Ram EcoDiesel Oil Change Information

[SLT]

John Jensen,
I'm certainly no Expert and I don't want to sound like a Know it All. In this case, it seems like I should have kept my Opinion to myself.

 

[scoffman]

I figured it would help to coat the the places that need oiling better and prevent heavy wear during cold/dry starts. I'm just going on the Lucas synthetic oil additive displays at places like advance auto parts, and Auto zone. You know the display that has the plastic gears and you can clearly see that the Lucas additive keeps a coat of oil/additive on all the gears versus the regular oil.

 

[Mesatoneman]

Who knows what’s in them display things? 90-150 weight? They are trying to sell something? Legit or not? Do Arby's sandwiches ever look like they do on TV when you actually buy one ? Visual gimmicks have made companies millions over the years and ?

 

[Augiedoggy]

Does anyone use the Rotella T6 5W40 2.5 gallon bottle and one quart of the Lucas synthetic Oil Stabilizer? I've always just put the Rotella T6 in the "White Lady", but I'm wondering if the Lucas oil stabilizer would be beneficial? I know Shawn mentioned way back in the day that he used Rotella T6 and one quart of Lucas full synthetic, but I'm not sure if he meant a quart of the Lucas oil, or the oil stabilizer?

I did this a couple days ago actually.

 

[scoffman]

I changed my oil and added the one quart bottle of the Lucas synthetic oil stabilizer and then took a round trip drive to Benton Texas. On the return trip we were towing a Uhaul 6'X12' trailer full of my wifes grandmothers furniture and possessions. The "White Lady" perform very well. With tow haul mode on we averaged 17MPG while our average travel speed was 75mph. I checked the oil every time we stopped and turned the "White Lady" off. Oil looked great, and the level was full. I wanted to add the Lucas stuff because I believe the #1 killer of these engines is poor lubrication due to clogged oil passages. Watch this video it shows what I'm talking about.

 

[Joe1]

Hi i'm new here i was noticeing there's no mention of a 0 winter oil like
0w30 which has around the same viscocity curve as the 15w40 at higher temps. I'm mostly looking for better fuel economy and the 0 winter has proven to get better fuel economy in our golf tdi.

I use only Rotella 5w-40 Full synthetic yr around I live in Wisconsin and never had a problem we get temp below 0 out here even doing the day I would personally never use 5w-30 in my if I live down south I would use 15w-40 Rotella Full synthetic

 

[John Jensen]

John Jensen,
I'm certainly no Expert and I don't want to sound like a Know it All. In this case, it seems like I should have kept my Opinion to myself.

No harm, no foul. We all learn from others' opinions. The problem I had with yours was simply that some of your opinionated statements were inaccurate. Hopefully, you learned something.

 

[drewsoldtruck]

Does anyone know if these are the same part numbers for a 2021 EcoDiesel?It takes 5w-40 now.

OIl Qty from my owners manual: 8.0 L / 8.5 QT
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[Joe1]

OIl Qty from my owners manual: 8.0 L / 8.5 QT
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Yes the 11.5 quarts of 5w-40 Full synthetic if you put 8.5 in it you y blow that diesel https://s3.amazonaws.com/chryslerme...021_RAM_1500_SPo67hu6voh18mm7gihlqgenf6cf.pdf

 

[SLT]

If you have a 2021 Eco Diesel Engine, the Oil Capacity is 8L/8.5Qt of Full Synthetic 5W-40 Oil, MS-12991.
The MS-12991 certification is new on the 2021 Eco Diesel Engine. It is different than the Rotella 5W-40 MS certification I used in my 2016 Eco Diesel. Looking at the Attachment in drewthorne's post, the 11L/11.5Qt capacity is for Coolant/Antifreeze, don't get confused by that.