2008 Dodge Ram 3500, 14.5k miles, Rotella T6

[PDRig]

Hoping for an update on this unit?

2008 Dodge Ram 3500, 9100 miles, Kendall SuperDXA 15w40

Oil change interval running trailers with Kendall Super-D XA in the sump. Polaris comments: Flagged data does not indicate an immediate need for maintenance action. Continue to observe the trend and monitor equipment and fluid conditions. Chrome is at a MINOR LEVEL and is possibly coming from...

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[andreigbs]

EGR isn't doing your diesel ANY favors. I would look at options to block it off/tune it out.

 

[Peted]

Originally Posted by Dodgetracker
Which oil are you planning to run this time?


Motorcraft 15w40.

Try Delo 15w40 SynBlend for longer OCI's and Low ash to not clog your emissions systems

 

[sdowney717]

Originally Posted by PDRig
This has my curiousity. The oil thickening seems excessive for the miles on this oil. I wonder how many hours are on these runs. OP. Have you been tracking hours at all?


My truck doesn't have an hourmeter, at least that I have been able to find in the information menu. New trucks I know have a total hours run and idle hours readouts on the vehicle information display. But my truck is a 2008.

Going by my logged hours and miles, I average 60 mph, so for the 14,500 miles of this OCI, it would be about 240 hours. Then there is idle hours, which I can only generalize about. When I am hooking up to a trailer and doing pre-trip inspection in the yard, it is about 45 minutes of idling. As long the weather is not too hot or cold, I idle the engine about 30-45 minutes on an overnight. If the weather is too hot, I run the A/C to be comfortable. If the weather is too cold, I run the heater to be comfortable.

It does have an hour meter, hold odometer button down a while and the hours appear.
And for engine codes turn key on-off on-off on-off on and they also appear.