Full Synthetic oil in 2016 Dodge diesel
Hi All. I just switched from conventional oil to full synthetic oil. The dodge owners manual states that oil changes are needed every 14K miles or after 6 months or if the on board oil indicator sta...
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Me Again wrote:Lynnmor wrote:
Doesn't matter if you use synthetic oil or regular oil, contaminates and fuel dilution will be the same. Use the oil life monitoring system and I'll bet it will call for a change well before 14,000 miles if you tow a lot. Send a sample to Blackstone Labs and they will give you a good idea of oil change frequency.
PS, great minds think alike, the above post was made while I was typing.
I believe on the DEF trucks the oil change monitor is strictly on the 15K miles. Chris
DEF really has nothing to do with oil. My DEF equipped truck OLM usually calls for an oil change around 7000 miles.
