Brand-new 2026 Ram 2500 with the 6.4L HEMI. The story I was given was that the customer accidentally filled it with diesel, drove approximately 4 miles, and then realized his mistake. Personally, I’m calling BS on that timeline. By the time the truck reached my bay, it was completely dead. Replaced the battery, only to discover the starter was also toast. All 16 spark plugs were absolutely COOKED. Hindsight being 20/20, those should’ve been some pretty obvious red flags. After replacing the plugs, I was still picking up an intermittent misfire on cylinder 7, maybe one or two counts per 200 RPM. I ended up driving it another 15–20 miles, thinking I was still dealing with residual diesel contamination in the exhaust, O2 sensors, and catalytic converters, and that the system just needed to clear itself out. Boy, was I wrong. Further diagnosis revealed that the cylinder 7 piston was literally coming apart. Looking back, I got tunnel vision on the fuel contamination and didn't give the mechanical side enough consideration early on. Definitely one of those diagnoses I'll remember.

A for effort I guess 🙃

10 mostly intact hemi manifold bolts. One of a kind. Best offer takes it.

This chassis is terrible for flooding, the sunroof drains get clogged and backup into the cabin. This at least the 7th - 8th 204/212 we’ve seen with this issue.

You really need sound to fully appreciate it. A rodent chewed a CAN line in the engine bay causing loss of communications with TCM. It literally feels like the car got rear-ended. After repair, it is silky smooth.

First thing on the way to the shop, my dad showed me this fine masterpiece.

I can't find the problem can you

Head unit I found mounted in a coach/bus for the PA system while looking for the fuses.

A Judge drops off his daughter's car and says "Do Whatever It Needs". Full inspection time and expecting a dude who "knows guac is extra" to already have things in good shape. Drop the skid plate for the oil change service and find this on the transmission shift linkage. Think that's a genuine motorcraft bottlecap?

Working on my own junk today. Started swapping out a 3.27 gear axle for a 4.10 one. Ford 8.8 in a 1995 Mustang.

This is fun work to me. Wheeee

does anyone see the sparks/glowing terminal? just another customer rolling in with work done by a Chris fix subscriber. nut is cross threaded and terminal isn't making good connection causing excessive resistance, melting and fire conditions. unfortunately the nut is seized meaning it is going to break the post so I had to recommend a new alternator also

Realistically, this car can ride another 200k miles. Interior is clean and sharp expect the passenger door card which has water damage. Owner lives in a $650k home and is a retired doctor. He demands I make this car solid. It's been hard parked in his driveway since before covid.

Got it all running smooth.

Came in for "clucking" but I guess the guy never had a See n Say, that's clearly a "Moo".

Customer says there is a slight rumble sound over bumps.

I test drove it and the brakes sounded fine and worked just grand too! No pulling

Hmmmm it is orange and it was in the cooling system but I don't think that's orange coolant. 96 B2500 van, short wheelbase, 3.9 V6, just bought Friday for $5,000 with 176K miles.

Patient exhibited a rattle noise at startup - worse if sitting for several days. Finally got off my backside and took the engine out, as this wonderful design has the timing chain on the rear of the block.

All four chains, four guides and four tensioners later and it no longer rattles at start - even if it hasn't been started for a week.

Audi also decided to make all the bellhousing bolts out of aluminum. I swear the Germans just do this crap to mess with us for losing the war...

Thank you fellow tech for your sacrifice. 🫡

Customer states “roaring noise and right rear locked up but probably from cheap tires”

This one was a doozy, boys.

To answer a few common questions:

Why was this necessary? Why didn't I pull the dent out?Reinforcement is ultra high strength steel. We aren't allowed to repair them AT ALL. The entire piece needs to be changed.

Why wasn't it totaled? Brand new Rebel with only a couple thousand miles on it. Still worth big bucks.

Is it safe? Will it ever be the same? This is a repair procedure developed by Chrysler. As long as it's done by the book, the truck will be good as new. And not to toot my own horn but I've been doing this for nearly 20 years and I'm quite proud of how this turned out.

How many hours was the estimate? 140 body labor, 32 paint.

This car did NOT need to give me an attitude this early in the morning.

Edit: They had a janky ass GPS tracker plugged into the OBD that was causing all their problems, lol