Service & Maintenance Archives - Dunn Ram Trucks

Pads are the wear item. Fluid is the moisture item. Why the Ram maintenance schedule has no brake fluid replacement line, what absorbed water does to boiling point and to prairie brake lines, and how a fluid test actually answers it.

Before harvest and hunting season put your truck on gravel every day: stone chips, dust plugged air filters, tire pressure with a loaded box, trailer wiring and brakes, and what to carry when the cell signal quits. From a Portage la Prairie service department.

Clunks over potholes, wandering steering and uneven tire wear are the front end telling on itself. What worn ball joints and tie rod ends actually feel like, why prairie gravel roads accelerate it, and when to get it looked at. From a Portage la Prairie service department.

Two hours on a timer, not all night. What a block heater actually heats, how many hours genuinely matter, the cord safety rules, and why an unplugged truck still starts but wears faster. From a Portage la Prairie service department.

Where to store winter tires in Winnipeg or Portage, how to store them so they last, and the one thing about the MPI Winter Tire Program most people find out too late. A Portage la Prairie dealer's guide to seasonal tire storage.

Constant gravel and spring frost heave wear ride control out faster than highway kilometres do. The real warning signs your truck needs shocks, the honest answer on intervals, and how to check.

What the published coolant interval on a Ram or Jeep actually is, why OAT coolant must never be mixed, and why freeze point matters more than colour when it is 30 below in Manitoba.

How often to change the engine air filter and cabin air filter on a Ram 1500, honest ranges, and why Manitoba dust, gravel, and pollen shorten them. The do it yourself vs service bay call. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

The 6.7 litre Cummins runs two fuel filters, and your Ram tracks their life for you instead of using a fixed mileage. What the Service Fuel Filter message means, where both filters live, and why water in fuel is a prairie problem. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

What diesel exhaust fluid actually does on a Ram 2500 or 3500 Cummins, how often you top it up, how it behaves in a Manitoba winter, and the warning sequence that ends in a 5 MPH speed limit. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.