out. Changed it twice checked wiring, voltage everything and still throwing it. I can feel the cam hitting something when the engines running and you out your hand on it. I put a spacer in the cam sensor and it stopped for a few days and came back. Any suggestions? P0340 p0341. Still runs like you said but I can’t get the code figured out

Good point on the injectors but to be more specific the injectors fail from lack of good filtration. The common rail system requires a much lower micron rated fuel filter compared to the older trucks, it's really sensitive to dirty fuel. That's part of maintenance but most people that are used to having a gas truck don't change fuel filters at all or at least as often as it's required on a diesel.

I’m looking at getting an 06 w/ 6sp manual. 335k on the odometer. Kinda excited to get it!!

Would you do a video explaining how you would build an 03 motor? I have an 03 and wanna put some power to it but reliably.

Would you change injectors after a certain amount of time regardless of mileage?

Great Video, recently bought 06 5.9 6 speed manual It’s throwing codes such as P088 and another one for the Crank shaft position sensor if I leave the crank sensor plugged in it’s a crank no-start if I unplug it it will start but runs a little rough blowing some light black smoke installed a new sensor no change. Any ideas ?

Oil analysis can tell you alot about the condition of the engine. Especially If there is fuel in the oil. Mine has always been clean

I just bought a 1996 Freightliner with the 5.9 12 valve. It had 158,000 miles and runs great. Should I replace the injectors as preventative maintenance?

Great video. I have a question . I bought a 2004.5 ram 2500 5.9 new. I use Rotela 15w40 regular oil. How often should I change it. The internet gives me a multitude of answers. I know normal service reccomendation is 15k. Is that for synthectic or regular? I've always changed mine at 7500. Please clarify for me. Thanks.

What year for the dodge Diesel is best

What are the symptoms of an injector failing?

Thank you for the information am thinking of buying a 2005 3500 200 thousand miles Dually 4x4

I believe in Amsoil additives for fuel works very good and there’s other areas out there that are good also are all gone I can’t remember the name something clean I just can’t remember it it’s very good stuff and people like standdown they make a good quality additive it cleans and lubricates off that’s what you got to have a good lubrication and the cleaning keeps injectors where are you keep a nice fine mist your spray anyway are this is six in a row jim From Kennerdell Pennsylvania

My 2005 common rail has just hit 505,000 miles on stock motor. Injectors have been replaced only one time.

I have an opportunity to buy a 2006 Dodge Ram mega cab 5.9l Cummins 2wd with 201k miles possibly needs a transmission and a rebuilt title. It’s from the auction (sight unseen). It was in a front end collision back in 2019 but the repair looks pretty good. I was awarded the vehicle for $7k but this will be my first diesel vehicle. I’m not sure if i should continue with the purchase of it or just pay $1k for them to resist the truck. Any advice?

I have a 06 Cummins, I use optilube XLD No problems yet at 106,000 reman injectors

Usually the case with the 6.0 powerstroke. They were either ignoring small issues and they overheat and lift the heads or they didn’t do maintenance and the HUI systems plugged and injected failed.

What geese did you use

Great video never owned a Dodge Cummins I’m looking at a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 24 valve 5.9 clean with 190k mikes for $17K what do you think? Thanks any advice will be appreciated. Best regards!

I f up and put an edge programmer on my 05 and the bullydog wasn't completely back to stock when it said it was . So it ended up with 2 programs stacked and blew two injectors almost immediately when I hit that slim peddle on the floor ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Do you still work on 2006 5.9 if so where are you located

Crazy #5 solenoid has failed on my truck...I run additives from hotshot edt

Does a significant amount of blowby automatically mean it needs a rebuild? No check engine light, no codes, runs great. Or could it be a bad injector?

Well said brother!

do you have a personal preference of your 7.3 over a cummins?

Mine was 3 4 5 & 6 but 5 & 6 we're really bad and 3 & 4 we're bearly starting to go and my mega cab only has 93000 on it and 3 transmission's ya its turned up but I only used that truck to tow my trailer

Will the fuel injector balance rates be a sign of this failure?

Just add any type oil it does the same as any diesel additive you can buy MMO works good in fuel and I dump 2 quarts in my oil and run 100 miles and drain the oil just to flush the block out and it works .

I have one additional question. My truck just hit 200k. I plan to change the injectors per your recommendation. What injector do you recommend and best place to buy them. Thanks again for your excellent video.

Great videos, what it's the most common thing to check when it comes to buy a truck like this? I am trying to get a 2006 5.9 cummins mega cab , automatic trans with 130,000 miles on it Guy wants 14k Any advice ?

Good video

No sun, just smoke.

I was always taught that there is two things that kill a diesels RPM and heat and that was when I was 23 yrs old and now Iam 68 so you do the math and it’s still the same.

Got a 05 with 180k might just change the injectors now honestly haha

What does rebuilding a 5.9 cost?

Hey bud don’t know if you’ll see this comment but I’ve got an 07 truck was running top went to work worked 14 hours came back out and my lights were on batteries were dead. Changed batteries truck started up and died 4 seconds later. Now won’t start at all and has code p0251 260k miles

I have 06 5.9 . With 185××× miles on it . Every problem I have I have to spend a couple of thousand dollars. And it's no fix yet

I think you speak truth. Good video

Kudos to keeping the profanity out of your video. Profanity to me is like Shooting a Gun, you don’t just shoot in the air for nothing.

Yep did that to a John Deer. New motor. Bigger more Donkey.. Xxoo

Dodge Cummins and Ford Diesels.....Run!

You know tuners are not good for the engines unless it's light, custom to truck tuning. Next is contaminated fuel, diesel quality sucks. An aftermarket water seperator should be installed. Next is the pos air filters, AFTERMARKET AIR FILTERS DO NOT FILTER AS GOOD. 99.93% IS THE MINIMUM EFFICIENCY YOU WANT. THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 99.93 AND 99%. AND CHANGE YOUR OIL!!!!

Dodge means to avoid...my 2001 f2shity 7.tree has 890 thousand miles all original. Still stroking and purrs like a kitten 😸....13 letter shitspreader international best diesel ever made