Even the 2011 is old school at this point. Give both of them another ten years you will find less and less available electronic parts.
I'm primarily talking about ADAS. https://www.synopsys.com/automotive/what-is-adas.html
About every system on the newest rigs have computers for each system...
That's why every vehicle I buy is older than the last one. I work on these newer rigs all day, I am amazed that people will buy them. I guess if you can't fix your own car people opt for the new stuff. It's all going to be a disaster once they start breaking down.
Did you replace the dual mass flywheel with a solid flywheel? If so you may be hearing transmission noise because of a flywheel swap. The transmission will be louder with a solid flywheel.
I run my diesel's on a mix of 30% diesel fuel 70% synthetic oil and trans fluid. I have a good supply of waste motor oil and trans fluid. It does fine.
If it's not releasing to turn a corner maybe the clutches are frozen from rust. My latest beater truck had a large amount of water in the rear differential and rusted things up pretty bad. Two drain and fills later it seems to be good to go. Perhaps you need to free up the clutches? Definitely...
The relay is easy to test. Two smaller terminals would get power and then ground the other and you should hear a click when the solenoid engages. At that point, you should have continuity through the two large terminals. I really don't have more in-depth instructions. On my IDI's I leave the...
I personally would just bypass the controller and use a push button on the dash. I have done that on every diesel I own and it works well. The hot side controlled with the ignition switch and ground the other side with a push button to turn the relay on.
I would suspect something went array during the bleeding process. Maybe the wire to the ABS sensor at the rear axle was stretched or stressed when the truck was lifted on the lift? There is a switch in the ABS valve that may need some kind of reset after bleeding?
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