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    What is the Best Oil Filter for a 5.7 Hemi (non-eTorque)?

    I didn't see if the writer mention the plumbing config, filters in 'series' or 'parallel'. The latter is preferred after the first question I have w/filters. Does the filter brand have negative back-flows? Yes, it will wick-down in time setting idle for some time, but make sure your...
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    Synthetic Oil

    It just doesn't make a rats difference, it all spec'ed the same. The commerce availability, cleaning additives, color and name is most likely what makes the diff's in fly-over country prices. The 'slick' is the same per spec.
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    I regret buying a RAM

    BossH, Looks like the guy w/dark glasses just crashed Ur snapShot w/you, Ha! , but you tell me if Mopar Batt are 'useLess'. I purchased a New 'Goat' '05, 2500 Hemi, and that sucker wore its 1st (OEM) battery for 13 years and it did not die in that PU. The reason I replaced it was because 'as...
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    I regret buying a RAM

    "When I first bought my truck in 2022", Senior, How many times did you buy it in '22? -- Anyway back on subject, (The rear gate dropping w/o command). Why put yourself in with such grief when it would have been so simple to just add a close-by DPDT switch to cut any pwr route to the gate...
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    New guy from God’s Country

    Welcome aboard Delorean man. That is a strong looking 'goat'. Reading Ur history of that beast, its home use to be active w/a concrete company and not mentioning anything you may well be aware of, concrete dust, airborne or splash-up is so attractive to the under side of Rams' sheet metal...
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    Wiring diagram

    Still searching for wiring diagram for 2013 -18 Ram 1500 even if it is a yearly web-site subscription rated. Anyone have an OEM Gen Maint Manual for sale? The 'Chilton' manual #20406 I find 2B a POS.
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    Changed trans fluid- and a cautionary tale

    The choice for the alum pan would be my selection if I planned to keep the vehicle for another 120k miles pulling the two axle horse trailer over the hill country here and N.M. three days out of the week. Alum pans has faster sitting cool-downs, great dispersing heat while moving, good for...
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    When Is It Ok To Change To Synthetic?

    The general question is; " When Is It Ok To Change To Synthetic? The general guide by a recent departed major auto maintenance 20 stall shop owner and 40 yr operator. The question came up regular and he would suggestion was. Any vehicle (gas) with an Odo reading over 80K was...
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    Synthetic Oil

    Your Question; "New to hemi and dealer does all my oil changes free of charge for life...I wonder what they will be using?" "G", U Figure non-transferable 'free Oil Chges' for orig owner would be for an average life time being an Odo read'g of 150k (what? = 10 -15 changes.). Concern...
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    4th gen Center Console with 3rd gen Seats

    FishStickZ; I'm well experianced w/the '04 STD Cab 2500 (Gen3) Hemi for 18yrs. I drove that beast Nu off the stealership's lot and never looked back. I like the way U did the jump seat, real clever. The first day I got the Nu '04 home, I removed the flip-back from the jump seat and to gain a bit...
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    Help with throttle lag or dead spot

    WaRam, if you didn't use the OEM Ram TPS, As you know/or should, the normal good day run patterns are so quirky at times, they will show aggarvation with (after-market) second sources. Good luck.

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