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For what its worth, I ran 10w30 Dino Maxlife in my Ram 5.2L for a 5000 mile stint, and was quite surprised it never budged on the dipstick, no make up oil or burn off etc. For the cost savings alone I wouldn't hesitate to use this oil vs M1 Full synth, like a previous poster stated, save a few...

Hello all: Guess what my friend, that little biut of ping/knock means its time has come for the belly pan gasket. Read here http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2000/09-05-00.htm Get a good replacement, from either http://www.hughesengines.com/ http://www.apsprecision.com/ Best of luck and after...

Hello everyone, been awhile but i have submit my vote for Esso XD3-0w30, Cheap, full synth and have had no problems in my 00 Ram 5.2, and a 01 Sebring in the dead of winter. Last winter -40 C daytime highs for a week and a half, no that number did not include a windchill factor. It was just...

Hello Members Just to update: changed oil in 01 Sebring 2.7L "sludger" Used XD-3 0w-30 Full Synthetic Car fires right up, no funny noises etc. Took an approximate 500 mile trip this weekend with it and all seems good. Used a wix filter if anyone cares I think that this oil is going to stay in...

Hello members.... My girlfriend has this very motor in her 2.7L 01 Sebring. 78,000 Km on the clock. Winter is here and as a matter of fact im doing an oil change with XD3 0W-30 synth on it tomorrow. I know that it does not meet the energy conserving rating but i dont care. I used it this past...

Hello Fellow members. Castrol SuperClean, been using it for a few years now and I too have found it a really great de-greaser / clearner. Never used it as a engine degressear though. I find that it will take off brake dust off of magnesium rims and make them shine, along with road grime and...

Good Day Switched my Ram 5.2L over to Xd-3 synthetic several months ago and no noticeable difference over Penzoil 5w-30 Xd-3 15-40 and Xd-3 10w-30. For the price I can cant justify the mobil 1 at double the cost. It seems unanimous, XD-3 is THE synth oil to use based...

Hello: I am currently using Synpower 5w-30 in my girlfriends 2.7L (getting a rep as a sludger engine) Sebring. Have had dino runs until i tried Esso Superflo synth and now the Valvoline Synpower. For what its worth I figured a reasonably priced groupIII oil such as the snypower would be more...

Onr more vote for the UOA, Im lovin us Canucks running the XD-3 that is putting up stellar numbers. The more UOA's on XD-3 the better i hope to have on myself on the 0w-30 in a few months.

Hello: Im running the XD3 0w-30 for approx 1 yr in my 2000 5.2L. I know the 4.7 is a different design but I see no problem with running the 0w-30. My oil pressure stays up at hot idle and in the winter the truck barks right up at -40C. At half the price of German Castrol its a no brainer in my...

Update. Well put the GF-4 5w-30 synpower in the Sebring today. No abnormal noise, actually the engine sounds really silent with the valvo in it. It replaced a 7000km OCI with Esso Superflo Synth. Im hoping I will be able to do a UOA on this after 5000kms. I am aware of the "weak" add pack...

Hello fellow members. I am wanting some thoughts opinions, user feedback on the new SM Synpower "Full Synthetic" from valvoline. I recently picked up a 5L jug for $22.50 Can funds (not a bad deal) I would assume that this is a Group III synth?? Any PAO? I'm looking to use it in my girfriends...

1/31 11:44a Update: I took the truck out on the highway today for a good warm up, 20 mins of 60mph driving. I noticed after the truck has warmed up the truck shifts much better, OD and downshifiting were fine as I did lots of wide open bursts and slowing and accelerating back up through the...

Hello No warantee on this vehicle, it was 3 yr 36,000 whichever comes first. So when I had bought the truck in late 2003 it was already expired.

Hello everyone I own a 2000 5.2L 4x4 Ext Cab Sport. I believe I have the 42re transmission (Automatic) Lately the truck has been exhibiting some wierd shifts, specifically the 2nd to 3rd gear shift. The truck holds 2nd gear untill approx 2100 to -2300 rpm and then will either "rev up" and...

Hello You are correct. The 0w-30 and 0w-40 are the PAO synth. All other weights of XD-3 are non-synthetic. Ow-30 synth PAO 0w-40 synth PAO

hello: You would be safe with the 0w-30 or the 10w-30. this comming summer i plan to mix 2 quarts 0w-30 xd3 with 3 quarts 10w-30 as homebrew blend, should work out nicely, Running the 0w-30 here now and its doing its job in the extreme cold we are having. As far as the price goes, its very...

Hello: Check around for a Baldwin filter, They can be had at some Aklands Granger outlets or look in the yellow pages for a diesel truck centre that carries that brand. They are very well constructed and usually cheaper then OEM or a Crappy Tire equivelent rebranded fram. Just my 2 cents

Hello From my readings here I belive this thread is on par with who makes Tech2000 Walmart oil. Consensus says it usually goes to the lowest bidder or sometimes depends on your geographic location. I have read / heard here that Motormaster oil at one time or another was Esso, and then Shell...

Hello: For the 318 dodge, go with a good 10w-30 weight oil and a wix or baldwin filter. I have ran HDEO 15w-40, 10w-30 and 0w-30 (for our extreme winters) No noticeable difference running the 15w-40 in my low mileage 318 5.2L as opposed to a 10w-30. I say pick a good 10w-30 and run it all year...