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Yes, I think I used 5w30 that time.

@OVERKILL @buster Do you guys think that Royal Purple HMX would have the same sulfur compounds that would chelate the copper? It looks like they are quite different from the looks of this VOA from 2015...

Here's my first UOA on my wife's minivan. Everything seems good and I likely won't run another UOA again for some time, but I figured ppl might want more data on 3.6 Pentastar engines. This one has about 90k miles on it. Nearly 10 years old. Only weird thing was that the "change oil" light...

Thanks man. Gonna have to figure out if it's in my budget haha. Appreciate the info either way.

That would explain it! Weird that Blackstone doesn't know about it.... or maybe not weird idk. I see you have a couple of Hemis in your fleet. What's a good place to get that Super Car oil if I want to try that for awhile? Or would you suggest something else like PUP?

No, the first one was with whatever the dealer put in it when I bought it. Everything else was Royal Purple High Performance Street. I ran O'Reilly full synthetic one time, right after the second UOA that shows on the report. That might be why copper was consistent between the 2nd and 3rd...

Thanks for the input! I haven't put a new oil cooler on it or anything like that, though I did replace the heater core and radiator recently. Looks like it's running good then.

Pretty much nothing but Royal Purple HPS 5w20 or 5w30 since purchase at 82k miles. It's at 121k now. I don't know if the RP High PErformance Street I've been using has "aggressive chemistry" but that could be it I guess.

Thought I'd share this UOA for my Hemi with rising copper levels. Iron is low so I'm not worried about the dreaded cam/lifters but apparently there's a bushing that is wearing excessively. Any thoughts you have are appreciated. I don't really notice any weird noises other than an occasional...

This is my second analysis posted on the board here. I bought this truck in February of this year. One owner with 84k on the clock. Changed the (Chrysler) dealer fill for RP HPS 5w30 based on internet "research" and here are the results. I took it just over 5k. Blackstone's concern seems to...

Originally Posted by Mikes2nd Check this out... Uncle Tony completely kinda missed a critical point... https://youtu.be/NdtSPS3IUlo Hey it looks like this link is broken, can you repost it? Would like to see it.

Recently this video was posted to YouTube. The guy explains some of the design flaws with the the Gen 3 Hemi that he thinks contributes to the cam/lifter failures. In February I purchased a '13 Ram 1500 5.7L Hemi. It was a single owner truck with a record of service every 5 to 6k its entire...

Originally Posted by hemitruck Leviksu, if the goes away or diminishes after engine is warmed up, that would point to broken manifold bolt or bolts. If it is the hemi tick, some state red line 5-30 will quite it down or eliminate it completely. Thanks hemitruck. I will try red line next time.

Will do CT8! Gonna be awhile tho. Still in lockdown.

Just got my first UOA in from Blackstone. It's a short interval mainly because I had some concerns about hemi tick and I didn't know what the dealer put in it when I bought it in February. Would love to have any feedback on my numbers. I know 2k is short, but I'm pretty worried about the tick I...

Originally Posted by mattd Originally Posted by leviksu Just bought a 2013 Hemi Ram with 84k miles on it. Valvetrain seems noisy and I think I hear the infamous tick, but I'm not sure. I've had it at 2 shops (one was the dealer I bought it from) but they said there weren't any problems. Of...

Just bought a 2013 Hemi Ram with 84k miles on it. Valvetrain seems noisy and I think I hear the infamous tick, but I'm not sure. I've had it at 2 shops (one was the dealer I bought it from) but they said there weren't any problems. Of course all the dealer did was pull codes. Here's a vid of...

Gotta slow em down!