Hemi Oil 5w20 in 05' & 5w30 in 04'?
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Thats exactly right, thats why we have the OIL Thread in the FAQ section so we don't have ridiculous threads like this.
Believe it or not I realize this but all I was doing was stating that I had seen a 04 with 5w-20 on the oil cap. I really could care less if there was 20w-50 it. It ain't mine so really I don't care. I run what I run because it is my opinion that its what I should run in my engine. I wasn't trying to sway the OP to run any special grade of oil or trying to imply that he was wrong about what he had read in his owners manual.
Believe it or not I realize this but all I was doing was stating that I had seen a 04 with 5w-20 on the oil cap. I really could care less if there was 20w-50 it. It ain't mine so really I don't care. I run what I run because it is my opinion that its what I should run in my engine. I wasn't trying to sway the OP to run any special grade of oil or trying to imply that he was wrong about what he had read in his owners manual.
My 88 Mustang is this way, the original radiator has a 89 part number and a plastic hood rod clip which is 89-up. Most 88's had a metal one.
Might be how the oil cap got on the 04.
I have never had any problems with 5w20. Ran it in my 5.4L from 03 to 08 and never used a drop. Use it in the Hemi, Caliber and Grand Caravan as well.
Personally, I would run whatever the owners manual calls for.
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I have a 06 dodge ram Hemi with 69,000 miles on it and i wanted to know if it would be safe to change the oil over to synthetic motor oil. It has has normal oil in it up until now. I have not changed it over yet? Will it do any damage?????
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The whole reason they went to 5W-20 across the board is so all the 5.7's would use the same oil. It was required for the MDS hemi (first out in 05 in the 300) for proper operation of the solenoids. Why have multiple grades required when one would suffice for all?
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My Dodge 04 Ram 1500 has 5w30 on oil cap (and the manual recommends it). But I'm trying 5w20 this winter.
Last edited by stenerson; Oct 31, 2009 at 05:29 PM.
