I finally got my 2nd gen Dodge to run PERFECT
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2023
- My name is Austin, this is Mopar Garage, and we build cool stuff in here! Today we are looking into a check engine light that finally appeared on the 1999 Second Gen. Will this finally be the fix for the rough idle?
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My Vehicles:
1999 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 short bed standard cab 5 speed 5.2 (318) V8
1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z Carroll Shelby Edition
2008 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Standard cab Long bed 5.7 Hemi
2019 Kia Optima LX FE - Авто та транспорт
The “cross thread is better than no thread” comment is definitely true haha
Guaranteed every backyard mechanic has muttered that to himself 😂
keep it up man! Doing a rebuild of my 99 dodge 318. Love these trucks
Heck yeah! Thanks for watching!
I own a 96 Ram 2500 and i appreciate all videos you make on 2nd gens my dude.
Thanks for watching brother! Seems like most people these days tune in for the Turbo Chrysler stuff but I gotta stay true to my roots! Glad there’s still some people enjoying the 2nd Gen content.
I grew up with the Carb.
No Computer Era ...
I had all American makes from Fords /GM/ Chrysler/Mopar and even many American Motors my favorite..!
My Dodge'Catbed Slant-Six & 318/360 vehicles ran forever with ZEEEERO issues other than your basic stuff...
You can fix any issue under a tree or at your local auto parts.
Even Mechanics when needed were cheap and considerate.
We live in a backwards world now and seems more backwards each passing day.
I definitely prefer old school as well!
First off, I am tremendously jealous of your Daytona... I have always wanted one, but the ones I find aren't worth the cost. Secondly, I came across your channel while looking up a fix for my 2nd gen, and your content is informative, to the point, and actually interesting, unlike so many others that just want views, so, congratulations, I am a subscriber. I soon will be falling down the rabbit hole on your Shelby build.
I appreciate the kind words! I got really fortunate to find the Daytona. It took months of looking but was worth it. Thanks for following along, glad to have you!
You are a funny dude, and you Gotter done, victory is always a good day!
Thanks brother!!
I have a ‘99 1500 5.2L and was chasing a check engine light for a few years until I noticed one day while replacing the PCV valve, the vacuum tube was gummed up and blocked 😂. No more check engine light. Sometimes the easiest stuff gets over looked.
It’s hard to diagnose the early OBD2 stuff like these, the codes are so vague. Sometimes you just get lucky and stumble on the issue!
@@TheMoparGarage yeah, codes were telling me O2 sensors but upper and lower had been replaced and was scratching my head for a while on that one. Never thought about the blow by not circulating. 220K miles still rolling.
Love what you built, Austin. Are you open to doing any product review that related to Auto led lighting? We have been looking for opportunities to showcase our products just I didn’t find any info can be used to contact you. So I write here. Hopefully we are on the same page and what we offer can be a part in the coming content you produce.
Kids also won’t know about turning brights on with the foot pedal Lol. My first vehicle I bought off my grandpa was an 84 RCSB v8, 4 speed Ram. Now I’ve got my 88 Shelby, Neon Srt, dart 1.4 and my 94 3500 Reg cab dually that’s gonna get sold once I fix it. Love the videos!
Heck yeah, that’s a collection of Mopars I can get behind. Thanks for watching!
Thank bud. I have the same problem.
Thanks for watching!
Did you get a H2? im literally watching this video sitting in a H3 Alpha waiting on it to come up to temp, drinking a beer. Thanks for the shoutout, that scanner is a steal for the money. Glad you got the idle sorted out finally......and yes, it sounds gooooood.
Let’s hope it stays sorted out this time! Last time I thought it was fixed it went back to it’s evil ways 3 days later…this thing has been known to have a mind of its own. The H2 is my buddies, but the story does also involve beer. He wasn’t….fit to drive home Friday. So 2 days later here it sits still 😂
@@TheMoparGaragelol, sounds like a good story. Been there, done that. Hope it stays sorted.
Man, you wont believe this. I finally my 01 ram sorted out. I was having an idle issue after startup. Last week I noticed something while changing o2 sensors. The muffler put on by prev. owner was stamped "inlet" on the end closest to the rear diff., w/an arrow pointing towards the front of the truck. I'm sure you know where I'm going w/this. Took the piping apart, turned the muffler around to face the right direction. Cold start.....problem seems solved, truck idles 95% better that before. I feel kind of dumb for not noticing this sooner, I spent a lot of time working on the truck around, under, and near the muffler working on different things.....seems if a muffler with offset inlet and outlets is put on backwards, the back pressure is increased, affecting idle(rough idle, barely stayed running).
Haha sometimes it’s the simple/stupid stuff!! Glad you found the issue man!
Can you tell me what rims you have on your truck. they look great!
Thanks man! They’re Iron Alloy Style 171’s. 16x8 with -5 offset.
Will the downstream o2 sensor cause truck to just die...if it had a bad fuel pump....cranks runs no problem...after a while it just dies...
The downstream o2 sensor doesn't do a whole lot on these trucks. It's basically just there to read emissions.
My 99 ram stumbbles and small backfire when accelerating. Already replaced plugs, wires, 02 sensors, ait, tps, map. Still same issue. I guess only thing is cap and rotor
No check engine light? I had a ‘96 that was stumbling on acceleration, it ended up being a crank sensor. But it did throw a code that led me there.
@@TheMoparGarage no codes
How much was the o2 sensor and you only replaced the one that you vlogged right...I'm in the same place you are 98 1500 4x4 replaced IAC didn't replace tps or map went to pull part and replaced with used first...ran better and didn't stall as much but it does stall...clean pvc valve on valve cover and still a misfire like you said...was the o2 sensor the way to go...
It was 70-80 bucks!
Yup, I only replaced the one o2. The downstream o2 on these trucks won’t do anything to change the way the truck runs if you don’t have a cat.
Did you change it and did it fix the issue? Mine just started doing this too.
My truck a ground squirrel chewed on the wiring harness and it off the map sensor connector pigtail and it has not ran since.... before because of the same ground squirrel or squirrels chewed on the injector cylinder 7 connector pigtail it would run but had a definite miss... and it is aggravating one because the truck ran strong for a magnum 318 before that happened, and two this truck is not all hacked up under the hood the ac is factory and it even worked it's connector pigtail is brittle so it is getting swapped out with a OEM used decent Dakota V8 connector so it should be fine.... And i have had several people tell me that the truck should still run, well do they know that the map sensor connector pigtail shares the ground wire in the harness with the tps sensor fuel pump relay and crank sensor so id say that is why it doesn't run currently.
Old thread but I bet you changed the front sensor and problem solved?
It’s still not perfect, but it did seem to help. This thing has never been quite right but there’s nothing left to change haha
It may be measuring the delta b/w Sensor 1 and Sensor 2...if they are too far apart it may trigger a light off Sensor 2. Did you clear the codes after you swapped out the Sensor? My M3 has two O2 simulators downstream that sway b/w .9 and 1.1 volts to simulate the actions of the catalytic converter. Looks like yours just sits at 1.0 Volt. Not sure if you know but, in a pinch, you can cycle the key on-off-on-off-on and your check engine light will flash fault codes. So, if you're out and about and it starts acting up and you don't have the scanner handy...you can at least find out if it's a repeat offender. I'm guessing the rough idle is off Sensor 1, and the CEL is off Sensor 2 because it didn't track with Sensor 1 when its voltage dropped out of range. Just a guess.
So, Sensor 2 is the downstream o2 so it doesn’t exist anymore because I don’t have a cat. The sensor 2 code is still prevalent, but that’s always going to be there. Or at least it should be…in reality, for whatever reason, it took this truck several months to realize it was missing and throw a light. Only the California emissions trucks have 2 upstream o2’s. I cleared the codes post video, but I expect the CEL to come back on once it goes through another cycle for the downstream sensor.
I COULD very well be wrong on this, but I’m pretty sure that the key cycle code check trick didn’t start until 2000 when they upgraded the electronics in the cluster.
@@TheMoparGarage Was the upstream o2 acting up before the CEL kicked on? I'm guessing the ECU - sorry I'm assuming it's custom or aftermarket is programmed to ignore or just set the downstream to 1 volt so it will appear to the ECU it's there, but since it doesn't cycle back and forth it will set the code, but never turn the CEL on. Yeah, I'd be curious to know if after it goes through its drive cycle will the CEL kick back on. I suspect that the upstream acting as it should, will keep the CEL from coming on. I'm not sure what that up-stream o2 voltage should be. My '09 Dakota with the 4.7 V8 has four (4) two pre-cat and two post-cat before the exhaust comes together...but unlike the M3 who also has four (4)...they all function for the gov't nannies 😁. I learned that the hard way when I bought two o2's to change while I was in there changing the 16 plugs on the truck and found out I had four but had to get the truck back together before the end of the weekend, so decided to hold off until I pull the trigger on the other two. I'm not sure on the 99 RAM 1500's, but I can tell you that key cycle works for all my Turbo Dodges 85 thru 87, and it also works on my 92 Dakota with the 5.2 Magnum. Hopefully you don't hear anymore from it and it runs like the beast it is!!
@@notsigningupforshit I have no idea what the upstream was doing pre CEL, sometimes I don’t think the truck did either 😂 ECU is stock, the computer must just default to 1V when the downstream sensor is unplugged. I’m sure the CEL will come back on once it runs a cycle but it shouldn’t effect the way it runs I wouldn’t think. Hopefully she keeps running well, who knows with this thing! I have had it “fixed” before and it went back to its old ways so I’m just holding my breath. If the key cycle works in all of those older Mopars, I am sure it does in this one too!
I’ve got a 98 1500 5.2 and it runs well seems like it is missfire. Does not have check engine light. When I put it in reverse or drive I feel the miss but idle or neutral no issue. At 45 miles per hour truck misses real bad and shakes. Any thoughts? I did plugs and wires plugs need to be replaced and help but still having the issue.
It’s always tough to diagnose without a check engine light…kind of strange it only seems to do it under a load. The 5.2 and 5.9 are known for intake plenum gaskets going bad, I’d maybe start there. Shine a light down the throttle body and see if there is oil build up in the intake manifold
@@TheMoparGarage got home from work and checked no oils in throttle body and doesn’t seem to be the plenum gasket. I still think it might be a missfire no vacuum leaks that I can find. Not sure where to turn next was thinking about the injectors but idk
@@x98secrets injectors/injector wiring isn’t a bad idea. It’s so tough without the CEL. Since this video mine has started to miss again too, but with no engine light I’m also out of ideas.
@@TheMoparGarage so I found out bad injector all together. Tested injector fires irregularly. Causing a missfire but the truck still thinks it’s firing. Appreciate your video. Keep working to keep those old cars alive.
Replaced injector truck runs like a dream but I’m gonna swap them all.
@@x98secrets glad you got it figured out!
Howdy. Exhaust link?
Hey man! It’s just a Flowmaster 40 series muffler with no cat, my local muffler shop built it for me. I did a video a little ways back about it.
I have a similar problem mines a 98 1500 at idle she sometimes dips to 500 rpm which makes it idle rough and sometimes when I’m driving and I come to a stop it will shoot from 500 to 700 and will usually stay around 700. And when accelerating usually from 0 - 60 kmh the rpms fluctuate and causes a miss fire. It seems fine long as if I’m above 1500 - 2000 rpm it operates just fine. Aswell the acceleration sometimes feels delayed. I know this is a lot of information but do you think the sensor could be a problem or something else. Thanks
It sounds like it could be the intake plenum gasket, these things are known for that. If it was a sensor issue it would likely cause a check engine light.
@@TheMoparGarage Yeah it’s thrown a check engine light a couple times and I got mixed code readings one was for a sensor and another time it was for a no crank ref signal at PCM and one for multiple misfires. But the issue comes and goes I’ve gone multiple days where it fine but it seems to always comes back.
@@falcon_2611 I’ve had a crank sensor issue before on a ‘96, only acted up when the truck got hot. It would develop a terrible misfire. I replaced the sensor and that took care of that one.
@@TheMoparGarage Yeah I think I might just make my way through the sensors that might be causing my issue. Everything is leading back to being a sensor related issue so wish me luck.
@@falcon_2611 good luck man! Let me know if you get it figured out
But how long will it be perfect for🤔🤔
Haha with this truck, who the heck knows! It seems to do what it wants. So far so good 😬
me podra conseguir el tablero completo para una ram 97 es para la camioneta de mi papá
No tengo un tablero para un 1997, aunque puedes comprarlos en línea.
@@TheMoparGarage alguna pagina que recomiende para la compra de esas partes ?
Creo que puedes conseguir el tablero en Amazon. También está dashskins.com, que vende una almohadilla de vinilo que puedes pegar encima del tablero existente si queda suficiente, eso es lo que hice en esta camioneta.
I think a Dodge Ram 1500 is a fix or repair daily. I never had problems with a Ford f-150 like a Dodge Ram 1500.
Had a couple of fords nothing but problems. My ram has been good to me. I guess sometimes you get one.
They all break. And sometimes you get a bad one, regardless of the brand. My Dodge brand loyalty is simply because it's what I've always had, what I know, what I have parts for, and what I thought was cool looking when I was a kid (and still do).
Wow, I think a Dodge Ram 1500 is a fix or
Mine is the same. I've had it 10 yrs and it may or may not have had a cat the whole time....Oh heck, No Cat at all...lol.....I have a miss just like that from time to time. Most all the time anymore. The check engine light has come on maybe 3 or 4 times in 10 yrs. Always says the number 2 O2 sensor. Maybe I'll change the number 1 and see what that does.
Yeah, mine is still not perfect. I have thought I’ve gotten it a couple times, but the problem always comes back.