5.7 Hemi Owners - Oil Grade Poll

[racer12306]

Curious what everyone is using in their 5.7s. Multiple responses allowed to try to capture vehicle year.

Charger, Ram, 300, GC, etc, etc, doesn't matter. Trying to keep it isolated to the 5.7 as I don't know what differences (if any) exist between the 5.7 and the 6.1/6.4.

Discuss as you wish, but please answer the poll.

 

[hemioiler]

I've used a sprinkling of everything; 0w-30, 5w-20, 5w-30, and 0w-40. Most of it is 5w-30, I've tried other weights in the winter to try and reduce a knocking I hear on cold starts but (as everyone here would probably already know) none of it has helped. Probably just piston slap.

Edit: also it's fascinating watching FCA change the spec on the oil throughout the years. Owners manuals are around which "recommend" or "allow":

5w-20
5w-30
0w-20

Far as I know only the lifters were (slightly) modified once or twice with the rest of the engine unchanged after 2009 when it received eagle heads and VVT.

 

[racer12306]

I've used a sprinkling of everything; 0w-30, 5w-20, 5w-30, and 0w-40. Most of it is 5w-30, I've tried other weights in the winter to try and reduce a knocking I hear on cold starts but (as everyone here would probably already know) none of it has helped. Probably just piston slap.

Edit: also it's fascinating watching FCA change the spec on the oil throughout the years. Owners manuals are around which "recommend" or "allow":

5w-20
5w-30
0w-20

Far as I know only the lifters were (slightly) modified once or twice with the rest of the engine unchanged after 2009 when it received eagle heads and VVT.

Agreed.

Especially when you take the 2500 5.7s into account.

The 2013 owners manual separates the oil recommendation for the 1500 and 2500. 5w20 for the 1500 and 5w30 for the 2500. The main concern for them is the MS-6395 spec, which after reading the spec, doesn't seem all that special.

I did find a manual from the middle east the other week for a newer Ram (don't remember the year) that spec'd 5w20. Thought that was curious because of the climate there.

2013 Ram 1500/2500/3500 Manual
MS-6395

 

[hemioiler]

Agreed.

Especially when you take the 2500 5.7s into account.

The 2013 owners manual separates the oil recommendation for the 1500 and 2500. 5w20 for the 1500 and 5w30 for the 2500. The main concern for them is the MS-6395 spec, which after reading the spec, doesn't seem all that special.

I did find a manual from the middle east the other week for a newer Ram (don't remember the year) that spec'd 5w20. Thought that was curious because of the climate there.

2013 Ram 1500/2500/3500 Manual
MS-6395

My owners manual only "recommends" the ms-6395 spec, and the wording suggests it's not a requirement.

 

[MuzzleFlash40]

2021 Rebel non-etorque.

Valvoline Extended protection 5w20 & Mopar filter. It gets a spring and fall oil change. It doesn’t get driven enough to go by mileage.

 

[Zap1967]

21 5.7 non e torque. 50k miles now and has had only PP 5-20 and a Mopar filter. Don’t want a dealer to have any reason to look at it sideways if it has an engine warranty issue. 7500 OCI based on 2.6 TBN left on my blackstone analysis. That OCI was at 10k miles after I changed out the factory fill at 2500 to PP. That OCI had about 5k miles towing on it.

I ran synthetic 5-20 in my 2010 up to 140k miles before trading it. I had the oil pan off myself for a leak around 120k and it looked new inside with 0 sludge. 6k OCI on that truck generally.

 

[Nick814]

Amsoil OW20 in winter. PP 5W30 (Euro) summer

 

[vwmaniaman]

My 07 1500 Ram has always had Castrol 5-20 high mileage. It is now at 226k and run so quiet.

 

[OVERKILL]

HPL Super Car "Overkill" 0W-20 in ours.

 

[Slick3914]

I run 4 quarts M1 EP 5W-20 mixed with 3 quarts M1 EP 5W-30.

 

[OVERKILL]

@AutoMechanic what's with the sad reaction emoji dude? That 0W-20 has a robust Euro additive package and it had an ending visc of 9.5cSt in my most recent UOA, which is heavier than a lot of xW-30's we see on here:
(1) 2022 Mazda Miata / MX-5 Kirkland signature 5w-30, 4,500 miles, second oil change, Now with less copper. | Bob Is The Oil Guy
(1) 2021 Generac RG027 Generator - 48 Hours Total - 5W30 | Bob Is The Oil Guy
(1) 07 Acura RDX (Turbo) 5978 mi, M1 5W-30 | Bob Is The Oil Guy
(1) GMC Sierra 2500 HD L8T 6.6 gas - First UOA, PUP 5W-30, 4,500 miles | Bob Is The Oil Guy
(1) Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30, 7400 km (4598 mi), 2018 Mazda CX-9 (2.5T GDI) | Bob Is The Oil Guy
(1) 2013 F-150 3.5 Ecoboost Motul 8100 Eco Lite 5w-30, 5690 mile OCI | Bob Is The Oil Guy
(1) Quaker State 0w30 Full Synthetic, 1,282 Miles, 2.5T Hyundai, Initial Oil Change | Bob Is The Oil Guy
(1) 2018 Toyota Tacoma 2GR-FKS, Castrol Edge EP 5W-30, 6,111 OCI | Bob Is The Oil Guy

 

[mikemilburn]

5W-20 2019 Ram 1500 Tradesman, Costco (Warren oil)

 

[Skippy722]

HPL “Overkill” Supercar 0w20 in my 5.7 HEMI as well.

 

[The Critic]

HPL Euro No VII 5W20 in mine.

 

[Nick814]

HPL “Overkill” Supercar 0w20 in my 5.7 HEMI as well

Is this just the Supercar ow20?

 

[The Critic]

Is this just the Supercar ow20?

Yes.

 

[tnt_motorsports]

My son is running M1 5w30 in his 2023 5.7L Hemi e Torque. We changed the oil at 2,000 miles. Next change will be at 5,000 miles.

Just my $0.02

 

[racer12306]

21 5.7 non e torque. 50k miles now and has had only PP 5-20 and a Mopar filter. Don’t want a dealer to have any reason to look at it sideways if it has an engine warranty issue. 7500 OCI based on 2.6 TBN left on my blackstone analysis. That OCI was at 10k miles after I changed out the factory fill at 2500 to PP. That OCI had about 5k miles towing on it.

I ran synthetic 5-20 in my 2010 up to 140k miles before trading it. I had the oil pan off myself for a leak around 120k and it looked new inside with 0 sludge. 6k OCI on that truck generally.

That good info. I haven’t seen significant deposits in my filter after 5000 and 10000 miles of HPL. It had PP FOR 40k prior.

Is this just the Supercar ow20?

They didn’t do the SuperCar in 0w20 until OVERKILL asked for it. The 502 spec doesn’t allow for a 0w20.

HPL Super Car "Overkill" 0W-20 in ours.

HPL Euro No VII 5W20 in mine.

After talking with David, I think I’ve settled on No VII Euro 5w30 for the 502 add pack. It was either that or the 0w30 SuperCar.

 

[Skippy722]

Is this just the Supercar ow20?

Yes. Aiming for 1 year oil changes.

 

[Rick79]

M1 0W20 (Truck and SUV) as it carries the CHRYSLER MS-6395 spec and WIX XP filters because i like the build quality on a teardown i saw. I don't like pushing long OCI's especially with all the problems on modern engines so i change my oil at around 5K miles.

Oil is cheap, engines are expensive