May have some bad news

Well guys like the american story goes as of lately am getting my hours cut at work. I know its gonna be tough to keep up with the truck maintence being expensive on these 6.4. looking to possibly trading it in for a older one. I want to try looking at a Dmax...i know i know not a chevy but their decent motors and don't seem to have issues really, but any way what is a good year to look at for a dmax if anyone can chime in and also the up keep cost hopfully would be less than a 6.4?

05+ best years
01-04 had horrible injector problems

Sorry to hear that, been there done that and had to return the shirt for gas money.

Keep in mind dmaxs have injector problems and pump problems and when the pump goes it takes the injectors with it and thats a 10 grand repair. It happened to a few of the old service trucks a company I used to work for and a personal friend of mine. Have you thought about a part time job to help make it up?

Stay away from the early Dmax, 01-e04 LB7, those need injectors every 100k. LLY has had some issues with headgaskets but not many.
Late 04-05 LLY 315hp i think and 5speed allison,
e06 LBZ with LLY tuning 6speed allison,
06-e07 LBZ with 365hp 6speed allison.
IMO get an LLY or LBZ, they are the most reliable. I know of a few that are pretty good deals if you want them.

Definately an 07 LBZ 2wd for a reliable truck and good mileage.

If I get a secondary truck, that's what it'll be.

Heck, just get you an old 7.3 ford or 5.9 cummins. They have gotten pretty cheap.

Yea i was snoopin around for a 7.3 but i can't find any around here under 100k and there are not many out there in my neck of the woods. Dodge i love those motors but am really don't like the trannys but I here the manuals are good.

I don't think the Dmax is going to be much cheaper then a 6.4L repair wise.

Yea i was snoopin around for a 7.3 but i can't find any around here under 100k and there are not many out there in my neck of the woods. Dodge i love those motors but am really don't like the trannys but I here the manuals are good.

the commonrail 03+ dodge trans are good and an older dodge with a built trans is bulletproof

the commonrail 03+ dodge trans are good and an older dodge with a built trans is bulletproof

But the truck is still a pos.. :poke:


And You can find 7.3s with under 100k, its hard but they are out there.
Dmax's don't seem to have the repair bills (lbz at least) that 6.4s do.. I love the 6.4 but they do get costly to repair. And The LBZ has a pretty good name, I've owned 2 of them and loved them both.

So i found a few deals on a 2006 dmax that was the last year they didn't come w/ a DPF? are their any issues with that year? people seem here to say that's the best one.

2007 was the last year w/o DPF

I think early 07 was the last of the none dpf dmaxs. 07-1/2 was the lmm iirc. The lmm is cheap and easy to do a dpf delete, about 400.00 for tuner and pipe.