RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V8-5.9L VIN Z (1997): Engine, Cooling and Exhaust
Also for this vehicle: RAM 3500 Truck 2WD L6-359 5.9L DSL Turbo VIN D FI (1998), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo (2008), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN 6 (1999), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN 7 (2002), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN C (2003), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD L6-6.7L DSL Turbo (2010), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V10-8.0L VIN W (1997), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V10-8.0L VIN W HDC (2000), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V10-8.0L VIN W MDC (1999), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V8-5.7L (2008), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V8-5.7L VIN D (2003), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V8-5.9L VIN 5 HDC (2000), RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V8-5.9L VIN Z LDC (1999), RAM 3500 Chassis Cab Truck 2WD L6-6.7L DSL Turbo (2010), RAM 3500 Chassis Cab Truck 2WD V8-5.7L (2011), RAM 3500 HD Truck 2WD L6-6.7L DSL Turbo (2008), RAM 3500 HD Truck 2WD L6-6.7L DSL Turbo VIN A (2007).
Diagnostics
Maintenance
Engine
Transmission
Brakes
Electrical
Steering & suspension
Heating & A/C
Body & interior
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Engine226 pages
- Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2
Camshaft, Lifters and Push Rods19 pages
- Camshaft Bearing › Component Information › Specifications23
- Camshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information › Specifications
- Camshaft Thrust Plate › Component Information › Specifications
Camshaft, Engine › Component Information4 pages
Lifter / Lash Adjuster, Valve › Component Information6 pages
- Push Rod › Component Information › Specifications2
- Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information › Specifications2
Cylinder Block Assembly32 pages
Connecting Rod Bearing › Component Information3 pages
Connecting Rod, Engine › Component Information4 pages
Crankshaft Main Bearing › Component Information4 pages
Crankshaft, Engine › Component Information4 pages
- Engine Block Heater › Component Information › Locations23
- Expansion/Freeze Plug › Component Information › Description and Operation2
- Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft Pulley › Component Information › Specifications › Crankshaft Pulley2
Piston, Engine › Component Information4 pages
- Piston Pin, Engine › Component Information › Specifications2
- Piston Ring, Engine › Component Information › Specifications234
Cylinder Head Assembly16 pages
- Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications
- Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair › With Pressure Test Port23
- Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information › Specifications2
- Valve Cover › Valve Cover Gasket › Component Information › Description and Operation
- Valve Guide › Component Information › Service and Repair
- Valve Seat › Component Information › Specifications2
- Valve Spring › Valve Spring Lock › Component Information › Service and Repair
Valve, Intake/Exhaust › Component Information5 pages
Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories19 pages
Drive Belt › Component Information6 pages
Drive Belt Tensioner › Component Information8 pages
- Engine Accessory Bracket › Component Information › Specifications
Engine Mount › Component Information3 pages
- Idler Pulley › Component Information › Specifications
Engine Lubrication27 pages
- Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information › Specifications2
- Engine Oil Dip Stick - Dip Stick Tube › Component Information › Locations
- Engine Oil Drain Plug › Component Information › Specifications
- Engine Oil › Component Information › Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
- Oil Filter, Engine › Component Information › Specifications23
- Oil Line, Engine › Component Information › Locations23
Oil Pan, Engine › Component Information4 pages
- Oil Pressure Gauge › Component Information › Description and Operation2
- Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Locations2
- Oil Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Locations
- Oil Pressure Warning Lamp/Indicator › Component Information › Description and Operation2
- Oil Pump Cover › Component Information › Specifications
Intake Manifold › Component Information16 pages
Seals and Gaskets, Engine26 pages
Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal › Component Information5 pages
- Cylinder Head Gasket › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
- Front Crankshaft Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair23
Intake Manifold Gasket › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins14 pages
- Customer Interest: › 09-05-00 › Feb › 00 › Engine - Spark Knock/Oil Consumption23456
- All Technical Service Bulletins: › 09-05-00 › Feb › 00 › Engine - Spark Knock/Oil Consumption23456
- All Other Service Bulletins for Intake Manifold Gasket: › 21-08-99 › Apr › 99 › A/T - Buzz/Whining in Reverse When Cold2
- All Other Service Bulletins for Intake Manifold Gasket: › 21-08-99 › Apr › 99 › A/T - Buzz/Whining in Reverse When Cold
- Valve Cover Gasket › Component Information › Description and Operation
- Valve Guide Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair › Cylinder Head Off2
Sensors and Switches - Engine3 pages
Timing Components7 pages
Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks41 pages
- Fuel Pressure › Fuel Pressure Test Port › Component Information › Locations
- Idle Speed › System Information › Specifications23
Air Cleaner Housing › Component Information3 pages
- Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair › With Pressure Test Port23
- Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications
- Ignition Timing › Number One Cylinder › Component Information › Locations
Ignition Cable › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins14 pages
Spark Plug › Component Information10 pages
- Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2
- Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications
Cooling System88 pages
- Thermostat Bypass Hose › Component Information › Service and Repair › With Air Conditioning234567891011
- Coolant Reservoir › Component Information › Service and Repair
Radiator Cooling Fan9 pages
- Fan Blade › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal and Installation23
Fan Clutch › Component Information6 pages
Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch7 pages
Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information6 pages
- Temperature Sensor (Gauge) › Component Information › Locations
- Fan Shroud › Component Information › Specifications
- Heater Core › Component Information › Description and Operation2
Lamps and Indicators - Cooling System4 pages
Radiator › Component Information5 pages
Radiator Cap › Component Information4 pages
- Radiator Hose › Component Information › Description and Operation23
Sensors and Switches - Cooling System › Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch7 pages
Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information6 pages
- Temperature Sensor (Gauge) › Component Information › Locations
- Temperature Gauge › Component Information › Description and Operation2
- Temperature Warning Lamp/Indicator, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Description and Operation2
Thermostat, Engine Cooling › Component Information8 pages
- Thermostat Housing, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Specifications
Exhaust System26 pages
Catalytic Converter › Component Information13 pages
- Exhaust Manifold › Component Information › Specifications23
Exhaust Pipe › Component Information5 pages
- Heat Shield, Exhaust › Component Information › Service Precautions23
- Muffler › Component Information › Specifications2