Oil Change - What would you do?

TomR00 · Nov 21, 2013

I bought my 2013 RAM 1500 Crew Cab on 9-4-2013, it was built in July 2013 and it has just over 2000 miles on it. But the oil is 4 months old, has a little "lot rot" on it. :yucky:

The evic shows 70% left on the oil. :gr_grin:

I drive it at least 20 miles every day.

TomR00

Razzaa · Nov 21, 2013

TomR00 said:
I bought my 2013 RAM 1500 Crew Cab on 9-4-2013, it was built in July 2013 and it has just over 2000 miles on it. But the oil is 4 months old, has a little "lot rot" on it.

The evic shows 70% left on the oil.

I drive it at least 20 miles every day.

TomR00

Change it..... :yucky:

dodge dude94 · Nov 21, 2013

Just change it.
It's not that hard. lol
Hell, I only put about 1500mi on my truck per oil change. I go by color, gets too dark I change it.

Coop · Nov 22, 2013

TomR00 said:
I bought my 2013 RAM 1500 Crew Cab on 9-4-2013, it was built in July 2013 and it has just over 2000 miles on it. But the oil is 4 months old, has a little "lot rot" on it.

The evic shows 70% left on the oil.

I drive it at least 20 miles every day.

TomR00

Change it. You're broke in, get that factory oil out and some clean oil in. A good synthetic change now can take you till spring without worry.

Burla · Nov 22, 2013

Is this a rhetorical question?

kkreit01 · Nov 22, 2013

If it makes you feel better, change it. I always do my first change at 1500-2000 -- depending how long it was on the lot. Some just wait until the light comes on. As long you as you follow your manual, or sooner, you'll be fine.

TRXHemi · Nov 22, 2013

On my 2010, I changed to Mobil 1 at around 1500 miles and never looked back.

I have over 106K on the odometer now....... and still rolling!

TomR00 · Nov 22, 2013

I'll get it changed soon.

Thanks for the replies. :hail:

TomR00

sevensix · Nov 23, 2013

Unfortunately, I am old school when it comes to oil changes, especially the first one on a new vehicle. My 2013 was changed early because oil had been in crankcase 8 months although fewer than 2000 miles, so it was off to the dealer for new dino juice. The service dept. questioned why I was coming in so early before the EVIC indicated servicing, but went ahead with the oil change. They did get in the last laugh with a comment on the work order to follow recommended servicing schedule(s). Anyway, it will be 5000 miles before they see me again.
-sevensix

nwram · Nov 23, 2013

Is it a good idea to switch to synthetic? Ive had my 2011 1500 hemi about a month. The oil looks clean, but I cant tell if its already synthetic or not. There's less than 37,000 on the odometer

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