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I just picked up a 2010 Heat 3.7L with 150k miles, that looks almost brand new. There's only a door ding or two. It came with a set of winter tires, on black steel rims, and also the 20" chrome rims, with all season tires. It has all new shocks, brakes, a radiator, and new tailpipe section installed.
So far, I've wire wheeled, and painted the steel rims black again, because they were fairly rusted. Then I've added some spider web style wheel covers that look pretty nice, especially for winter wheels. I got the full set of WeatherTech floor liners. I ordered some new real "natural amber" 3157 blinkers, because the ones on there are badly faded. I ordered a new Mopar cabin air filter. I ordered a new bulb for the burned out shifter bulb, from the Toyota dealer (thanks to this forum). And I've ordered a Dodge ram head Mopar cover for the hitch that is installed.
I also did an oil and filter change, with Royal Purple, and a K&N oil filter. Walmart was out of my usual choice, the Fram Ultra Synthetic oil filter. The only reason I used Royal Purple, instead of just Mobil 1 HM or Pennzoil Platinum HM, is because I had an issues with starting the car after it sat for over a day, right after I got it. It was cold outside, and it had been sitting, and when I started it, it sounded horrible. It sounded like it was starved for oil, and I think the lifters were ticking badly, and I couldn't even rev the engine a little without it sputtering. So, my first idea was to put some very good oil in it, and a good filter with a good silicone anti-drainback valve. It hasn't sounded bad at startup since the oil change, but it also hasn't been very cold either. I'm hoping the Royal Purple will either clean out the lifters, or the K&N oil filter will keep more oil in it for startup. It had a cheap orange Fram installed.
I have to say, you guys had me a little worried about changing the oil filter. I was ready to either cut the oil funnel piece in half, cause I couldn't get it out of the way, or was going to try and move the coolant and washer tanks out of the way. But then I just tried reaching my hand between the radiator and the sway bar(?), and was able to get the filter out that way. It really wasn't that hard, with an oil filter wrench.
Anyway, good to be here. I've got alot of reading to do. I'll try and get some pictures up soon.
So far, I've wire wheeled, and painted the steel rims black again, because they were fairly rusted. Then I've added some spider web style wheel covers that look pretty nice, especially for winter wheels. I got the full set of WeatherTech floor liners. I ordered some new real "natural amber" 3157 blinkers, because the ones on there are badly faded. I ordered a new Mopar cabin air filter. I ordered a new bulb for the burned out shifter bulb, from the Toyota dealer (thanks to this forum). And I've ordered a Dodge ram head Mopar cover for the hitch that is installed.
I also did an oil and filter change, with Royal Purple, and a K&N oil filter. Walmart was out of my usual choice, the Fram Ultra Synthetic oil filter. The only reason I used Royal Purple, instead of just Mobil 1 HM or Pennzoil Platinum HM, is because I had an issues with starting the car after it sat for over a day, right after I got it. It was cold outside, and it had been sitting, and when I started it, it sounded horrible. It sounded like it was starved for oil, and I think the lifters were ticking badly, and I couldn't even rev the engine a little without it sputtering. So, my first idea was to put some very good oil in it, and a good filter with a good silicone anti-drainback valve. It hasn't sounded bad at startup since the oil change, but it also hasn't been very cold either. I'm hoping the Royal Purple will either clean out the lifters, or the K&N oil filter will keep more oil in it for startup. It had a cheap orange Fram installed.
I have to say, you guys had me a little worried about changing the oil filter. I was ready to either cut the oil funnel piece in half, cause I couldn't get it out of the way, or was going to try and move the coolant and washer tanks out of the way. But then I just tried reaching my hand between the radiator and the sway bar(?), and was able to get the filter out that way. It really wasn't that hard, with an oil filter wrench.
Anyway, good to be here. I've got alot of reading to do. I'll try and get some pictures up soon.