I recently noticed a different noise from my motor...a ticking when I first start it, before it warms up...I switched to synthetic ( mobile1)

 

Phil did it happen to be synthetic oil you used before and non synthetic now?

 

No. Just regular Quaker state oil. Would I be better off going to synthetic oil?

 

well i just said that because it can be bad to go back to conventional motor oil if you were using synthetic before

 

Not lifters, valve lash adjusters.

 

Valve Lash Adjuster noise is very normal. And more noticeable with the lighter weight oil (that you should be using anyway). Dodge recommends 5w-20.

 

Valve Lash Adjusters seem to be a common thing in our engines. I know mine have been making noise and I'm using 5W20. I thought it was my valve springs at first because that's what they told me and while I was deployed I just decided to buy new H/O springs lash adjusters and H/O cams...why not? The heads were coming out anyway and so were the cams so it seemed like a good idea to upgrade at the time...to this day I haven't gotten the time to put them in but hopefully in the next three weeks I can make some time.

 

why is it bad? i can never go back to conventional?

 

how long where you running synthetic?
I actualy dont no why you cant switch thats just what ive read.

 

There is almost no such thing as "synthetic", its all dead dinosaurs. Changing from synthetic to conventional will nit harm your engine. New oil is better than old wirn out oil.