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Can't help with the 0/40 but why not let him run the 5/30 ? If his engine runs smooth and quite why start mixing ? If he develops a toc, then start experimenting.
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First off he's got the right idea, no 5/20. After that all you can do is suggest that he should run this or that. I'd say best plan of attack would be to push "Ram Forum" and say read this, there's tons of info on oils and user experiances. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink..Alright oil masters, a friend has a 5.7 Hemi 2016 and came from an 04 Hemi, he ran PYB 10-30 in it. He says he is not going to run 5W-20 in his new truck because “that oil is for a car”. He refuses to get Redline or Amsoil, so I just stopped on that front. I’m trying to convince him to go PUP 5W-30 4qts and 0W-40 3 qts or at least 5 of 5-30 and 2 of 0-40(since he can get the 5qt jugs of 5-30).
He refuses to believe 0W-40 is good oil at anything, I searched through the thread for something to show him how it’s kind of a super oil, but I didn’t find it or maybe I missed it. Could you guys pass on any info you have to help? Also, anyone who has run this combo, what were your experiences/results?
2018 2500 6.4 4x4 4.10 Amsoil SS 0w-40
2016 Durango 5.7 AWD 3.07 Amsoil SS 5W-30
1996 Nissan Altima 2.4 Amsoil SS 5W-30
First off he's got the right idea, no 5/20. After that all you can do is suggest that he should run this or that. I'd say best plan of attack would be to push "Ram Forum" and say read this, there's tons of info on oils and user experiances. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink..
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Maybe he will run 10W-30 PYB , nothing wrong with that so long as he's not in an extremely cold winter state . Is he in Texas or New Mexico near you ?
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I'm not a fan of oil additives ...I'd just dump the dealers oil and start off fresh with a quality filter and a known good oil in a 30 wt .He asked if there was anything we could add to the current fill from the dealer to not “waste” this oil change. I was thinking Redline ZDDP? It’s a Certified Pre-owned with just over 36k, he has an extended powertrain warranty to 100,000.
2018 2500 6.4 4x4 4.10 Amsoil SS 0w-40
2016 Durango 5.7 AWD 3.07 Amsoil SS 5W-30
1996 Nissan Altima 2.4 Amsoil SS 5W-30
In a nutshell the 30wt over the 20wt oil benefits in a higher film strength and in manys opinions also offers up a better viscosity for a 395 hp V-8 engine .I'm hoping maybe I can get some clarification, I've read through numerous pages and haven't quite found the answer I'm looking for. My truck currently has 118k miles. Has no warranty, so that is out of the picture. I've ran 5W20 Mobil 1 Fully synthetic since about 10k miles. My truck has a very faint cold tick at startup, and subsides once it has heated up. On hot idle there is also a small faint tick but I feel that is just how these are. Nothing concerning. But I've just been reading up on that Pennzoil Ultra Platinum has more moly than what Mobil 1 can provide. My question is, what would benefit using 5W30 compared to 5W20? I'm in southern Texas so there is never a time where it is below freezing. The truck is warmed up in about 2 minutes of being on so I feel the 30w would be thinned down rather quickly. Reason I mention 30 weight is because I can really only find a couple websites that sells 5W20 PUP Walmart being one but it is showing that it is not being sold anymore. Compared to 5W30 can be found anywhere, as well as walmart, autozone, ect. Would just like some input if anyone had any similar questions. I also do tune my truck to remove the MDS system. Thanks!
In a nutshell the 30wt over the 20wt oil benefits in a higher film strength and in manys opinions also offers up a better viscosity for a 395 hp V-8 engine .
PUP is a fantastic oil Sir and if I were you living in Texas I'd go with the 0W-40 PUP as it has much more Molybdenum than the 30wt .
If your not stuck on using PUP then absolutely go with Redline 5W-30 and a high quality 100% SYNTHETIC filer such as the RP 10-48 .
Welcome to the forum from Bristol, Tn. and welcome to the thread !
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Go to redlines website, that will give you all the info. You can also order from that website or nick@gotexhaust who is a forum sponsor.I appreciate that. Yeah, I'm not dead set on using one specific oil. It's just one that I've read good reviews on. Same with Redline. From what I'm gathering Redline seems to be better than Amsoil. As far as the 0W-40. Are you saying straight 7 qts of that or mix? I'm not sure how comfortable I would feel about going to that weight. I would definitely need to read up on that. But I do see Redline 5W-30 is a great oil. I'm looking on the walmart website and I am seeing two for the Redline. I see an "All Synthetic" and a "Full Synthetic" Assuming the all is more like a conventional oil? If you by chance have a link to the specific full synthetic oil that I would need would be great!
He asked if there was anything we could add to the current fill from the dealer to not “waste” this oil change. I was thinking Redline ZDDP? It’s a Certified Pre-owned with just over 36k, he has an extended powertrain warranty to 100,000.
2018 2500 6.4 4x4 4.10 Amsoil SS 0w-40
2016 Durango 5.7 AWD 3.07 Amsoil SS 5W-30
1996 Nissan Altima 2.4 Amsoil SS 5W-30
Yes Sir , I was meaning 7ea qts of the PUP 0W-40 .I appreciate that. Yeah, I'm not dead set on using one specific oil. It's just one that I've read good reviews on. Same with Redline. From what I'm gathering Redline seems to be better than Amsoil. As far as the 0W-40. Are you saying straight 7 qts of that or mix? I'm not sure how comfortable I would feel about going to that weight. I would definitely need to read up on that. But I do see Redline 5W-30 is a great oil. I'm looking on the walmart website and I am seeing two for the Redline. I see an "All Synthetic" and a "Full Synthetic" Assuming the all is more like a conventional oil? If you by chance have a link to the specific full synthetic oil that I would need would be great!