Yeah Steve,
let me know how that MOBIL1 works out for you...
i bet you`ll be switching brands real soon and not use MOBIL1 ever again...
.....at least not in a hemi vehicle anyway.

My 1st choice: Valvoline SynPower (5w20)
My 2nd choice: Penzoil Ultra (5w20)
I would ***** in my oilpan before i would E-V-E-R use M1 again.

 

What problems have you encountered with Mobil 1?

Regards,
Dusty
2010 Ram Big Horn 1500 Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 545RFE, 3.92 LSD, dual exhaust, 20” wheels

 

I`ve owned hemi`s ever since they came out in mid 2002, i use to be a M1 fan until i noticed everytime i used M1, the engines would start to show signs of smoke out the tail pipes a few miles after use. Didnt realize how bad it was until i tore a couple hemi`s down to mod them, saw alot of sludge inside the engines. (oil & filter changed every 5,000) Soooooo, one day i went to buy some M1, they were out of it where i buy it, salesman sold me valvoline synpower in place of M1. Immediately saw my oil pressure running higher than before, no more noisey lifters, and within LESS than a 1,000 miles, the engine stopped smoking, didnt use a quart of oil every 5,000 miles anymore. Since switching to valvoline, torn down a couple more hemi`s since then, NO SLUDGE inside the engines. Some of my other hemi friends of mine noticed the same things i did with THEIR hemi`s, they have all stopped using M1 as well. They too, switched to valvoline in their hemi vehicles, same results, no more smoke, cleaner engines, better oil pressure, no more lifter noise, didnt have to add ANY oil in between oil changes anymore. Pretty much sums it up for me, i just wont use M1 anymore. Those of you that are M1 fans, keep using it if you want to, i`m just not a fan of it anymore after seeing what i saw with these hemi`s since owning them as far back as when they began selling them. One of my hemi friends sent an oil sample out to have it tested, didnt like what he saw in the report when he got it back, and this guy WAS a huge M1 fan. He didnt believe any of us other hemi guys, but after he saw his test results, he`s not a fan of M1 any longer either. We didnt bust his nuts about it for not believeing us, we just told him that you cant always believe everything everyone tells you, you just have to find out on your own... just like the rest of us. For some reason, hemi`s i`ve owned (as well as other friends hemi`s included) just dont like M1 oil products.

Ok, lets get back to the star case transmission post & threads now. We dont need another oil war going on here.
Use what you want, my friends an i will continue NOT to use M1.

 

As a followup to my earlier post-I went back to Crowne Dodge in Chattanooga to discuss what they were going to do for me. Turns out they would fix problem but they STILL insisted that the updates were NOT covered and I would have to pay for them. I thanked them for their trouble and asked for my keys back as I would be taking the truck to someone else. Took the truck home and it sat for 3 days. Then I went out Sunday-and-everything was working fine again. The MDS worked just as before, no problems whatsoever. I tried flooring it, putting it in tow mode, everything-I just started working again. It's like the problem never even happened. Now I'm hesitant to take it in for the updates since now it is working perfectly. Should I chance it and have Ringgold Dodge install the updates (of which they aren't going to charge me for) or should I not let anybody touch it? Now I'm confused but relived.

 

Personally, i would avoid ANY dealer when possible... and if it dont seem broken, dont fix it.
You may have possibly have had a pooter that might of had a brainfart and now its ok.
These trucks need time to re-learn, then they usually are just fine... just drive it.

Just some advice... NEVER let the dealer do ANY updates unless you have problems and nothing else will do.
Too many times i`ve seen AND heard that after updating, customer`s are forever complaining that their vehicle is worse.

 

Figured I'd update as well.

Dealer replaced the cam shaft and that's taken care of the noise. So my travels with this issue took me through torque converter solenoid, new exhaust, new driving tune, new lifters, and finally new cam shaft. Yeesh.

All's good in truckland for this dude. I'm REALLY hoping they run another 0% for 84 months like they did in April because I think want to go hog wild on a new laramie.

 

Hey Guys,

Hope all is well. And Happy New Years to you guys.

I was looking at the star case that was done to my vehicle.

I think they used wrong torque converter on mine. My truck is a 2011 Ram 1500 5.7 4x4

Yet this is the part they used: R8051146-AB

Yet the picture posted of the star case says this:
RL051146AB - 2011 5.7L DS/DD/DJ/D2 only
RL051241AB - 2011 5.7L 2WD/4WD WD/WK/W2 only

Did they use wrong part because my truck has 4wd????

 

Some time before I traded my 2010 Ram Big Horn I found that tapping or striking the front of the box produced a noise that sounded an awful lot like the issue mentioned in this thread. I got underneath the vehicle and found that the front of the box has an inner panel (load side) and an outer panel (cab side).

I pushed some foam up into the gap between these two panels to stop the rattle and found the moan/groan issue was reduced by 80% at the point I usually hear it. This brought me to the suspicion that whatever is moaning gets telegraphed through the driveshaft and the loose panels were vibrating sympathetically. Adding to that, a person once rode in the back and said that the noise was "very loud" and could feel it in the box floor.

Fast forward to today. While underneath my 2014 Big Horn, 5.7 Hemi, I noticed a completely new driveshaft configuration. There are two drives shafts with a carrier bearing in between them mounted in a fairly large rubber isolator. I also noticed that this driveshaft does not have a hollow ring to it when tapped on.

The front U-joint is also in a yoke affair with a anti-vibration ring surrounding it. In the middle of the rear section is a rubber cover that looks like it's protecting a slip system.

If I could figure out how to load pictures into this note I'd let you guys see it.

Regards,
Dusty
2014 Ram Big Horn 1500 Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP70, 3.92 LSD, factory dual exhaust, 20” wheels. Now at: 000923 miles.