GsRAM
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- 2017 Dodge Ram 2500
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- Hemi, 6.4L
Gents, good evening,
This morning I started my truck after it had been sitting for about 2.5weeks or so.
I had loud ticking and valve train noise, and the engine was missing. No check engine light.
I shut it down and restarted and it continued ticking and eventuality went away. Rest of the day it was quiet.
This happened once before last year before my most recent oil change, but this time was worse.
Last time I ran the truck, I had come home from a camping trip, pulled into the garage and shut it off.
Later that day, I pulled it out to wash it, then pulled it back in. It then sat from then till today.
It seems like this problem occurs with mine when I do brief start ups/shut downs and then let it sit for a week or two.
Last year I was running PUP and an OEM MOPAR filter.
In April I changed to Valvoline full syn (ordered the advanced, Walmart sent me the euro blend) and a Fram ultra filter.
I'm supposed to run 0w 40 oil, in my 6.4L, but is now the time, in light of this to switch to redline 5w 30 and the bigger royal purple filter? (I don't know the part number).
I don't know if that would cure my problem or not. Sure seems the only way to stop it is to take it for a drive everytime I start it and not just start. Pull out of garage, pull back in and shut down.
Normally I'd suspect a bad oil filter ADBV, but the fram ultra is a good filter. Seems like on short runs for some reason the lifters bleed down and I'm starting with a collapsed lifter.
I have 13,600 miles on it.... not good. I'm sure the dealer would not be able to reproduce it.
Thoughts?
This morning I started my truck after it had been sitting for about 2.5weeks or so.
I had loud ticking and valve train noise, and the engine was missing. No check engine light.
I shut it down and restarted and it continued ticking and eventuality went away. Rest of the day it was quiet.
This happened once before last year before my most recent oil change, but this time was worse.
Last time I ran the truck, I had come home from a camping trip, pulled into the garage and shut it off.
Later that day, I pulled it out to wash it, then pulled it back in. It then sat from then till today.
It seems like this problem occurs with mine when I do brief start ups/shut downs and then let it sit for a week or two.
Last year I was running PUP and an OEM MOPAR filter.
In April I changed to Valvoline full syn (ordered the advanced, Walmart sent me the euro blend) and a Fram ultra filter.
I'm supposed to run 0w 40 oil, in my 6.4L, but is now the time, in light of this to switch to redline 5w 30 and the bigger royal purple filter? (I don't know the part number).
I don't know if that would cure my problem or not. Sure seems the only way to stop it is to take it for a drive everytime I start it and not just start. Pull out of garage, pull back in and shut down.
Normally I'd suspect a bad oil filter ADBV, but the fram ultra is a good filter. Seems like on short runs for some reason the lifters bleed down and I'm starting with a collapsed lifter.
I have 13,600 miles on it.... not good. I'm sure the dealer would not be able to reproduce it.
Thoughts?