When I had my 1946 Cadillac, my mechanic was OCD when he had my car. He would even tie up a lift so that nobody could touch it while it was in his posessionI agree on the sitting: Here is what I do when my Vettes need service. I make sure I take care of the service manager, box of good cigars, good bottle of scotch, cash whatever. H e makes sure my cars are set off separate inside and stayed covered, with a stern wearing. Do not mess this one up. Never hurts to have a good man inside looking out.
As far as wait time, expect several weeks. My transmission went out at 26k miles - metal shavings in the pan, which is a fluke I'm told. My truck was at the dealers for two months before I drove it home. To be fair, most of that time was waiting for parts, which is out of the dealer's hands. Good luck!Got the truck back from the dealership.
Metal shavings were found in the oil control valve. Service bulletin says replace engine.
Metal shavings are found on oil control valve when lifters are scraping the cam lobe. Or flat spotting the cam as the mechanic said from lifters.
The cause is widely said to be bad metalurgy batches of the lifter roller bearings.
(Basically the rollers on the end of the lifter that roll on the oval cam lobe stop rolling). Or other hydraulic lifter failures. The failure causes scraping during rotation of the cam sending metal shavings thru your oil and into your cylinders damaging the entire engine block. It would be hard to believe its actually flawed design on an engine that has been in challengers, chargers, jeeps and rams since 2014.
So the dealership is sending pictures to Stellantis, requesting a new engine. I was warned that 6.4s are on back order so it may take weeks. Its been about a week and i am waiting aproval from Ram for the new engine request.
Honestly I am fine with all of that as long as warranty takes care of it and gets me a new engine in a reasonable amount of time. The ram has been great, tows well, still tight at 30k miles. I would buy again if they cover their uncommon manufacturer defects. I dont think anyone would buy a truck that has engine failures at 30k, so im sure they will fix it.
Also for the record i stood next to new challenger 6.4 idling, no ticking at all, pretty quiet.