Dodge Durango?

[redneckmafia01]

I have a 2003 dodge with a 4.7L. It's a money pit!

[DANGER-RANGER]

i bought my wife a 02 with a 4.7 we love it. 183k miles on it runs and shifts perfect. keep the oil changed with synthetic oil every 2500 miles and youll be fine. ours is just starting to develop a tick on start up when cold think im gonna put a set of valve lash adjusters in it. i know they do have a huge oil sludge issue so i flush the engine with seafoam before every oil change. i also have the 3.92 gears average mpg 14. not great but for the all around happiness of the truck its fine for us.

[Disturban]

i bought my wife a 02 with a 4.7 we love it. 183k miles on it runs and shifts perfect. keep the oil changed with synthetic oil every 2500 miles and youll be fine. ours is just starting to develop a tick on start up when cold think im gonna put a set of valve lash adjusters in it. i know they do have a huge oil sludge issue so i flush the engine with seafoam before every oil change. i also have the 3.92 gears average mpg 14. not great but for the all around happiness of the truck its fine for us.

According to the people on the Dodge forums they are not oil sludgers, the problem is the engineers designed a poor PCV system that is plumbed into the filler neck and when the hot oil meets the cold plastic it creates condensation and a milky residue inside the filler neck people mistake for sludge. Seen this on bobistheoilguy also, it is nothing to worry about for the most part, if the residue drips down into the pan the moisture will be evaporated when the vehicle is at operating temp just like any other engine.