Synthetic oil
I have a 2005 Dodge 1500. 5.7L Hemi. It has 73000 miles on it. I have kept the oil changes and maint. Very current. I am thinking of changing to a synthetic oil for my next oil change. Is it wort...
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AH64ID wrote:ksss wrote:
The event leading into the HG being taken out was brought back to an event a month prior when an employee got the truck hot until it went into limp mode, shut it off, and cooked it.
I was really surprised when I was told of the wear on the valve train.
But what caused it to get so hot?? It is VERY difficult to get a modern vehicle to overheat.
In addition what it to say that the elevated temp, and probably load, didn't cause the oil to overheat and do damage? It takes a lot of heat to warp a head.
climbing steep grades pulling a 20K excavator at 6.5K feet in a plowed field. It was operator error.
