Re: SRT engine oil ... what-da-fugg !!!
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Thx guyz ... other than from that Long Island ... sRt .... jsta clarify ... I’m a firm believer in fresh engine oil BUTTT .... if you don’t watch your OWN $$$$$ ....who will ? Because of your screen name.... I assume you are well versed with SRT cars ..... huge tire costs are debatable. Other high costs ??....the Brembos ? .... so if you need pads you have to swap out rotors and calipers too ?? Repeat ... I'm a total newbie here ... this being my first new car PLUS I’ve never had a factory performance car. And WHERE are those reasonably priced used SRT cars ? I looked before pulling the trigger on this one. I got THIS ONE cheaper than many I saw that were 2 and 3 years old ! Catch can ? ... aka oil separator?
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Re: SRT engine oil ... what-da-fugg !!!
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Well THAT OIL ain’t no go ! ....
Now it’s MS-12633 !
Is the Wix filter 57899xp OK ? If you still have an engine warranty I recommend using only factory filters even if there are better ones out there. I use WIX on my old Savoy but only use Yota filters on my daily drivers(both Toyota) Gus
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Re: SRT engine oil ... what-da-fugg !!!
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Thx guyz ... other than from that Long Island ... sRt .... jsta clarify ... I’m a firm believer in fresh engine oil BUTTT .... if you don’t watch your OWN $$$$$ ....who will ? Because of your screen name.... I assume you are well versed with SRT cars ..... huge tire costs are debatable. Other high costs ??....the Brembos ? .... so if you need pads you have to swap out rotors and calipers too ?? Repeat ... I'm a total newbie here ... this being my first new car PLUS I’ve never had a factory performance car. And WHERE are those reasonably priced used SRT cars ? I looked before pulling the trigger on this one. I got THIS ONE cheaper than many I saw that were 2 and 3 years old ! Catch can ? ... aka oil separator? Yes a separator, otherwise it'll gunk up the intake. Also no you wont have to replace all the brakes but the pads/parts aren't normal priced stuff. Tires, yes you can buy cheaper low-po but remember why you bought the car. Here is the forum for the cars, all the info and then some is there https://www.lxforums.com/board/charger-discussion-3rd-gen-2015-/
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Re: SRT engine oil ... what-da-fugg !!!
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Well THAT OIL ain’t no go ! ....
Now it’s MS-12633 !
Is the Wix filter 57899xp OK ? If you still have an engine warranty I recommend using only factory filters even if there are better ones out there. I use WIX on my old Savoy but only use Yota filters on my daily drivers(both Toyota) Gus I GUS I’ll follow your suggestion ! But a Savoy guy with a pair of Yotas !! ...
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Re: SRT engine oil ... what-da-fugg !!!
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05/16/20 12:22 AM
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About the best deal on an oil change kit is ebay, $82 shipped to your door. Walmart does not sell ultra premium 0-40 oil. I dont know about needing the oil separator, what is that tank above the right valve cover, not good enough? Looks like an oil separator to me. I also see folks talking cheaper tires, sure if you want to wreck the car. All I know is ours is cheaper to insure, uses less gas, cheaper to fix, faster, than my superbird, so expensive is relative I guess. 7 qts of good zinc oil and a filter ain't much cheaper, nor are the correct tires, and price an nos 2 piece 1970 brake rotor....so it is really all the same, just the scat pack is better in every way. I have been 160 in the challenger....that will NEVER happen in the sbird or either Cuda.
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Re: SRT engine oil ... what-da-fugg !!!
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05/16/20 10:33 AM
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The oil separator is being touted by the supercharger crowd. Anything with a PCV valve is going to get some crud in the intake. But if the engine is sound, it will take many years and many miles to accumulate to the point of any concern, if it ever did. And usually it doesn't.
The point of the oil separator recommendation is to keep the oil out of the intake stream when the engine is under load. Oil has no octane and the supercharged engines are much more prone to detonation so any oil in the intake tract is considered unacceptable by some owners. Obviously, the Mopar engineers didn't think one was necessary, but..............
Today's engines are much 'tighter' than our engines from the 60s and 70s. And our old engines have PCV valves too. So why aren't we concerned about oil in the intake tract on them, too? The separator is a good idea, but certainly not necessary for any car that is not on the ragged edge of detonation and is in good shape internally.
On the original question about which oil to use, when the vehicle is under warranty, it would be prudent to use the factory recommended oil and filter. After the warranty period has expired, there are any number of oils and filters that will serve just as well for a lot less money.
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Re: SRT engine oil ... what-da-fugg !!!
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About the best deal on an oil change kit is ebay, $82 shipped to your door. Walmart does not sell ultra premium 0-40 oil. I dont know about needing the oil separator, what is that tank above the right valve cover, not good enough? Looks like an oil separator to me. I also see folks talking cheaper tires, sure if you want to wreck the car. All I know is ours is cheaper to insure, uses less gas, cheaper to fix, faster, than my superbird, so expensive is relative I guess. 7 qts of good zinc oil and a filter ain't much cheaper, nor are the correct tires, and price an nos 2 piece 1970 brake rotor....so it is really all the same, just the scat pack is better in every way. I have been 160 in the challenger....that will NEVER happen in the sbird or either Cuda.
Keep up with the good interesting info ...., So 6b .... you have a Chally Scat ? 160 ? .... I’ve had mine up to so far 152 - jsta for a second or two then I lifted. Great smooth pavement on I-75 ... smooth as silk ride at that speed .... very well put together car. I’ve done some recent research since starting this topic ......Wally World DOES have appropriate oil .... info below... Cheaper tires ? .. wrecking your car ? ... cheaper to insure ? My Scat isn’t that bad for full coverage .... but isn’t Hagarty really cheap for classics ?
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Re: SRT engine oil ... what-da-fugg !!!
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The oil separator is being touted by the supercharger crowd. Anything with a PCV valve is going to get some crud in the intake. But if the engine is sound, it will take many years and many miles to accumulate to the point of any concern, if it ever did. And usually it doesn't.
The point of the oil separator recommendation is to keep the oil out of the intake stream when the engine is under load. Oil has no octane and the supercharged engines are much more prone to detonation so any oil in the intake tract is considered unacceptable by some owners. Obviously, the Mopar engineers didn't think one was necessary, but..............
Today's engines are much 'tighter' than our engines from the 60s and 70s. And our old engines have PCV valves too. So why aren't we concerned about oil in the intake tract on them, too? The separator is a good idea, but certainly not necessary for any car that is not on the ragged edge of detonation and is in good shape internally.
On the original question about which oil to use, when the vehicle is under warranty, it would be prudent to use the factory recommended oil and filter. After the warranty period has expired, there are any number of oils and filters that will serve just as well for a lot less money.
D23 .... thx for your efforts here .... good input .., gotta go help a neighbor- I’ll BBL
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