you see the leakage wet mark on that cube object? what is that part called and what do you think of leakage? every other square cube object is dry as well as the other side of the engine. im also getting a louder diesel ticking sound from this side as well. any info on this would be appreciated. thanks!
Do what WE said, just use a degreaser and see if it appears.
As for ticking, Redline Oil fixed mine, red the synthetic oil thread for more info. There is better film strength in that oil, but you can also achieve this by using a thicker oil if your truck lets you, sometimes the MDS will give you fits if you go up to 5w30, but many guys get away with it. Worth a shot, wont hurt anything and if you get CEL's you can just go back to 5w20. Most guys (but not all) who run Redline quiet that tick down. We are forced to use thin oil so an oil that has better film strength and certain additives like Moly and higher Zinc allow for a relief from metal to metal wear.
Heavier weight oil also increases film strength. An example would be a 5w20 would give you a viscosity or 9, the same oil 5w30 would give you a visc 12, and 5w40 would be 15. It isn't that simple just using that for comparisons, but what is simple to understand is Dodge and now Ram have put us in a box by forcing us to use such a thin oil. The science is solid, group 5 oil will give you way better film strength at operating temps. However, is it enough to over come the metal to metal wear in your specific engine, you have to try it to find out. I would try group 5 oil first, either Redline or Motul and if that didn't work, try 5w30. You can disable your MDS to run 5w30 by either a programmer or tow haul button. People say the tick is normal, I disagree, it causes extreme wear and proven with my last oil analysis and the many I have read here. I would address it.
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