OK , I am lost

ramhunter9 · May 31, 2012

This 318 ... I dont have owners manual , but going to change the oil .. I think its 5 quarts ? But not sure ... also with 159k ... switch to synthetic ?
What is the correct weight in oil I should use for this manual 5 speed 318

Sorry ,, never owned a 318 V8 before .

Okiespaniel · May 31, 2012

Should be 5.5 qts with filter.

ramhunter9 · May 31, 2012

Ehh ..

Found this 5 quarts . I was right

Dodge Ram 5.2L V8 Specs

SmokedRam · May 31, 2012

I always used conventional in mine...10W30 Castrol...Napa Gold Filter.

iSlacker816 · May 31, 2012

**** conventional lol, I use Valvoline Max Life 10w30.

ramhunter9 · May 31, 2012

Ya think it would be bad to switch to synthetic right now ?

Okiespaniel · May 31, 2012

ramhunter9 said:
Ehh ..

Found this 5 quarts . I was right

Dodge Ram 5.2L V8 Specs

Yes...which is crackcase capacity. Doesn't count the filter. My manual says that too. I dunno...I always put 5 in the pan and a half qt in the filter.

Dipstick always seems right....scratches head.

SmokedRam · May 31, 2012

As long as you dont have any leaks...go for it....up to you, if it were mine, I would use Castrol GTX High Mileage...its a synthetic blend.

ramhunter9 · May 31, 2012

SmokedRam said:
As long as you dont have any leaks...go for it....up to you, if it were mine, I would use Castrol GTX High Mileage...its a synthetic blend.

Thats what I was thinking ,. Dam Adam .. 2x in one day :********:

SmokedRam · May 31, 2012

Werd!!!

ramhunter9 · May 31, 2012

10w 30 ?

iSlacker816 · May 31, 2012

That's what mine takes

SmokedRam · May 31, 2012

Yup 10W30

ramhunter9 · May 31, 2012

I just didnt know if the 318 was the same as the 360

SmokedRam · May 31, 2012

almost everything is the same on it...but the block and stroke.

SmokedRam · May 31, 2012

Dave...you should get that modded kegger thats for sale in the classifieds...then throw a 50mm throttle body on that son of a hoe.

iSlacker816 · May 31, 2012

With his being a 01 it shouldn't have the plate in the keggar that needs to be removed so that would be pointless but yes on the TB

SmokedRam · May 31, 2012

iSlacker816 said:
With his being a 01 it shouldn't have the plate in the keggar that needs to be removed so that would be pointless but yes on the TB

I am pretty sure that they still used the same set up on the 318 from 93-01...I could be wrong, but I am almost certain of it. Modding those intake runners makes a difference in upper RPM performance.

iSlacker816 · May 31, 2012

They aren't up to like 97 or 98. Then they revised the intake designed and removed it. My 01 doesn't have it when I did my plenum kit.

SmokedRam · May 31, 2012

I'll be damned...didnt know they did that!!!

OK , I am lost

Senior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Supporting Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Supporting Member

Senior Member

Supporting Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Supporting Member

Senior Member

Supporting Member

Supporting Member

Senior Member

Supporting Member

Senior Member

Supporting Member

Similar threads

Forum statistics

Share this page