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RE: how often for oil change? - 5/15/2008 7:20:23 PM    mustang_170556 Posts: 68 Joined: 2/7/2006 Status: offline i have to agree with ramitone. i have good friends who work for oil manufacturers and they say that most, that's most, oil is good for 6 to 7000 miles without needing to be changed. they underrate their product for two reasons. one, it makes them more money. two, for the small chance that there product fails before the recommended "oil change" date. now, i don't want to even take a chance of a product failing so i'll change at about every 5,000 miles. (in reply to HammerZ71) Post #: 16

RE: how often for oil change? - 5/15/2008 9:50:11 PM    RamItOne Posts: 4501 Joined: 12/26/2007 Status: offline thanks mustang. Makes sense, if you tell them 3k instead of 6k that brings em back twice as often, twice the money, more opps to tell them something else is wrong with the veh. I can tell you with certainty that when I change at 10k it'll look better than anyone dead lizzards at 3k miles. It costs me about 60 bucks per oil change as I use the 25,000 mile amsoil, they also make a 35k mile one, and I use and amsoil filter, now sure I could stretch it to 15k or 25k but I figure 10k is fine. Besides, I'd rathery oil come out clean every 10k than dirty every 3k. Come on hammer, come over to the darkside. (in reply to mustang_170556) Post #: 17

RE: how often for oil change? - 5/15/2008 9:54:39 PM    Ben D. Posts: 1906 Joined: 10/27/2006 Status: online I'm going to be running amsoil and amsoil filter or mobil 1 or royal purple.  either way all are rated for longer than 3000.  I will still change my oil every 3k miles.  I don't care if that's excessive and yadda yadda old folks way.  My truck is my baby and pretty much the center of my world at this point since all I do is work, school, and drive my truck lol.  so I'm going to do it every 3k miles.  what does being a bit anal do to hurt the truck?....  nothing. hey ramit which amsoil is it that's rated 25k.  the one i was lookin at is 12k miles. _____________________________ 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab Short Bed 4x4 SLT 4.7L HO V8 Engine with 6 Speed Manual Transmission (in reply to RamItOne) Post #: 18

RE: how often for oil change? - 5/15/2008 11:31:35 PM    derricksmash DodgeForum Moderator Posts: 1225 Joined: 1/11/2008 Status: offline i did it every 2000. just to keep it easy on multiple vehicles...every even thousand, it gets changed. my last oil change i went synthetic...and now i jhave no idea. maybe i'll do 4k? _____________________________ (in reply to HammerZ71) Post #: 19

RE: how often for oil change? - 5/16/2008 7:55:49 AM    Mystro Posts: 417 Joined: 2/24/2006 Status: offline  I am running Mobil 1 and change at 5k regardless of time. _____________________________ 2006 Ram 2500 HD Hemi "Thunder Road" quad cab. Polished forged wheels, Power rear window, etc.... Cherrybomb dual exhaust, Big Tex Grille saver (in reply to derricksmash) Post #: 20

RE: how often for oil change? - 5/16/2008 10:54:22 AM    Heminator2 Posts: 59 Joined: 2/4/2007 Status: offline I get regular oil changes at 25,000 miles.  I use a dual filtration system and SSO/0W30 Amsoil fulll synthetic. There are a total of 3 oil changes so far on the 5.7 and the odometer stands now at 64,500 miles on the 05 Hemi. I have to wait another 18,000 to change it again. Real world use and facts are what I need, not hype. Amsoil has been in all our vehicles for years, with no problems. _____________________________ 05 Hemi, wide mouth SS grill, ARE tonneau with wing, SS W/O moldings, SC, Trueflow CAI, SS nerf bars, APC light bar, Toyo Proxes 305/50/20, Magnaflow exhaust. (in reply to HammerZ71) Post #: 21

RE: how often for oil change? - 5/16/2008 1:56:01 PM    SmittyRN Posts: 135 Joined: 12/30/2007 Status: offline This is a cut and paste from a previous post of mine, so it may bore someone who read it before :) I remember reading the Consumer Reports article years ago where they tested different brands of oil on NYC taxis, and different intervals of oil changes. Here are some interesting facts from it. "To determine whether frequent oil changes really help, we changed the oil in three cabs every 3,000 miles, using Pennzoil 10W-30. After 60,000 miles, we compared those engines with the engines from our base tests of the same oil, changed every 6,000 miles. We saw no meaningful differences. The bottom line. Modern motor oils needn't be changed as often as oils did years ago. More frequent oil changes won't hurt your car, but you could be spending money unnecessarily and adding to the nation's energy and oil-disposal problems. Even in the severe driving conditions that a New York City taxi endures, we noted no benefit from changing the oil every 3,000 miles rather than every 6,000. If your driving falls into the "normal" service category, changing the oil every 7,500 miles (or at the automaker's suggested intervals) should certainly provide adequate protection. (We recommend changing the oil filter with each oil change.) We don't recommend leaving any oil, synthetic or regular, in an engine for 12,000 miles, because accumulating contaminants - solids, acids, fuel, and water - could eventually harm the engine. What's more, stretching the oil-change interval may void the warranty on most new cars." As for me... the book for the 2008 Ram with the HEMI says to change the oil every 6,000 miles or every 6 months, whichever comes first. With the Lifetime Powertrain Warranty I have, there is no way I'm gonna go over that. I figure my old 5,000 oil change interval will work for me just fine again. HEMI owners note; make sure you use the right oil (5W-20 for the ones with MDS). Don't let anyone at an oil-change place tell you that another weight is ok, insist on the proper weight and watch them pour it in! Some places have been known to use a cheaper weight bulk-oil and charge for something else (this is the reason BMW provides free oil changes). Note: Since I wrote that, I did my first oil change in the Ram. The guys at the Goodyear service center did everything they could to talk me into using a different weight oil since they were going to have to send out for the 5W-20. I almost walked out when, after pointing out that my lifetime powertrain warranty would be void if I used the wrong oil, I was told by one guy "How are they gonna know what you put in it?" _____________________________ 2008 Ram Sport 5.7L Hemi (in reply to Heminator2) Post #: 22

RE: how often for oil change? - 5/19/2008 8:03:01 PM    bdhuntr Posts: 104 Joined: 6/26/2007 Status: offline I have used nothing but Mobil 1 since 1990 and I change oil every 7,500-10,000 miles. I've dropped oil pans at 100K+ miles that looked as clean as they did brand-new. Changing oil at 3K or 5K is a waste of time and money. _____________________________ 2005 Ram 1500 QC 4X4 4.7 L Mods: Airaid cold-air intake Bully aluminum billet fuel door Bully stainless steel nerf bars LT285/70R17 BFG All-Terrain KO's 2" torsion bar crank Mods to come: Flowmaster 40 SI/DO catback exhaust system (in reply to SmittyRN) Post #: 23

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