Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released

itguy08 wrote:
Does not compute...

Seems to be around $100 or so at the dealer for the Diesels and every 10k:

Cummins Oil Change Cost
Powerstroke Oil Change Cost
Duramax Oil Change Cost

If you're doing it yourself you're looking at about 8-14 quarts of oil + expensive filter.

I pay $39 for my Ecoboost oil change and tire rotation at the dealer, every 7.5k. New ones are 10k too. I believe GM and Chrysler spec 7.5-10k for their gassers too.

It may have been cheaper when Diesels could go 7.5-10k and gassers got 3k but those days are over.

:h
Here are "my" stats and figures.

93 6.5 diesel takes 8 qts.

06 Duramax takes 10 qts.

I pay $3 bucks a qt for my Rotella. ( I could get it cheaper)

I pay $30 for oil for my Dmax and $24 for my 6.5.
I pay 5 or 6 bucks for my "expensive filter." (It's the same filter as a SBC.)

So $30 bucks total for my 6.5 and $36 bucks total for my Duramax.

My Duramax puter goes off like clockwork at 10K. I "choose" to change my 6.5 at 7,500 miles.

Just because someone wants to pay big bucks and get ripped off at a dealer for an oil change does not make it the norm.

We had a poster on here that claimed $200.00 oil changes. When someone called him out he aaaaaaaaaaaaa could not back up his claim.