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Does it really?
Last time I checked, the site said meets FCA standards, but does not carry the fca spec number.
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Does it really?
But has anyone posted any negative experiences of such? I can’t recall through all the oil threads I’ve read about red line anyone having any issues caused by it expect maybe the “tick” not fully going away like hoped. Red Line makes race oil I’d like to assume it’s almost the best of the best especially considering the price as well. And everyone who gets oil analysis has great results from it.
Also debating myself if I want to get a standard oil analysis with particle count for this first oil change and then after RedLine oil change. Hmm
Just received it, on bottle it says “not for break in allow 2,000 miles”. I’m at 3k. Ideally you want to use factory oil for 2-3k because it’s special for break in so obviously wouldn’t want to use this before that which I could see being in issue for a warranty claim possibly and whatnot, but being after break in and everything I’ve read, I see nothing but pros to this oil. Guess we’ll see.
So I was gonna start going to dealership for oil changes like I used to for past vehicles, but I don’t think they do tire rotations as well and that was my primary reason for going. I need oil rotation once a year. And the website says 5qts for oil change and ours takes 7qts.. so all this in to consideration prob be $150 I’d think or more at dealership...
So guessing I’ll have to start window shopping for best place to tire rotate and balance. I was gonna do that on my own but can’t balance....and sometimes the weights fall off...so guess that’s out. But might just rotate every other oil change which would be around 10k tire rotation intervals.
Gonna be using RedLine 5W-20 because that’s recommended in manual over 5W-30. Where do you guys purchase? I’m thinking Amazon.
And main question is what oil filter from Royal Purple for 5.7L V8 4x4 Hemi? Amazon tells me 10-48, but unsure if that’s correct because I’ve seen different recommendations on here...
Same here, 2012 ram came with mobil 1 syn.As far as I have been able to figure out, the ram comes from the factory with penzoil syn blend, nothing special about it. No special additives. In the eighties when wife and I bought new car and truck, I changed the oil as soon as we got home with M1. Never had an oil issue.
First oil change for me at 3K miles with PYB, 2nd at 6K with PYB and then make the switch to a good synthetic oil at 10K miles(preferably Redline 5W30)I personally never switch to synthetic before 10K miles because I want the engine to get some wear on it, break in a little before making the switch because if you swap over to a real synthetic oil before that it might take 50K miles for it to really break in. Switching to a group III synthetic before then might be OK since Group III's are not really synthetic to begin with, just highly refined Dino oils.Yes I feel like that’s why there’s so much controversy over oil changes is so many of us still stuck in old ways when you’d change the oil as soon as possible. Had to fight changing it sooner than I am but decided to push it to 12 months because the mileage and from what I recall is the break in of the oil. But you’re right, what could be so special about it. If anything you’d want to just clean any potential pieces from it as soon as possible I’d think but again the lore it runs I guess the more it’s flushing out potentially. So much controversy, so many opinions, barely any right or wrong answers hah
First oil change for me at 3K miles with PYB, 2nd at 6K with PYB and then make the switch to a good synthetic oil at 10K miles(preferably Redline 5W30)I personally never switch to synthetic before 10K miles because I want the engine to get some wear on it, break in a little before making the switch because if you swap over to a real synthetic oil before that it might take 50K miles for it to really break in. Switching to a group III synthetic before then might be OK since Group III's are not really synthetic to begin with, just highly refined Dino oils.
Also me personally I wouldn’t do a W30 because it’s not the recommended oil from engineers and it may not get in to all the places it needs to. Now at 100K+ maybe W30, but not this soon at all.
My Hemi tick is gone, feels like much more power and smoother, and only downside is the oil PSI around 34.
Redline is not recommended either. Well, it's "recommended" by Redline, but not FCA/Chrysler.
Redline is not recommended either. Well, it's "recommended" by Redline, but not FCA/Chrysler.