Time for an oil change

[FancyStancy]

What is the best oil to run in the 5.7l hemi? I have heard of some guys running the redline oil to help silent the "hemi tick". Let me know what y'all think, thanks.

 

[hemihustlin]

Allow me to link you to an exceptionaly informational thread concerning the best hemi oil

http://www.ramforum.com/f44/synthetic_oil-27664/

If you have already read it then you already know that redline is the best
If you have not then go see for yourself why it is the best!

 

[FancyStancy]

Thank you for the info on the thread. So if I want to run Redline, where can I get it? I would like to find it in-store instead of online because I want to change it Sunday or Monday

 

[hemihustlin]

Red Line Synthetic Oil

 

[FancyStancy]

Red Line Synthetic Oil

Thanks for the link. I think I will just pick it up from a local retailer.

 

[kx250frider617]

I see that you have an 04' so you definitely have some miles on your truck. I used to run royal purple and spend $70 on a oil change. I now have 140k on the truck and have recently switched to cheap castrol gtx high mileage. Heck i even buy the gallon jug from walmart along with two quarts and a filter for cheap. It quieted my tick.

 

[Gecko]

My cam installer said he uses Penzoil Platinum full synthetic in his vehicles and all the ones he does installs on. He runs a Mopar shop and I went with his advice and I've got no tick or anything. I recently just changed the oil and used the Penzoil again.

 

[FancyStancy]

I see that you have an 04' so you definitely have some miles on your truck. I used to run royal purple and spend $70 on a oil change. I now have 140k on the truck and have recently switched to cheap castrol gtx high mileage. Heck i even buy the gallon jug from walmart along with two quarts and a filter for cheap. It quieted my tick.

I have 70k, thanks for the info

 

[hemihustlin]

My cam installer said he uses Penzoil Platinum full synthetic in his vehicles and all the ones he does installs on. He runs a Mopar shop and I went with his advice and I've got no tick or anything. I recently just changed the oil and used the Penzoil again.

Yeah PP is a great oil its actually what im running now no complaints, although i have consumed between 600mL and 900mL (probably closer to 600, i hope lol, but i forget how much the container started with so i cant say for sure) of oil only ~3500km into the oil change. It is winter, lots of cold starts, its normal to burn off some oil but i hope when i go redline that will stop

Also the fact that were i live PP is so expensive when not on mega sale in 5l jugs redline is extremely competitively priced for the quality of the product!

So in a few thousand km ill be hitting up my local worldpac (monidex is what its called here) for some redline and then probably napa for a wix platinum syn filter ( 15$ plus tax i believe). After 10k filter change and oil sample and go from there.
Ive already done a UOA and ill probably do one on this PP so ill have some history going into this!

 

[SD38-2]

I've been using Amsoil in my 08 1500 Hemi. With conventional oil I would get the hemi tick but since I switched to Amsoil the tick has gone away. I use Amsoil because my local NAPA always has it on the shelf. I thought about using Royal Purple but they don't always have it on the shelf.