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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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ive got an 03 ram 1500 5.7 l hemi. how much oil do i put at oil change time?
 
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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ive got an 03 ram 1500 5.7 l hemi. how much oil do i put at oil change time?
Check out the DIY post at the top.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 12:03 AM
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6.5 I believe maybe a bit more
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 02:40 AM
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7 quarts
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 03:06 AM
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What HansonHVAC said but,

You must bow towards Mecca thrice!

Then...

Pray to Sweet Baby Jesus with his little golden halo, that you don't get the Hemi tick.
If he doesn'tanswer your prayer,add a half a quart more.

Rinse Repete
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 03:10 AM
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hahahaha

EDIT: what kinda oil should we use for our MDS's?
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 03:20 AM
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hahahaha

EDIT: what kinda oil should we use for our MDS's?
Yeah I got schooled on this one.

We are posta be using 5w30

I got 5w40 in right now but gonna change it out to 5w30, friday prolly.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 03:22 AM
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ok, and what brand do you go with? we usually get the Chevron oil or whatever oil the dealer uses... but im just gonna get the Synthetic oil for it since i heard much about synthetic being supoer duper good. lol.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 03:24 AM
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Rodge,

I am running Royal Purple

Prolly go with same and a K&N Performance Gold again
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 03:25 AM
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kool. thanks!
 
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