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Please get Andre to do more of these videos on what NOT to buy. Very informative!

The HEMI tick issue is a bit more complicated than described. There are 2 issues. One is the lifter tick that you mentioned. It is actually the less common tick. Caused (generally) by high idle time on the engine, since the stock oil pump drops oil pressure down into the 30s (psi), while it normally runs into the mid-high 50s while running. My 77k mile 2015 Hemi Ram Limited has about 2000 hours total on the engine, and only about 200 hours of that is idle time. I do everything in my power to reduce idling the engine. There is evidence out there that the nest way to prevent this is to increase the idle oil pressure by swapping to the 6.2L Hemi oil pump, as it is a bolt on swap. The housings on the pump are the same, but the 6.2L pump has extra teeth, internally that cause a higher oil pressure while at idle, helping to ensure the lifters get oiled while not under load. The other tick is far more common and is cause by broken studs/exhaust manifold. Generally while the engine is cold, the broken stud allows the exhaust manifold to pull away from the block slightly, so that when started, the "slapping" of the manifold causes a ticking sound. Once the engine is warmed up, this tick will generally go away. From my research this is due to different metals being mated together, but I cannot personally validate that. Perhaps swapping to headers is the best fix?

I’m glad you are doing this. You guys always compare and show how great a a brand new 100k truck is but not how crappy they are going to be in a few years. Every thing is nice new.

Please keep this older vintage truck content coming!

Tick on the Ram is exhaust manifold leaking. The valvetrain on that particular engine sounds ok - as the rev descend with the throttle closed the engine didn’t make any ticking noise.

That ticking your hearing with the ram is the exhaust leak. The passenger side manifold cracks around the rear bolt. On start up you will definitely hear it but once the engine warms up it will go away because the manifold will expand. I have had several of these trucks and everyone has had this issue.

2011 6.7L diesel was a complete different engine. The 6.4L, 6.0L, 7.3L, and 6.9L diesels were all Navistar engines. The 6.7L was Ford's first in house built pickup diesel.

Ram 5.7l has an exhaust manifold leak. Not lifter tick

3:10 That noise is actually a cracked exhaust manifold, which the 5.7 is notorious for. That wasn't lifter tick.

The tick is most likely an exhaust leak from the manifold. The manifolds get hot and start to warp and the bolts break. This is very common in this generation of Ram. If you change the oil frequently and take care of the truck. It will run forever. My 2015 Ram has been amazing to me beside the manifold leaks.

That's not lifter Tick on the RAM, that is clearly a leaking exhaust manifold which is common.

I had a ‘14 Ram with 14 recalls/TSBs. After 90k miles one thing after another broke on it and I maintained it impeccably. That trashed out interior on that auction Ram told me all I needed to know about it, whether the tick was a lifter or the exhaust manifold. If the owner neglected it that badly, it’s a bright red flag for me.

We have a 2015 Ram 1500 Laramie crew cab 4x4 with the EcoDiesel engine. We bought it new in 2016, and we've used it to tow a 28' travel trailer. It's our favorite vehicle to drive for long trips. It's extremely comfortable to drive and gets excellent fuel mileage. The big problem with this truck is that it has had 9 factory recalls so far. The local Chrysler/Ram dealer never seems to have the parts needed to correct the item under recall, and we're still waiting for a new fuel pump that was recalled nearly 9 months ago.

Thanks guys for doing this video. When I bought my 2012 Ram 1500 with 4.7L v-8 in 2016 it had 34k miles on it. A mechanic friend of mine said that 4.7’s were good. When I showed my brother who’s mechanic, said that by 100k miles, I’ll have to rebuild or replace the engine. The truck has 135,350 trouble free miles on it, I keep it maintained, no hot Roding, etc. It’s the newest vehicle that I’ll ever own, the others in the driveway is ‘93 Chevy Silverado with 5.7L & ‘02 Yukon XL with 5.3L. I don’t think that any manufacturers make quality vehicles anymore. Y’all keep’m coming

I own a 2011 gmc 1500 Sierra 5.3 extended cab it has 286k and towed 40% of the time . I had changed twi lower ball joints brakes rotors and tires batterys and two serpentine belts and wipers. It still runs great .

A couple of points here: New guy knows his stuff and sounds like it too. A good compliment to Andre and Tommy. This is probably one of the most useful videos I’ve seen in awhile if not overall. Great stuff.

As a 15 ram single cab, only had the exhaust manifold leak . Dealer fix it for free. After a year or so got ARH headers catless tuned and trans tune as well. No issues . No hemi tick yet but personally I will get a cam and delete mds and a few more goodies once I get 100k miles.

Not saying that first RAM is good or bad, but generally how a vehicle has been taken care of on the inside reflects how the vehicle was taken care of mechanically. No oil changes, transmission fluid never checked, etc.

Thank you please make more of these videos across your channels this is really helpful.

The ram is more known more for the notorious Exhaust manifold tick than the lifter ticket and most likely that truck that you just drove was exhaust manifold leak.