reps4jesus
Junior Member
Hello all, new to the forum and I’ve been following the synthetic oil thread and have learned a ton. I recently purchased a 2012 Ram 1500 5.7l hemi with 83k on it and 2750 engine hours. Carfax showed good maintance records and pre purchase inspection said it was in great shape, but had an exhaust leak. I had the exhaust leak fixed before purchase, and I was problem free for about till 86k miles when I started getting a tick. I switched from synthetic 5w20 to PUP 5w30 with lube gaurd the other day. I’ve noticed it’s now quiet on startup but ticks once it’s warm now. I’m using a Fram Ultra filter as well (the big one). It seems the tick starts once my oil reaches 165 degrees. I’ve tried to attach a video but I can’t seem to make it work. It’s not super loud, but sounds like it’s coming from the driver side head. It currently idles very clean, and I have no check engine light, misfires, or any issues whatsoever besides the audible tick.
As far as possible solutions, should I give this oil a bit to do its thing before I change things up? My thinking was to try 0w30 redline. If I do, should I leave the current filter with very few miles on it or get a new one? Current temps here stay about 20-40 Fahrenheit and it will get colder in the coming months down to the teens.
Sorry I’m beating a dead horse, but I’d really like to avoid lifters and cam right after buying this truck. This thing was a dream of mine to get for a very long time and finally became possible so I want to take care of this the best I can.
Thank you guys in advance. And trust I am using the search function and reading every oil thread I can find. I’ve read everything I could from Burla and the other experts here and I’m mind blown by how much knowledge is on this forum. I just wanted to make this thread for my specific circumstances.
As far as possible solutions, should I give this oil a bit to do its thing before I change things up? My thinking was to try 0w30 redline. If I do, should I leave the current filter with very few miles on it or get a new one? Current temps here stay about 20-40 Fahrenheit and it will get colder in the coming months down to the teens.
Sorry I’m beating a dead horse, but I’d really like to avoid lifters and cam right after buying this truck. This thing was a dream of mine to get for a very long time and finally became possible so I want to take care of this the best I can.
Thank you guys in advance. And trust I am using the search function and reading every oil thread I can find. I’ve read everything I could from Burla and the other experts here and I’m mind blown by how much knowledge is on this forum. I just wanted to make this thread for my specific circumstances.