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Thanks for sharing. I think yours is an example of, not all hemis are created equal.Well folks, believe it or not, I've been lurking a long time and read all 2622 pages of this thing. Thank you for all of the knowledge and information you have shared.
Just thought it was time for me to share my two cents. I bought this truck from my neighbor, when he was upgrading to a big horn. Prior to getting it, we changed the oil every time he was at "10% left" on the EVIC and he used the cheapest syn. 5w30/filter combo he could get at the store that day. He/I tow bobcats, tractors, etc in the spring-fall and snow plow in the winter. It is a work truck and is treated like a work truck. His first 55k miles were mostly city, my 20k have mostly been highway, but both still would count as "mixed."
2014, 2500
Miles: 75,***
Idle: 639 Hrs
Drive: 2484 Hrs
Idle RPMs: 650
Oil change 1: PUP (x4) 0w40, (x3) 5w20 (June '17), Approx 8,000 miles, EVIC 10%
Oil change 2: Red line 5w30 (Jan '18), Approx 6,000 miles, EVIC ~30%
Oil change 3: PUP (x3) 0w40, (x4) 5w20 (June '18), Currently @60% Approx 4,000 miles
RP filter at every change
Prior to the PUP my hemi tick was terrible, like average person would notice (why he sold it to me cheap). The PUP quieted it down more to the "I know what a hemi tick is, and if I listen for it, I can still hear it." The average person wouldn't notice it, but could hear it if you pointed it out. Redline cause NO CHANGE in the tick in my truck for the first 5k miles. After that, it definitely came back, no where as bad as before, but much louder than the PUP, especially cold start ups. At a little over 6k, I dumped it and went back to the PUP. At this point today, my engine sounds like his new big horn with the rare chatter at a cold start (approx 5 seconds, sitting 8+ hours).
I don't think anything is wrong with Redline, I have ran it for years in my Jeeps with nothing but exceptional results. I just personally think it just preformed poorly in a HD situation. The only difference the RL would have had over the PUP, would have been the stop/go of plowing.
Thought for the day, is oil pressure the main indicator of metal protection?
How many miles on that oil? Might be the camera but that looks pretty dirty...
How many miles on that oil? Might be the camera but that looks pretty dirty...
Keep Pascal's law in mind. Also, as U&A said, pressure is the result of resistance to flow. As Burla said, too much or not enough are bad. Each engine is different, but an average daily driver can be anywhere from the high 20s to 50ish warmed up at idle.Don't know if its the main indicator, but I've always thought the more oil pressure the better. The higher pressure helps the oil get to the upper part of the engine quicker also...
Beer run!
Warm idle psi in park is a bit higher with 5W 40. Identical to my idle psi when I ran 10W-40.
So warm idle PSI’s in my truck
PUP 0w40 29-30
Amsoil 0w40 30
Redline 0w40. 32
Redline 10w40 34
Redline 5w40 34
Cool, and cool you keep track of this, good tip for someone trying to quiet that tick. According to the stat sheet that 5w40 redline should be better then the 10w40. We will see what the real world will have to say.
WTF, you gonna put that Japan stuff in you're hemi? @Burla, have you lost you're mind?conundrum if the 5w40 redline doesn't work out, might have to search around.
LOL, I was just picking at ya.That is a high Moly oil, and more to the point I was thinking about Kyle's conundrum. He can't run 10w40 Redline in the winter, maybe look at drum role, 0w50. It would probably be stable for like .0001 miles after starting I bet.
Welcome to the thread sir and I do apologise ......as I owe you one if you have read every post ....pretty sure I've had several I'd like to take back [emoji16][emoji16]Well folks, believe it or not, I've been lurking a long time and read all 2622 pages of this thing. Thank you for all of the knowledge and information you have shared.
Just thought it was time for me to share my two cents. I bought this truck from my neighbor, when he was upgrading to a big horn. Prior to getting it, we changed the oil every time he was at "10% left" on the EVIC and he used the cheapest syn. 5w30/filter combo he could get at the store that day. He/I tow bobcats, tractors, etc in the spring-fall and snow plow in the winter. It is a work truck and is treated like a work truck. His first 55k miles were mostly city, my 20k have mostly been highway, but both still would count as "mixed."
2014, 2500
Miles: 75,***
Idle: 639 Hrs
Drive: 2484 Hrs
Idle RPMs: 650
Oil change 1: PUP (x4) 0w40, (x3) 5w20 (June '17), Approx 8,000 miles, EVIC 10%
Oil change 2: Red line 5w30 (Jan '18), Approx 6,000 miles, EVIC ~30%
Oil change 3: PUP (x3) 0w40, (x4) 5w20 (June '18), Currently @60% Approx 4,000 miles
RP filter at every change
Prior to the PUP my hemi tick was terrible, like average person would notice (why he sold it to me cheap). The PUP quieted it down more to the "I know what a hemi tick is, and if I listen for it, I can still hear it." The average person wouldn't notice it, but could hear it if you pointed it out. Redline cause NO CHANGE in the tick in my truck for the first 5k miles. After that, it definitely came back, no where as bad as before, but much louder than the PUP, especially cold start ups. At a little over 6k, I dumped it and went back to the PUP. At this point today, my engine sounds like his new big horn with the rare chatter at a cold start (approx 5 seconds, sitting 8+ hours).
I don't think anything is wrong with Redline, I have ran it for years in my Jeeps with nothing but exceptional results. I just personally think it just preformed poorly in a HD situation. The only difference the RL would have had over the PUP, would have been the stop/go of plowing.
Why is there thinking involved here ???? Ha ha ha , just kidding , but 5W -40 REDLINE is obviously better than 0W - Anything ...[emoji1303][emoji1303]Truck says 25° and I’m thinking about going out to dump my 0w40 and put in the redline 5w40.
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Hmm , I'm thinking pretty much any wt Redline is the perfect oil pressure ...[emoji1303][emoji1303]Yeah I don't have any answers on this one, but I will say this, having a 5w20 cure a tick left by the previous 5w20, leads me to think there is more involved then oil pressure. And one thing I'm sure of, there has to be a "perfect" oil pressure like a perfect viscosity. Too low is bad, to high is equally bad.