BamaRam71

Thanks Mike! I will tear into it this weekend and clean the heck out of it. LOL! about the silencer ring, my wife said she heard something whining when we were going down the road and asked me if it was normal. I have high pitch hearing loss and I cannot hear the turbo, but, I assured her it was fine!

I am on a tight budget right now, so a fuel pump upgrade is several months down the road. I splurged on a BHAF a couple of weeks ago and I have also been running the out board oil since the first fillup because of advice from a friend who also happend to be a CTD owner as well. I will do what I can ,when I can, but I really appreciate your advice. Keep it coming. P.S. My buddy made sure to tell me about the TCW3 just as you did, Thanks! - - - Updated - - - FASS seems to be the pump of choice, I will have to do some more research to see what fits my truck best, but I am leaning towards FASS for now The warranty seems to merit the purchase. Thanks for the warm welcome!

Thank you for the info, I will take it off and clean it ASAP. I knew from everything I had read on this and other forums that the K&N was crap. That is why I chose to put the BHAF on. I just hope no damage has already been done. Is there any solvent or particular cleaner you would recommend?

After removing the stock air box and K&N filter:nono: and installing the BHAF, I decided to take a look at the turbo. It does not look damaged but it is filthy. At the risk of sounding stupid, what would be the best thing to clean it with? Or would it be best to just leave it alone? Remember I am new to the diesel world! Just don't want to make any costly mistakes or slack on maintenance.

That is a sweet looking pump! Do you know anyone that is using one? - - - Updated - - - I hadn't thought of that problem. I would definitely have to lift the camper, can't bear the thought of lowering my truck back down,LOL! Thanks for the good advice.

Hey everyone, I just bought my first CTD. It is a 2001 2500 x-cab, long bed 4x4. Has a 4" BDS suspension lift, and air ride. 145k miles. I am loving it so far. I have bought and installed a BHAF already, but other than that it is all bone stock. This is my first diesel so I will probably be posting lots of questions on here. I will be driving this truck daily and eventually will be towing a 5th wheel camper with it. I would like some input on what fuel system setup, and other mods would be the best for what I intend on using it for. Thanks