At least while under warranty, the general opinion of this board is to use the Mfr. recommended 0W-40 only.srt8dunk said:Just wondering if anyone is using 0w-20 or 0W-30 on their SRT-8? Stock calls for 0W-40, its tough to find a brand for that grade too. Any suggestions?
Excellent!!! Mobil 1 deserves the same as well, so go find a good oil and stay away from the Mobil 1 crap. Just because they pay several million dollars to DCX, GM and others to be the 'factory fill' oil, doesn't mean they are the best. Research pays off...Advertising is just that....amant said:walmart does not deserve a cap and walmart sucks, oh yeah die walmart die.
Yes and just join an Amsoil forum to get the REAL unbiased truth. Reminds me of a song everytime the words oil or nausea are mentioned. "It's Just a Matter of Time". Just what we need, more "expert" inside knowledge. That reminds me of another song, "Send In The Clowns". Ever have Scabies? They just burrow under your skin and drive you crazy, which reminds me of another song, "Crazy".WhiteDiamond said:Excellent!!! Mobil 1 deserves the same as well, so go find a good oil and stay away from the Mobil 1 crap. Just because they pay several million dollars to DCX, GM and others to be the 'factory fill' oil, doesn't mean they are the best. Research pays off...Advertising is just that....
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Hope that idiot drained to oil out and replaced it with 0w40, then again why should DC pay for this, it's his fault so I hope he had to pay for the engine if full. Even if he did swap the oil, the black box and GPS wil shoe what, when , and where this happened.Northern Rider said:I heard a story recently from a reliable source about an owner who ran his non SRT8 300C at a drgstrip. On the 3rd run, he blew the engine.
It seems he did not heed the manufacturer's warning to use 5W-20 only. Instead, he bought Castrol 5W -50 in bulk at Costco because it was a cheap price!
I guess ignoring the manufacturer's specs is not always the cheapest way to go.
NR's story was about a NON-SRT8 so hopefully he did as you said, but used 5W-20. I'd love to hear how THAT whole story plays out!II kings 9:20 said:Hope that idiot drained to oil out and replaced it with 0w40, then again why should DC pay for this, it's his fault so I hope he had to pay for the engine if full. Even if he did swap the oil, the black box and GPS wil shoe what, when , and where this happened.
Second that, again!For best results, and protection under warranty, always follow ( say it with meee...) ...the mfr. recommendations as outlined in your Owner's Manual.
WhiteDiamond said:Edit: A nation wide release went out that all 5.7L hemi's need to go to 5W-20 oil. That included the trucks that did not have MDS and where originally rated for 5W-30. Don't let a service department mix this up on your SRT8, though, as it did not affect the 6.1L(it is in response to the continued "hemi tick" issue found in a growing number of 5.7L hemi's).
BrilliantBlackHemi said:I'm running Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 and MDS is working fine. I ran their XL-7500 5W-20 for 20K and finally decided to try it. It works, as I can hear it switch in and out due to my Magnaflow exhaust. I also read this today in an Amsoil magazine I get monthly. This oil is intended to be used in 5W-20 applications, among others.
http://www.amsoil.com/lit/g1490.pdf see page 4 TSO 0W-30 description.