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Our Jeep had 5W20 in it for the first two oil changes (free from dealer) and it sounded a little noisy when it was hot for a new engine, granted it was probably 5W20 dino oil of questionable quality being from the dealer and free. I figured if 5W20 dino oil was OK then PUP 5W30 would work just fine and flow better in the cold, so far it has and IMO quieter when the motor is hot. The last, maybe, 3 oil changes it has been getting 5 PUP 5W30 and 1 PUP 0W40 (mostly because I buy the 5W30 on sale and it comes in 5 liter jugs so I am not cracking a new jug for 1 liter) and seems to be good with this mix too.I got the "upgraded" Pentastar in the Durango, and it's buttery smooth. I wonder if I should stick with 0W-20, or move up to 5W-30.
Well, reading this, I'm actually tempted to run Red Line 0W-20, which has the same HTHS of 2.9 as most 5W-30 ILSAC lubes. I wonder if I would have trouble with the warranty, because otherwise, Red Line would fit the bill nicely.Our Jeep had 5W20 in it for the first two oil changes (free from dealer) and it sounded a little noisy when it was hot for a new engine, granted it was probably 5W20 dino oil of questionable quality being from the dealer and free. I figured if 5W20 dino oil was OK then PUP 5W30 would work just fine and flow better in the cold, so far it has and IMO quieter when the motor is hot. The last, maybe, 3 oil changes it has been getting 5 PUP 5W30 and 1 PUP 0W40 (mostly because I buy the 5W30 on sale and it comes in 5 liter jugs so I am not cracking a new jug for 1 liter) and seems to be good with this mix too.
So we are disappointed that redline is changing 0w30 right? But I had a thought, why are we disappointed at a formula change when we don't know what the result is yet? I guess we assume it will be less ticking killing then current version, but it is at least possible it still will kill those ticks for snow belt usa? To be continued....
Was that regular old non synthetic Valvoline in the white bottle? I did the oil pump pickup tube o ring in white GMC a few months back at 203K miles and the pan looked considerably cleaner than that and lord knows What brands of oil and oil change intervals it had throughout its life.This was the oil pan from the LS1 engine out of my '98 Firebird Formula after 125K miles. I used Valvoline 5W-30 and did oil changes at regular 5000 mile intervals. I was shocked at the varnish/ soot coating on the inside of the oil pan.
I have 52K miles on my 2500 Ram HD with the 6.4L and I'm pretty sure I don't want to use Valvoline in this engine. I've been using 0W-40 PUP but it is very hard to find in any auto parts stores in the areas I travel in. I'd seriously consider Redline 5W-30 but I'm finding it is as rare as 0W-40 PUP. What to do?
Was that regular old non synthetic Valvoline in the white bottle? I did the oil pump pickup tube o ring in white GMC a few months back at 203K miles and the pan looked considerably cleaner than that and lord knows What brands of oil and oil change intervals it had throughout its life.
EliteRaceFab.com - that's where I order Red Line from.^^^ If you are in the US and I believe you are just order Redline and it ships for free. There is a seller on here I believe that has good deals on it but I can't remember his name right now. I am sure others will chime in with it.
You should be able to buy the PUP 0W40 online and ship it for free too if you would rather stick with that.
^^^ If you are in the US and I believe you are just order Redline and it ships for free. There is a seller on here I believe that has good deals on it but I can't remember his name right now. I am sure others will chime in with it.
You should be able to buy the PUP 0W40 online and ship it for free too if you would rather stick with that.
Congrats !So what weight of Redline are we running in the 6.4s these days? Cause I did a thing. Lol
Relax, it's just Pennzoil...You really cant beat 20 bucks for 5 qrts of full synthetic.