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JHoward · Mar 30, 2023

Hemi395 said:
1000 miles into this RL 5w30 OCI and back to butter smooth

Even Quieter on Red Line Oil

Just over 1000 miles on this Red Line 5w30 OCI and its back to being quiet and butter smooth.

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This is good ...

HEMIMANN · Mar 31, 2023

Burla said:
Damn. Straight hemi honey, keep us updated.

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tjfdesmo · Mar 31, 2023

Hemi395 said:
1000 miles into this RL 5w30 OCI and back to butter smooth

Even Quieter on Red Line Oil

Just over 1000 miles on this Red Line 5w30 OCI and its back to being quiet and butter smooth.

youtu.be

And there is the "trap" in a nutshell. The stuff is friggin outrageously priced, yet remains the nearest thing to a "sure thing" solution for those with a ticking Hemi. It's easy to scoff if you own something that is quiet running rendered yak fat.

HEMIMANN · Mar 31, 2023

tjfdesmo said:
And there is the "trap" in a nutshell. The stuff is friggin outrageously priced, yet remains the nearest thing to a "sure thing" solution for those with a ticking Hemi. It's easy to scoff if you own something that is quiet running rendered yak fat.

Yep, like any non-Hemi engine, for example.

Red Line still cheaper than a $4,500 engine overhaul or $9,000 replacement. Cummins has it's own issues - bad fuel pump, clogging exhaust after treatment, etc.
GM 6.6 is a dog, Ford 7.3 gas is a hog, and their 10 sp trans suck. Maybe they're repaired by now.

Ludville1 · Mar 31, 2023

HEMIMANN said:
Yep, like any non-Hemi engine, for example.

Red Line still cheaper than a $4,500 engine overhaul or $9,000 replacement. Cummins has it's own issues - bad fuel pump, clogging exhaust after treatment, etc.
GM 6.6 is a dog, Ford 7.3 gas is a hog, and their 10 sp trans suck. Maybe they're repaired by now.

Yep, exactly why I will continue to use Redline 5w30 in my Hemi. At least for me, it's only required to do a once a year OCI (2K-3K miles)...and that's enough!

Travis8352 · Mar 31, 2023

HEMIMANN said:
Yep, like any non-Hemi engine, for example.

Red Line still cheaper than a $4,500 engine overhaul or $9,000 replacement. Cummins has it's own issues - bad fuel pump, clogging exhaust after treatment, etc.
GM 6.6 is a dog, Ford 7.3 gas is a hog, and their 10 sp trans suck. Maybe they're repaired by now.

From what i know the 10 speeds are awesome

Sherman Bird · Mar 31, 2023

tjfdesmo said:
It's easy to scoff if you own something that is quiet running rendered yak fat.

Years ago, I had a running joke with a fellow mechanic about bacon grease used in an engine

HEMIMANN · Mar 31, 2023

Travis8352 said:
From what i know the 10 speeds are awesome

Can't remember who, was just discussing these, the 2 light dutys have problems, apparent the heavy duty Allison collaboration is ok.

The light duty was so problematic GM went off and fixed it themselves. Last I heard Ford was still messing around trying to fix, haven't heard how GM-specific fixes went.

KenR 955 · Mar 31, 2023

Sherman Bird said:
Years ago, I had a running joke with a fellow mechanic about bacon grease used in an engine

Somebody say Bacon Grease?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

Bacon Grease as Engine OIl? Let's try it!

Happy April 1st, and thank you to everyone who requested this video! Sorry it has taken me so long to publish a video on bacon grease as engine oil. It was...

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Sherman Bird · Mar 31, 2023

KenR 955 said:
Somebody say Bacon Grease?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

Bacon Grease as Engine OIl? Let's try it!

Happy April 1st, and thank you to everyone who requested this video! Sorry it has taken me so long to publish a video on bacon grease as engine oil. It was...

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That guy sounds like Kermit the Frog.... his voice grinds my nerves and he always uses a lawnmower engine. At least he might get real world about what he's testing as to it's application use. You know, use a car/truck engine for tests!

KenR 955 · Mar 31, 2023

Sherman Bird said:
That guy sounds like Kermit the Frog.... his voice grinds my nerves and he always uses a lawnmower engine. At least he might get real world about what he's testing as to it's application use. You know, use a car/truck engine for tests!

Send him a Hemi, see if he will test that!!

Travis8352 · Apr 1, 2023

HEMIMANN said:
Can't remember who, was just discussing these, the 2 light dutys have problems, apparent the heavy duty Allison collaboration is ok.

The light duty was so problematic GM went off and fixed it themselves. Last I heard Ford was still messing around trying to fix, haven't heard how GM-specific fixes went.

All i watched was a teardown of a 10l1000 allison and the 10r140 torqueshift and the ford was quite beefier but thats all i know honestly

Burla · Apr 1, 2023

tjfdesmo said:
And there is the "trap" in a nutshell. The stuff is friggin outrageously priced, yet remains the nearest thing to a "sure thing" solution for those with a ticking Hemi. It's easy to scoff if you own something that is quiet running rendered yak fat.

ok the real question is, would you rather run filtered bacon grease or lucas in your truck? Here piggy piggy.

Looks like bacon grease visc somewhere around 5? Lucas visc 110. So literally bacon grease would be a better option then one of the most popular oil additives sold today? Honey you smell like blt, yeah I just changed your oil hun.

HEMIMANN · Apr 1, 2023

tjfdesmo · Apr 1, 2023

Burla said:
ok the real question is, would you rather run filtered bacon grease or lucas in your truck? Here piggy piggy.

Looks like bacon grease visc somewhere around 5? Lucas visc 110. So literally bacon grease would be a better option then one of the most popular oil additives sold today? Honey you smell like blt, yeah I just changed your oil hun.

Bacon grease FTW

HEMIMANN · Apr 1, 2023

Experimentation proved if a small amount of tallow (or some other animal fat such as lard oil or ***** oil) was mixed with the mineral oils a nice compromise was formed. The tallow "saponifies", or forms a sticky, soapy emulsion when heated by the steam and agitated by the turbulence in the cylinders and valve chests. The mineral oil gets caught up in this emulsion and, in effect, a crude grease is formed where the soapy emulsion "holds" the oil against the cylinder walls and other rubbing surfaces.

tjfdesmo · Apr 1, 2023

HEMIMANN said:
Experimentation proved if a small amount of tallow (or some other animal fat such as lard oil or ***** oil) was mixed with the mineral oils a nice compromise was formed. The tallow "saponifies", or forms a sticky, soapy emulsion when heated by the steam and agitated by the turbulence in the cylinders and valve chests. The mineral oil gets caught up in this emulsion and, in effect, a crude grease is formed where the soapy emulsion "holds" the oil against the cylinder walls and other rubbing surfaces.

Saponification is also a thing in the coatings industry. Apply an oil based paint on a galvanized/zinc plated surface, and it will peel like potato chips due to saponification. Rub the back of a chip with a wet finger and it will feel soapy.

Sherman Bird · Apr 1, 2023

HEMIMANN said:
Experimentation proved if a small amount of tallow (or some other animal fat such as lard oil or ***** oil) was mixed with the mineral oils a nice compromise was formed. The tallow "saponifies", or forms a sticky, soapy emulsion when heated by the steam and agitated by the turbulence in the cylinders and valve chests. The mineral oil gets caught up in this emulsion and, in effect, a crude grease is formed where the soapy emulsion "holds" the oil against the cylinder walls and other rubbing surfaces.

Ought to be the bee's knees with a touch of aloe!

chrisbh17 · Apr 3, 2023

FYI - changed oil yesterday, from Rotella Gas/Truck to Kirkland Signature 5W-30 (purchased in 2021 if that makes a difference, I *think* it might have changed since then). Fram Ultra XG2 filter (same as previous oil change).

So far so good. Engine sounds pretty darn quiet, all I really hear is injectors even with the oil at full temp. Hopefully my Hemi likes it because I have 2 oil changes worth left of it

Ludville1 · Apr 3, 2023

Did my annual oil change yesterday with Redline 5w30 and RP 20-820 oil filter. The engine is really quiet mechanically and runs really strong for having 160K miles on it.

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