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1997 Ram 1500 3.9 L 136,034 miles Out: Mobil 1 HM 5w-30 and Mobil 1 filter In: Mobil 1 HM 5w-30 and Mobil 1 filter.

Originally Posted by Chris142 I have done uoa's on my oils. I too live on a dirt road and do many short trips. The best synthetic oils were done @4400 miles. Without a uoa I recommend that you stick with 3k and use cheaper oil. Walmart supertech and/ or stock up on oil if you see a bargain. I...

Originally Posted by NH73 I wouldn't be too concerned about the anti K&N people here. You just did what was practical for your vehicle. I would just maintain your filter to how K&N says and you should be fine, more often likely then they say. Do what you feel comfortable, likely if you have a...

Originally Posted by Olas Originally Posted by Rattler Originally Posted by zrxkawboy Personally, I'd do a UOA at 6k miles and see how it looks. You can decide where to go from there. I wouldn't run a K&N air filter in a dusty environment. I have been searching for a paper air filter that will...

25 year old plastic Dodge parts don't seem to have held up to well in the junkyards or on my pickup. From the dash to the filter housing everything I've seen has been cracked or severely aged. The NOS housing I found was $185 just for the housing part. The K&N I bought just uses a round...

Originally Posted by zrxkawboy Personally, I'd do a UOA at 6k miles and see how it looks. You can decide where to go from there. I wouldn't run a K&N air filter in a dusty environment. I have been searching for a paper air filter that will fit the housing. Thus far I've had no luck.

I'm running a K&N round airfilter because the original housing was letting a small amount of dust get by and finding an original was more exspensive. I know K&N isn't supposed to be great. Oil filter is a Mopar 090. The oil is currently the plain high mileage not the EP one. I make sure I get...

Hello everyone, I have a 97 ram 1500 with 114,700 miles on it. I have been using regular Quaker state every 3,000. I have a few leaks that amount to half a quart every 3,000 miles so I'm trying Mobil 1 10W30 high mileage currently (changed it today). I'm interested in extended OCI. My driving...

Did they use a pump to take it out the dipstick instead of pulling the plug? I know the local Walmart here does it that way. Depending on the engine design some of the oil gets left in. Usually not very much though.

I'll hook up a real mechanical pressure gauge. I know exactly what to expect from Mobil 1 on the gauge by the season, the pphm is a big change that is unexpected though in the way the gauge is acting.

My oil light isn't kicking on. The pressure gauge reads the 1/4 Mark at idle once warm at idle and 40 or a bit over while driving. Mobil 1 the needle barely moved.

Alright, thank you guys. I'm not going to worry about it then. Zfasts03 that's exactly how my dash pressure gauge is behaving. I'm glad I asked before chasing a problem that wasn't there with a new sending unit and high volume oil pump!

Hi all. I have a 97 ram 1500 with a 3.9 magnum. It has 110,000 on the clock. I normally use Mobile 1 EP 5w30 but the price with rebate was too good to pass up on the Penzoil Platinum High Mileage 5w30. I've only got 14 miles on the oil but have noticed significantly less pressure with the PP...