Service & Maintenance Archives - Page 3 of 5 - Dunn Ram Trucks

Ram Canada sets a hard ceiling of 16,000 km or 12 months on a gas engine, and 6,500 km if you drive dusty or off road. What the oil change indicator is really measuring, why gravel and short winter trips shorten the interval, and how to read your own truck. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

What gelling actually is, how winter blended diesel at Manitoba pumps works, and the honest read on anti gel additives. Plus why the first hard cold snap fills our diesel bays with no start calls. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

Defrost on full and the air is still lukewarm. The four things that cause it, ranked the way our bays actually find them, what you can check in the driveway in ten minutes, and what genuinely needs a hoist. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

Plugged in all night and the truck still cranks like it is 30 below. How to tell whether the cord, the element or the outlet is the failure, what the shop actually tests, and when a dead element is worth fixing. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

Does a lift kit or an aftermarket part void your Ram warranty in Canada? What Ram Canada actually says, why the American law people quote does not apply here, and the modifications our techs see cause real denials. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

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.