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Failure mode - Cummins 6.7L ISB (Ram HD)
CCV breather filter clogging
Reliability tier: verified - verify before ordering, see /disclosure/
Symptoms
- slowly rising crankcase pressure; weeping seals
- oil carry-over into the intake path (CCV mist feeds the soot cake)
- no immediate driveability change - this is a maintenance item that fails silently
Root cause
The closed-crankcase-ventilation filter element saturates; Bostech gives ~60-67.5k-mile service intervals. Neglected, it raises crankcase pressure (leaks) and feeds oil mist into the intake/EGR path where it becomes coke.
Diagnosis
- inspect the CCV filter at the interval; check for caked media
- look for seal weep and oil carry-over downstream as secondary evidence
Fixes
replace the CCV filter element at the interval (~60-67.5k per vendor guidance); earlier on severe duty ()
Prevalence
common
Affected configurations (58)
- 2007 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2007 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2008 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2008 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2008 Dodge Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2008 Dodge Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2009 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2009 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2009 Dodge Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2009 Dodge Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2010 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2010 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2010 Dodge Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2010 Dodge Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2011 Ram 2500
- 2011 Ram 3500
- 2011 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2011 Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2011 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2012 Ram 2500
- 2012 Ram 3500
- 2012 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2012 Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2012 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2013 Ram 2500
- 2013 Ram 3500
- 2013 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2013 Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2013 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2014 Ram 2500
- 2014 Ram 3500
- 2014 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2014 Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2014 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2015 Ram 2500
- 2015 Ram 3500
- 2015 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2015 Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2015 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2016 Ram 2500
- 2016 Ram 3500
- 2016 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2016 Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2016 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2017 Ram 2500
- 2017 Ram 3500
- 2017 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2017 Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2017 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab
- 2018 Ram 2500
- 2018 Ram 3500
- 2018 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
- 2018 Ram 4500 Chassis Cab
- 2018 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab