Figured I'd post my recent OA from Blackstone. I ran Valvoline Premium Blue 5w-40 during he Rotella dry spell. The comments back were interesting. Curious what everyone thoughts are about the different additive package Valvoline uses -- higher levels of moly + magnesium.
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SN is an API rating. The benefits include:
- Improved fuel economy
- Improved life of emissions system components
- More stringent sludge, deposit, and oxidation control
- Better low-temperature viscosity
- High- and low-temperature corrosion protection
- Better turbocharger protection
- Improved filter clogging protection
Black 2018 Ram 2500 SLT with a Cummins 4x4 CC with a 6'4" box Anderson 5th wheel hitch
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My 15 dropped on me when I was on vacation. 70k kms using tow/haul and pulling my 7k loaded TT.
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That wasn't a very happy vacation, huh? Thanks for sharing. I think @Doog-Meister was also towing when he lost his engine, although, I don't think his was a bottom end failure.
When I asked him he said 5W-40 was a better choice. I think it's because it has a slightly higher viscosity than the 15W-40.
I think the highest viscosity (new off the shelf locally available) is the Chevron DELO 400 XSP 5W-40 at 15.4 at 100c
I think the highest viscosity (new off the shelf locally available) is the Chevron DELO 400 XSP 5W-40 at 15.4 at 100c
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Depends greatly on the quality of the oil, and your climate.
15W-40 has some advantages. Cheap 15W-40, less so.
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Luckily we were just over an hour from our camping spot and we do a family vacation. My oldest son carried on to the camp ground with his 19 Hemi, dropped of his pop up camper and family and came back for us. While he was gone my wife and I unloaded the truck on the side of the road and called for a tow for the truck to the nearest dealer in Kingston. While waiting for the tow I took my tune off so as not to loose it. My son didn't like pulling my trailer as he got around 9 mpg. My Eco was running at around 16. I had my younger son bring my Jeep Grand Cherokee to the camp site on the Friday before leaving the campground on the Saturday for home. I pulled my older son's pop up home and he pulled my TT. His truck didn't have a brake controller, so it was a careful drive home and a few more fuel stops for him.
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Yet another low-mileage older truck engine failure. I notice a LOT of these. I don't want to speculate why but seems to happen more often than the older high-mileage trucks.
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Everyone with knowledge seems to agree that low mileage failures point towards assembly issues. There's nothing you can do to prevent those failures.
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And what would that knowledge be?
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Knowledge, in this context, is the information gained amongst those who are doing these rebuilds.
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Unless they're engineers I'd call that knowledge 'opinions and theories'.
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