I went to get my oil changed in my 04 Ram Hemi today. They told me that a technical service bulletin was recently issued that stated I was supposed to start using 5W20 motor oil in my truck. I decided not to get the oil change because they could not produce the TSB. Has anyone else heard of this?

 

Never heard of it. I'll have my brother search for the TSB and see if anything comes up.

 

Did they say that was dino oil or synthetic oil? A 5W-20 is very thin, especially for the summer season.....

 

They told me it was Mopar brand dino

 

I'd call some other Dodge dealers in the area and ask them if they had heard anything about it.....get a second opinion, just like a medical issue, since oil is the "blood" of your truck.....

 

hmmmm Interesting.... watching thread.....[sm=smiley23.gif]

 

DON'T KNOW ABOUT OIL, BUT I FOUND ONE ON A LEAKY ROOF.........[:-]

http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2004-index.htm

 

Thanks for info at the other web site. I thinks its strange that nobody else has heard anything about this. I have looked all over the place to confirm the information I was given by the dealer. The only thing I have found so far is that the 05 hemi was going to be able to run this type of oil

 

3 - DIFFERENTIAL & DRIVELINE
03-003-04 LAUNCH SHUDDER
03-001-04 REV. A AXLE FLUID LEVEL

8 - ELECTRICAL
08-027-04 SAFETY SYSTEMS - VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS/REPAIR
08-014-04 RADIO INTERMITTENT AUDIO
08-011-04 POOR RADIO SOUND QUALITY WITH INFINITY SPEAKERS
08-008-03 COMPACT DISC (CD) LOADING & EJECTING FOR 6 DISC RADIO (SALES CODE RBQ)
08-11-00 RECORDABLE COMPACT DISC USED IN AUTOMOTIVE CD PLAYERS
18-006-04 REV. A GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE
18-007-03 REV. D SUPERSEDED BY :18-006-04 REV. A(GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE)
RC-C30-03 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO. C30 PCM ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEALS

18 - VEHICLE PERFORMANCE
18-021-04 MIL ILLUMINATION DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0401 P0403 P0404 P0405 P0406
18-006-04 REV. A GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE
18-007-03 REV. D SUPERSEDED BY :18-006-04 REV. A(GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE)
18-010-04 FLASH: MIL ILLUMINATION DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) P0403, P0404, P0405, P0406
18-002-04 FLASH: ERRONEOUS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) P0335 OR P0340 CRANKSHAFT OR CAMSHAFT POSITION LOST
18-008-03 CO-PILOT SUPPORT AND CORRECT CABLE USAGE

19 - STEERING
19-005-03 POWER STEERING FLUID USAGE

21 - TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE
21-004-04 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE ATF+4 (TYPE 9602)
21-001-04 TRANSMISSION SOLENOID REPLACEMENT
21-009-03 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEARDOWN PROCEDURE
RC-C39-03 SAFETY RECALL NO. C39 -- TRANSFER CASE FASTENERS

22 - TIRES/WHEELS
22-004-03 CHROME WHEEL CARE
RC-D23-04 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO. D23 TIRE, RIM AND INFLATION PRESSURE INFORMATION
RC-D24-04 SAFETY RECALL NO. D24 CERTIFICATION LABEL TIRE/RIM INFORMATION
RC-D06-04 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO. D06 TIRE, RIM AND INFLATION PRESSURE INFORMATION

23 - BODY
08-027-04 SAFETY SYSTEMS - VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS/REPAIR
23-029-04 FRONT POWER WINDOW BINDS
23-011-04 BUG DEFLECTOR LOOSE/RATTLING
23-008-04 DRIP RAIL DOOR SEAL TORN
23-004-04 CUP HOLDER BIND OR STICKS
23-003-04 WATER LEAK AT GRAB HANDLE

24 - HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
24-003-03 A/C SYSTEM ADDITIVES

25 - EMISSIONS CONTROL
18-021-04 MIL ILLUMINATION DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0401 P0403 P0404 P0405 P0406
18-006-04 REV. A GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE
18-007-03 REV. D SUPERSEDED BY :18-006-04 REV. A(GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE)

28 - RECALLS
RC-D23-04 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO. D23 TIRE, RIM AND INFLATION PRESSURE INFORMATION
RC-D24-04 SAFETY RECALL NO. D24 CERTIFICATION LABEL TIRE/RIM INFORMATION
RC-D06-04 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO. D06 TIRE, RIM AND INFLATION PRESSURE INFORMATION
RC-C39-03 SAFETY RECALL NO. C39 -- TRANSFER CASE FASTENERS
RC-C30-03 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO. C30 PCM ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEALS

 

That is every TSB & Recall on your truck ......
I see nothing about Oil!!!!