Oil is cheep compared to bearings and rings.

 

what oil are yous using? 15w40 conventional or 15w40 synthetic or 5w30(5w40)synthetic? I just bought a used 2004 diesel and dont know what previous owner ran in it. engine doesnt use oil but I dont wanna switch to amsoil synthetic and have a oil burning issue because its so thin. What oil should a person use?What oil and fuel filters are best? The odge (mopar dealer) ones or donaldson?

 

did anyone notice a difference after switching over to synthetic oil???

 

If I remeber right, a bearing set is only about $50 but then you gotta roll them in so you have to choose which you prefer doing. I think I'll stick with oil changing

 

I'm at 14k... however I have a bypass kit installed. I'm planning on doing an oil change @ 15k with another oilsample of what comes out.

 

I did my last oil change last week and was surprised to not see one spec of metal in the used oil or pan. I have changed from Rotella 15W40 dino oil to Rotella 5W40 Synthetic and the truck appears to run quieter. I am going to do some towing so I figured that the synthetic would be better overall. I have always done oil changes every 5,000 km it is easy to remember. I am probably going to change the oil based on every 200 hrs as I have always done with highway trucks and industrial equipment without any engine failures to date.

 

ToiletDuckey .... LOL !!!

Welcome aboard bro !!

I believe there is a stickied thread at the top explaining how to do an oil change on your Ram. I too change mine every 5K using regular ole Rotella T ( which BTW guy's my by-pass hose mod works PERFECTLY .... no smell at all anymore ) and a Fleetguard filter.

Best of luck to ya with your new Ram !!