MY First Oil Change On My Leftover 2016...

I bought my truck April 1, and it's only got 970 miles (yesterday) but being a leftover 2016 I was concerned about the paper OEM filter being probably 2 years old.

I figured I'd let the Dealer do the first change due to the extreme low miles, Warranty, the extreme tightness of new filters, record keeping and such but was unsure of what oil since I'm only up to page

363

in the oil thread......

The only options were (bulk/not considered) Penzoil yellow bottle, and Mobil 1 synthetic. Hell I thought Mobil 1 didn't even meet the Mopar spec, so I went with the PYB and will let the engine break in a little more before going full synthetic.

I was surprised my dealer did not carry ANY Penzoil Synthetic.

Anyhow, about 3 miles away I glanced at the bill and noticed it said 5 quarts of Oil................... It's a HEMI...

I glanced at the pressure and it looked good, whipped into a parking lot and shut the truck off and got out and checked the oil. It was fine. I called the place and asked the manager and he said it indeed got 7 (I saw HIM pouring it in from the bottle, but I wasn't counting) and the bill was just wrong, no problem.

Took 10 years off MY life...... I may just do them myself from now on.

Keep an eye on your oil filter. Dealer changed mine and the oil filter developed a leak which covered the steering servo and I took it back and they changed the oil again and said it was a bad gasket on the filter and documented the fault. Just a heads up.


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My dealer does all of my oil changes. First, because if something screws up, they are on the hook. Second, their service is quick! Third, their prices are outstanding.

my dealer charges me $28.00 which includes a mopar filter, jug of windshield washer and labor. I only supply the mobil 1 full synthetic oil. For that price i wont even consider crawling under my truck and doing it myself

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whetrick1 said:

Keep an eye on your oil filter. Dealer changed mine and the oil filter developed a leak which covered the steering servo and I took it back and they changed the oil again and said it was a bad gasket on the filter and documented the fault. Just a heads up.

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Sounds more like operator error. Think maybe he left it loose?

I always worry when somebody else does stuff......

Murphy Slaw said:

Sounds more like operator error. Think maybe he left it loose?

I always worry when somebody else does stuff......

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That's what I would assume and had the same situation this weekend when I changed my oil myself and discovered the oil filter was backed off at least a full turn from being tight. It was the first oil change after my dealer freebie ran out.

The dealer does all of my oil changes. That why I had them to document the problem.


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