Synthetic oil

[JUANGOODUDE]

I just purchased a 2017 5.7 ltr ram with only 21,000 miles on it. Dont know what is in it right now. Figure its a great time to start with a synthetic oil from here on out.
What weight have most of y'all had the most success with?
I live in Delaware. Winter not to bad here.

 

[danielmid]

@Burla sigh

 

[Burla]

I just purchased a 2017 5.7 ltr ram with only 21,000 miles on it. Dont know what is in it right now. Figure its a great time to start with a synthetic oil from here on out.
What weight have most of y'all had the most success with?
I live in Delaware. Winter not to bad here.

Well I was called so I should say something.

If you get a uoa you can see how the hemi is wearing, helps makes a choice between 0w40, 5w30, 0w30, 0w20 or the oem 5w20. The forum is about 50/50 5w20 or 5w30. My opinion is 5w30 unless you end up with cold piston slap which is different then hemi tick, if that happens and can happen at temperature above freezing then I'd opt for 0w30. Piston slap generally only happens at cold start when truck has sat a while, and it always goes away when warm.

The forum's top 4 choices for oil are Pennzoil number one oil used on the board, m1 number two used on on board, amsoil 3, or redline which is the 4th most used oil on the board. Penzoils top oil is Ultra line. Another strategy is to add lubegard biotech to any cheap synthetic oil with modern specs to boost the aw/ep additives to much higher levels. There are oil threads if you dare, but if you hemi is wearing good I'm not sure what more you need to know then that. Now oil filters is another big deal, no joke. Use the larger filter it will fit, see oil filter thread page 1 and 93, top two filters are royal purple 20-820 and fram Ultra. That's all I got.

How do you like the truck??


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[Rado]

I just purchased a 2017 5.7 ltr ram with only 21,000 miles on it. Dont know what is in it right now. Figure its a great time to start with a synthetic oil from here on out.
What weight have most of y'all had the most success with?
I live in Delaware. Winter not to bad here.

JUANGOODUDE​

First WELCOME to the group and Congratulations on the New to you RAM !
I live in Maine and have been using synthetic Oil for years in my car,truck and motorcycles !
And IMO YES worth the extra few $$
Years ago I had a F150 w. a 302 regular oil and when we hit low teens or sub zero the truck turned over slow!
Went to synthetic and I could bearly tell it was extreamly cold out !
Started Way easier w/synthetic !
That sold me on 100% synthetic oil and I change every 5k as well ,,IMO cheap insurance

FYI TONS of info on synthetic oil ;

Use the search box for more then you can read lol !

 

[Rado]

Well I was called so I should say something.

If you get a uoa you can see how the hemi is wearing, helps makes a choice between 0w40, 5w30, 0w30, 0w20 or the oem 5w20. The forum is about 50/50 5w20 or 5w30. My opinion is 5w30 unless you end up with cold piston slap which is different then hemi tick, if that happens and can happen at temperature above freezing then I'd opt for 0w30. Piston slap generally only happens at cold start when truck has sat a while, and it always goes away when warm.

The forum's top 4 choices for oil are Pennzoil number one oil used on the board, m1 number two used on on board, amsoil 3, or redline which is the 4th most used oil on the board. Penzoils top oil is Ultra line. Another strategy is to add lubegard biotech to any cheap synthetic oil with modern specs to boost the aw/ep additives to much higher levels. There are oil threads if you dare, but if you hemi is wearing good I'm not sure what more you need to know then that. Now oil filters is another big deal, no joke. Use the larger filter it will fit, see oil filter thread page 1 and 93, top two filters are royal purple 20-829 and fram Ultra. That's all I got.

How do you like the truck??


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GREAT info as usual Burla !

 

[Redfisher1974]

@Burla sigh

Ha ha someone is snappy today.. love it.

 

[JUANGOODUDE]

So far , so good. Funny story. This truck WAS owned by a little old lady. LEGIT! she wanted a small car said truck was to big! What were you thinkin' ? This things huge! Love the longhorn style on the interior. I looked for 2 years for this exact truck. Came fully loaded! Good things come to those who wait!

 

[Stringer45]

i wouldnt use synthetic oil. it's just a fad and has no business in an automobile.

look for quaker state in a 20w/50

 

[danielmid]

i wouldnt use synthetic oil. it's just a fad and has no business in an automobile.

look for quaker state in a 20w/50

Make sure you torque your conventional oil to the correct specs

 

[danielmid]

Also @JUANGOODUDE I don't think I need to say this but don't put 20w-50 oil in your hemi.

 

[MikeinJaxHemi]

Lot's of opinions on oil, so you will get lots of opinions. Do what makes you happy. 5w/20 is the recommended weight. I use synthetic blend myself. Regular oil changed frequently will work fine.

 

[Stringer45]

Make sure you torque your conventional oil to the correct specs

torque values are there for a reason. i wouldn't expect a moron to understand that.

 

[Redfisher1974]

I hear straight 50 weight cures tick 100%

 

[CanuckRam1313]

F_it....just run straight lucas oil stabilizer and you'll be good to go

On a real note, though... synthetic is the way to go, and considering 5W30 for our HEMI's is just good insurance, well, for me anyways.

I'll not debate it out, but @Burla is one of this Community's foremost brain trust people when it comes to oil and viscosity, etc.

While my 19' has never had an issue from brand new, it was this Community where I learned that 5W30 Red Line High Performance oil and the Royal Purple 20-820 oil filter combo are highly revered to be ones that contribute to the greatest opportunity of having tick and trouble free engine operations.

This and PUP with BioTech Lubegard additive as an alternative to the above, because the above combo can be a tad more costly.

Either way, welcome to the Ram Forum Family, and enjoy a great community where the knowledgebase is off the charts!

 

[Redfisher1974]

F_it....just run straight lucas oil stabilizer and you'll be good to go

Hmmm not sure but that may turn truck into Time Machine.!

 

[Burla]

So far , so good. Funny story. This truck WAS owned by a little old lady. LEGIT! she wanted a small car said truck was to big! What were you thinkin' ? This things huge! Love the longhorn style on the interior. I looked for 2 years for this exact truck. Came fully loaded! Good things come to those who wait!

I call it like it is, that truck is BAD A S S ...

 

[Treburkulosis]

Also @JUANGOODUDE I don't think I need to say this but don't put 20w-50 oil in your hemi.

Why not lol.

 

[danielmid]

Why not lol.

I mean it's their truck and not mine, seems like a bad idea though.

 

[danielmid]

torque values are there for a reason. i wouldn't expect a moron to understand that.

Phew and here I was worried you didn't understand

 

[JUANGOODUDE]

I use synthetic in my 1,250 hp drag car. No issues all day long