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Mobil 1 will be fine. Pick up a 5 quart jug in the weight of your choice at Walmart for $26.00.

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Don't forget to pick up 2 single quarts with that also. Our 2008 HEMI Ram takes 7 quarts.

Also note that the oil filter thread size is different than previous years. The can and seal look just like a 5281090 but the thread is larger.

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You need to use the weight recomended in the manual. I have heard reports that thicker oil causes erratic operation of the MDS system.

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which he cannot do while under warranty.

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Mobil 1 will be fine. Pick up a 5 quart jug in the weight of your choice at Walmart for $26.00.

It doesn't hurt seals, but synthetic will eat the sludge and varnish out of an engine and may cause seal to leak if the varnish was all that kept it from leaking.

My attitude is that if the synthetic cleans the motor out and a seal starts to leak because it was weak it needed to be replaced anyway.

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Longer oil change intervals? Don't do it! People will spend thousands on super heavy-duty performance mods on a street driven vehicle and cheap-out on oil changes. Just can't figure?!

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Change the oil at the recomended intervals, or even more often. I change mine every 2000 miles.


AS for the "you can extend the interval" law, good luck with that.

Machines require maintenance. Not doing the proper maintenance is considered driver abuse, and voids warrantees. Just the same as performance mods do.

The car manufacturers have all figured out that if they deny every warrenty claim they can, it will save them millions of dollars. These days they need every penny. Don't give them the opportunity to save some money at your expense over something silly like an oil change.

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Longer oil change intervals? Don't do it! People will spend thousands on super heavy-duty performance mods on a street driven vehicle and cheap-out on oil changes. Just can't figure?!

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Change the oil at the recomended intervals, or even more often. I change mine every 2000 miles.


AS for the "you can extend the interval" law, good luck with that.

Machines require maintenance. Not doing the proper maintenance is considered driver abuse, and voids warrantees. Just the same as performance mods do.

The car manufacturers have all figured out that if they deny every warrenty claim they can, it will save them millions of dollars. These days they need every penny. Don't give them the opportunity to save some money at your expense over something silly like an oil change.

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“Conventional wisdom has held that the oil should be changed about every 3,000 miles. This notion has been ingrained into people's heads for decades, in part as a marketing ploy by oil companies. The 3,000-mile interval made sense when engines used single-grade nondetergent oils. But with the latest oils and car designs, it's no longer necessary to change oil that often under normal driving conditions.” –Steve Ritter, in Chemical & Engineering News, March 13, 2006

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You've got one thing right -

The major oil companies are laughing all the way to the bank

CompSyn

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Oh, and here comes the obligatory post from CompSyn in 5...4...3...

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I prefer compulsory

Well, He did say "Any other thoughts would be appreciated?"

CompSyn