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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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seafoam??? how do i do that.....what is it
Dont listen to him. Just use Royal Purple and Restore.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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Dont listen to him. Just use Royal Purple and Restore.
lol..well i went to autozone and saw royal purple for 8$ i also saw the restore and its a pretty big can i guess ill put in 4.5 quarts of oil and the can of restore to equal 5.5 quarts...right???
 
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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sea foam cleans out your system and works great. check out sea foam videos on youtube and google. they will show you how to do it
 
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 96dodgeramsport
lol..well i went to autozone and saw royal purple for 8$ i also saw the restore and its a pretty big can i guess ill put in 4.5 quarts of oil and the can of restore to equal 5.5 quarts...right???
The oil capacity for these trucks is not 5.5 qts...it is 5 qts. The can of Restore is not a full qt. A qt. of oil is 32 oz., and the can of Restore is 19 oz. So it takes a little over 4 qts. of oil and the can of Restore to fill it.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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...with either a wix or fram filter. No issues yet...
Wow, thats quite a mix. Wix, one of the best quality filters you can buy, and Fram, one of the worst quality filters you can buy.

I'd say do Wix, Mobil1, or K&N oil filters. If you see any research places that have cut open the filters, you'll see why most of us recommend one of those three brands.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jason.w
Wow, thats quite a mix. Wix, one of the best quality filters you can buy, and Fram, one of the worst quality filters you can buy.

I'd say do Wix, Mobil1, or K&N oil filters. If you see any research places that have cut open the filters, you'll see why most of us recommend one of those three brands.
Man, you ain't lyin!!! Wix has long been if not the top, then one of the top filters made. Fram gets the worst review every time I read one.

I use Wix almost exclusively, but in a pinch would not hesitate to use a Mobil 1 or Purolator. I've not used them, but the K&N's get good reviews too...
 

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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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Oh yes, forgot about the Percolators or however you spell it. Have never really looked for, and therefore never seen one before, but they usually get good reviews as well.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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Wix also makes NAPA's filters, if you want to buy one of those.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Ram2K1
Wix also makes NAPA's filters, if you want to buy one of those.

'tis true, actually I think I've used maybe two or three in my life that actually said "WIX" on them. I usually go to NAPA and pick up their NAPA Gold filter, made by Wix...
 
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