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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This comes up often here and on my boy racer forums...
Dry starts are one of the main metal on metal wear of ICE's. Why there are pre-lube systems...and why higher film strength oils a must for me (AKA synthetics)...they don't drip off during an over nite period...
New one to me...that someone thinks new oil wears out and ICE...with that thinking...why not sprinkle plain old dirt into your oil fill every so often...
A lot depends on how it is driven, when, where, etc, etc
Another thing...racing oil's are GREAT for racers who change their oil and/or engines way before most normal non-racing folks do...why many racing oils does NOT have the additive package street oils have, that both cleans (detergents) and holds in suspension particles that wear out metal surfaces
Just like gear teeth...ICE's innards are designed to NOT go metal on metal, but ride on a film of oil...in a perfect world. They do go metal on metal all to often and mostly during severe situations...like towing heavy...
I keep my vehicles a long time. Mostly because of hating payments and the extreme cost of today's vehicles. So they must last a long time. If planning on trading in a few years...this discussion is academic...as the potential accelerated wear is passed onto the next owner before the worn parts show up as loss of power, etc
Dry starts are one of the main metal on metal wear of ICE's. Why there are pre-lube systems...and why higher film strength oils a must for me (AKA synthetics)...they don't drip off during an over nite period...
New one to me...that someone thinks new oil wears out and ICE...with that thinking...why not sprinkle plain old dirt into your oil fill every so often...
A lot depends on how it is driven, when, where, etc, etc
Another thing...racing oil's are GREAT for racers who change their oil and/or engines way before most normal non-racing folks do...why many racing oils does NOT have the additive package street oils have, that both cleans (detergents) and holds in suspension particles that wear out metal surfaces
Just like gear teeth...ICE's innards are designed to NOT go metal on metal, but ride on a film of oil...in a perfect world. They do go metal on metal all to often and mostly during severe situations...like towing heavy...
I keep my vehicles a long time. Mostly because of hating payments and the extreme cost of today's vehicles. So they must last a long time. If planning on trading in a few years...this discussion is academic...as the potential accelerated wear is passed onto the next owner before the worn parts show up as loss of power, etc
