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.

 

[IAmTheBestICan]

I’m curious what everyone thinks the best oil is for a 2022 EcoDiesel. I called the dealer and they said they use either Pennzoil 5w-40 or Shell Rotella 5w-40. The guy in the parts department told me that the Castrol 5w-40 Euro Car is also a good option (API ”SP” rated). I don’t know what to use so I figured I’d ask. According to the dealer, the specified oil is the Pennzoil; is that true? I don’t have an owners manual (they told me at the dealer that they no longer include those with their vehicles…that seems like bs to me, but maybe?), so I’m not sure what is called out.

 

[SLT]

There is quite a list of Oils on the Internet. Search for ” List of Chrysler MS-12991 Engine Oil for the 3.0 EcoDiesel”
Shell Rotella does not have the MS-12991 Specification. If you don’t have an Owner’s Manual, it’s online on their
Ram Truck Site.

 

[Dream Big]

Posting just for reference for our members.

Needed:
1 1/16th Socket | 27mm in metric.
Drain Plug Size: 13mm
Mopar 6822 9402AA, Engine Oil Filter
Pennzoil 550023013-6PK Ultra Euro L 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil
--or--
Mobil 1 5W-30 ESP Synthetic Motor Oil

10.5 QUART OIL CAPACITY


***UPDATE***
New Requirement as of July 2016
You can now use 5W-40 synthetic engine oil such as MOPAR or Shell Rotella that meets FCA Material Standard MS-10902 and the API CJ-4 or ACEA E9/E7 or ACEA A3/B4 engine oil category is required.

See this thread for more info:
http://www.ecodieselram.com/forum/t...tion-requirement-for-ram-1500-ecodiesels.820/

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Fuel Filter Part #:
68235275

Rosella T-6 5W-40 works perfectly and can be purchased at any auto parts store.

 

[Dream Big]

do you have the fuel filter part number?

Amazon has both fuel filter and oil filter.

 

[Dream Big]

Rotella isn't technically approved for this motor right?

Been using Rotella T-6 5w-40 for 180k of the 215k miles on my truck and it’s fine.

 

[jdn112011]

Been using Rotella T-6 5w-40 for 180k of the 215k miles on my truck and it’s fine.

Yea but the new Gen trucks dropped the rotella spec siting soot. So it's no longer the 5w40 favored oil as it was from 2016 on. Just as 5w30 was spec in 2014 and 15 before being altered to t6 5w40

 

[Dream Big]

Yea but the new Gen trucks dropped the rotella spec siting soot. So it's no longer the 5w40 favored oil as it was from 2016 on. Just as 5w30 was spec in 2014 and 15 before being altered to t6 5w40

Mine is a 2015 fully deleted truck. Not sure what drop you’re referring to, I just know what has worked wonders for my wallet and my truck.

 

[jdn112011]

Mine is a 2015 fully deleted truck. Not sure what drop you’re referring to, I just know what has worked wonders for my wallet and my truck.

Yep and when the 15 was new your manual spec'd euro 5w30, that was revised to 5w40 t6, the Next generation ecodiesel's 2019 or so off the top of my head; was again revised with a tsb recanting t6 for those Gen3 ecodiesel engines due to soot, so the newer guys have a different spec than our Gen 2 2015s