nkitmitto
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- Sep 21, 2014
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- Ram Year
- 2013
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- Hemi 5.7
I was headed up north (live in AZ) this weekend. First time I've towed with my new RAM. I just added the AirLift 1000 to help with the sagging in the back. The tongue weight on my trailer is about 665 lbs. It's a 23' toy hauler, it weighs 4900 lbs dry. Fully loaded (2015 Polaris RZR 900, 50 gallons of water, 30 gallons of gas, food, clothes, etc) weighs about 7700 lbs. My truck is rated to tow 10,000 lbs, with the axel ratio of 3.99. Driving to the camping spot and even back home, my oil temp was hitting 260. It never went over 260, but at 260, that seems extremely high. My buddy who's towing a MUCH bigger trailer with a much bigger truck, is running at 210-215 degrees for his oil temp. Is it normal for RAMs to run this hot for oil? Ambient temperature was about 75 degrees today. Going up hill, and down hill. Up hill, I'd sit around 2500-3000 RPM with tow mode on, slowly decreasing in speed. Not trying to accelerate, but not trying to come to a grinding halt either. However, even when I got close to home (about an hour away), it was all freeway. Mainly straight, no up hill, etc. My oil was at 255 degrees.
I'm worried my truck is having oil temp problems. I haven't seen anyone reporting their trucks running this hot. Thoughts?
I'm worried my truck is having oil temp problems. I haven't seen anyone reporting their trucks running this hot. Thoughts?