How often SHOULD you change your oil?
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RE: How often SHOULD you change your oil?
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
Just do it every 3,000 miles. Like why not? there's no way you can go wrong with changing it every 3,000. Go to 5 if you wanna be lazy, but I don't understand the point. Oil is cheap. Filters are cheap. It never hurts to get her greased. And in the end it will make your truck last forever.
Just do it every 3,000 miles. Like why not? there's no way you can go wrong with changing it every 3,000. Go to 5 if you wanna be lazy, but I don't understand the point. Oil is cheap. Filters are cheap. It never hurts to get her greased. And in the end it will make your truck last forever.
Also very nice truck i'm a sucker for RCSB specially the sports with the body color bumpers and grill.
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RE: How often SHOULD you change your oil?
I appologize if any language that I used ofended anyone, especially any children.
From the 1999 Ram Van & Wagon Owner's Manual:
Maintenance schedule "A":
"lists all the scheduled maintenance to be performed under normal operating condition"
The listed oil change interval is every 7500 miles.
Maintenance schedule "B":
" is a schedule for vehicles that are operated under the following conditions
- frequent short driving of less than 5 miles
- frequent driving in dusty conditions
-frequent trailer towing
-extensive idling
-more than 50% of your driving is at sustained high speeds during hot weather above 90*F (32*C)"
The recommended oil change interval for this scheduleis every 3000 miles.
From the 1999 Ram Van & Wagon Owner's Manual:
Maintenance schedule "A":
"lists all the scheduled maintenance to be performed under normal operating condition"
The listed oil change interval is every 7500 miles.
Maintenance schedule "B":
" is a schedule for vehicles that are operated under the following conditions
- frequent short driving of less than 5 miles
- frequent driving in dusty conditions
-frequent trailer towing
-extensive idling
-more than 50% of your driving is at sustained high speeds during hot weather above 90*F (32*C)"
The recommended oil change interval for this scheduleis every 3000 miles.
RE: How often SHOULD you change your oil?
ORIGINAL: Ben D.
Totally agree it's cheap why not just do it. Plus it takes what twenty five minutes once you get the dril down?
Also very nice truck i'm a sucker for RCSB specially the sports with the body color bumpers and grill.
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
Just do it every 3,000 miles. Like why not? there's no way you can go wrong with changing it every 3,000. Go to 5 if you wanna be lazy, but I don't understand the point. Oil is cheap. Filters are cheap. It never hurts to get her greased. And in the end it will make your truck last forever.
Just do it every 3,000 miles. Like why not? there's no way you can go wrong with changing it every 3,000. Go to 5 if you wanna be lazy, but I don't understand the point. Oil is cheap. Filters are cheap. It never hurts to get her greased. And in the end it will make your truck last forever.
Also very nice truck i'm a sucker for RCSB specially the sports with the body color bumpers and grill.
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RE: How often SHOULD you change your oil?
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
Thanks, I love the close wheelbase on the RCSBs awesome for offroad.
ORIGINAL: Ben D.
Totally agree it's cheap why not just do it. Plus it takes what twenty five minutes once you get the dril down?
Also very nice truck i'm a sucker for RCSB specially the sports with the body color bumpers and grill.
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
Just do it every 3,000 miles. Like why not? there's no way you can go wrong with changing it every 3,000. Go to 5 if you wanna be lazy, but I don't understand the point. Oil is cheap. Filters are cheap. It never hurts to get her greased. And in the end it will make your truck last forever.
Just do it every 3,000 miles. Like why not? there's no way you can go wrong with changing it every 3,000. Go to 5 if you wanna be lazy, but I don't understand the point. Oil is cheap. Filters are cheap. It never hurts to get her greased. And in the end it will make your truck last forever.
Also very nice truck i'm a sucker for RCSB specially the sports with the body color bumpers and grill.
RE: How often SHOULD you change your oil?
Yeah, but if I wanted a Megacab I'd just buy an SUV. But seeing as that's not what I want I buy a truck.Nothing pisses me off like seeing a Megacab with a 4 foot bed. I just don't understand the point. Wish the made a RCSB 3500... 
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RE: How often SHOULD you change your oil?
A lot has been said about this but I'll put my 2 cents in. I'm a mechanical engineer with a moderate amount of training and experience regarding oils. I work with hydro turbines and we have had some of the same oil in use for 70 years (no typo). If the oil is taken care of it will last a long time. But you can't really compare turbines to engines because engines run hotter and are dirtier, I'm just making a point that it can last a while. Most of what I've read show that oil in a gas engine will easily last 10k miles with just normal driving. That is why manufactures of newer vehicles suggest 5-7k miles to a change...they are being conservative. The 3000 mile change is a pure marketing ploy. But if it makes people feel better, then they should go for it.
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RE: How often SHOULD you change your oil?
3000 mile market play, more like it. Pennzoil has there own "jiffy lube" chain now. They'll even put a sticker on your window to remind you when to come back.