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Tim: I only hope you were attempting to make a Joke?
RL oils carry some of the most Robust/Stoutest formulations you will find!
Not one of the RL Viscosity oils Need a cheap over the counter oil additive added.
Their base oils are second to none as well.
The 5.7L has a engine design flaw (weak upper valve train) & I honestly believe FCA knows this - RL oils are only a band aid - but a very strong band aid.
I also feel select high quality oil filters can help in this issue as well - aid in start up & normal oil flow up to this critical area.
My honest opinion thinks there is a oil flow issue up too the upper valve train area - also the lifter design is a sad excuse for reliability - especially just after warranty is expired.
This is why I as well as many others believe the Moly plating is very vital.
It seems to help most cases - some well it just wasn't meant to be.
I started with PUP SRT 0W-40 @ the 8K mile mark in my 2014 - most know the 0W-40 was loaded with over 200 ppm of Infinium Moly.
I attempted to avoid any amount of idling mainly @ operating temp - since this is when the oil psi was at its lowest!
Traded her in @ the 18K mile mark - now I have some FUN Government Emissions to be concerned & worried with.
Once again: I'm rambling - I apologize & I'm done!
Everybody have a awesome day & Happy Holidays
For Burla & Crew: Years ago I told you fellas bout my neighbor 2 houses down with his 13-14 Ram 5.7L & how it sounded like a Steriod Infested Sewing Machine @ idle from 2 houses down - it is really sad how it has slowly progressed into a unreal unnatural sound now.
I am honestly very curious to see just how long she will continue before the lifters eat the cam.
All joking aside, Kyle used m0s2 with redline and it did sound better. I believe redline killed his hemi tick, and that combo addressed cold piston slap with some success. Whatever works and has decent science behind it I am all about. Some evidence such as Corey's uoa's suggest if you kill the tick, the wear numbers get better, wouldn't that suggest the issue is fixed and not masked? The only downside is you have to stick with that strategy because it is temporarily "fixed" otherwise. I would attempt to use the least number of products to achieve that butter smooth engine, but I'd rather stack m0s2 on redline then have piston slap, if that is what it takes. There is two or three things going on, cold start up tick, warm idle tick, and cold piston slap. Clearly redline 5w30 is good at warm idle hemi tick and cold tick, but maybe you need something else for piston slap. Maybe more m0s2 tests are needed, maybe that added to whatever generic oil will be best at all 3 things? We still need more testing, we seam to have been stuck on just one.