The bottle of Schaeffers I have had the correct API donut seal on it. As noted by the manual.
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Oil Thread - 6.4 Hemi
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I pretty much agree with Chet. My last oil and filter swap/rotate did not go so well. They left the gasket from the old filter on and you can guess what happened. Turned into them cleaning my driveway and more. They made good on it and I will go back. Hopefully it was a fluke thing.
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ClawSS
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Can you show that donut? My 0-40 shows a donut with API-SN and not API-SP as specified....Or are you suggesting that just having the donut is enough without reading the words within?
Mine says SN on the bottle, but I can't read what letter my manual says. To me the manual states it must have the API Donut trademark. It doesn't state it has to have that exact trademark.
I pulled out at bottle of PUP too and it shows SN on the donut as well.
$100, man, if you're still paying that I'd love to go to that dealer. I just had my oil changed and tires rotated at the dealer last month and paid $191. They jacked up the prices on all service. I called around to other dealers and they were all the same. My previous oil change prior to the price increase was $128.
But, like you said, with my truck still under warranty I'll pay it just so there is a dealer paper trail of maintenance.
Wetrocks
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I’ve been using mobile 1 0w40 in Florida no ticks
Rockcrawlindude
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That’s not a bad price. I just spent $80 doing an oil chance myself on my work tundra.
I've been using MB1 since new (8/21)with Wix XP filters, 36k. No ticks and 7 good oil reports from Blackstone. 5K OCI typically
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Rockcrawlindude
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What OCI? I change my oil+filter when I get startup tick which is usually around 5k miles ~28% oil life on the dash. Have yet to make it to the recommended OCI but it’s been a filter issue and not an oil issue for me.
slowindown
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I looked at my receipt from Jan or Feb for my first oil change. It was a bit over $89. I had my second the week before last and it was $97. Up about $7.50. Both of those figures included 7% tax and deducted 10% for a coupon from my ram app for my particular dealer, which is in sw ms. So check your app for coupons. At my dealership they like me screenshot the one(s) I want to use and email them to the service advisor when they place the work order or print and bring.
After several dealership incidents; I don't take my vehicles in for service unless absolutely necessary (recall, warranty, etc). All other service, I perform.
chas0218
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I've been changing my oil for the 1st and 2nd oil change. I didn't notice any real usage of oil on either change. 1st change was with 0w-40 PUP and noticed a slight tick on start up intermittently but might just be an injector. This last time with Amsoil 0w-40 and no noticeable noise from the valvetrain. I will say out of the 9700 miles on it 2000 are towing miles so it has had a little towing duty. I've also been changing oil around the 5k mile mark. This time was a little early last time it was at 5100.
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I recently did my oil change on my 2017 2500 6.4 hemi using this oil and all of a sudden its started ticking now it sounds like a diesel truck. I was going to ask also what other oil is best to use on it and what filter.
I am using Amsoil 0W-40 in my 2016 2500, 6.4 Hemi and it seems to performs well. I tow a 6700lb. 30' travel trailer on average once a moth, usually 600 - 700 miles round trip with no issues. The rest of the time normal daily driver routes. www.ddiultimatelubes.myamsoil.com
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I ran Redline 5w40 with Royal Purple filters in my 6.4
Rockcrawlindude
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PUP + wix XP for the win.
I finally went a full OCI and never got startup tick. I was changing my oil around 25-30% on the oil life indicator because that’s when the startup tick would show up.
Also no consumption to speak of. The pic is hard to see but the oil level is 1/4 up the hash marks ~8k miles. The fresh 7qt brings it to 3/4 up the hash marks so I’ll call that .5 qt consumed in 8k miles
I finally went a full OCI and never got startup tick. I was changing my oil around 25-30% on the oil life indicator because that’s when the startup tick would show up.
Also no consumption to speak of. The pic is hard to see but the oil level is 1/4 up the hash marks ~8k miles. The fresh 7qt brings it to 3/4 up the hash marks so I’ll call that .5 qt consumed in 8k miles
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I know exactly how you feel. I had a '69 Toyota that I used Pennzoil in and it used oil between changes. I switched to Valvoline and it quit using oil. I've been gun shy of Pennzoil ever since.
Napa has a sale on 0w40 pennz srt for about half price . I bought 21 quarts.
Heck, we used to add a pinch or two of saw dust to our beater truck differentials if they were too loose and noisy. Now more rear-end whine after that. Fir or hemlock worked best; cedar not so much.