5w 20 motor oil

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BasinStBlue

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My 2013 Ram calls for 5-20 Conventional motor oil
Can't seem to find it anymore [except from mopar]
Truck has 43,000 miles on it. Can't Decide what to
use. any good suggestions. Thanks.
 
Conventional?

You sure it doesn't call for synthetic?
 
NAPA. They are having a $12.99 special on Napa 5 QT containers and pretty sure 5W-20 conv is covered. Watch Home Depot as well. They've been having select low dollar blow-outs on oil too.
 
I don't think any auto manufacturers recommend synthetic do they?
 
In my mercury (ford) I run Motorcraft 5w20 its a blend tho.
I found some 5w20 conventional at my local rural king. I've used it a few times in my mercury no problems .
 
Renegade 1.4t- $10/qt "Euro" syn spec.

Technically it's also "Ferrari" spec, but you can't actually buy that anymore.

Everything else I own gets Valvoline "high mileage" syn blend.
 
dartfreak75 said:
In my mercury (ford) I run Motorcraft 5w20 its a blend tho.
I found some 5w20 conventional at my local rural king. I've used it a few times in my mercury no problems .
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One of the reasons for the synthetic oil in Fords is those timing chains, it helps with chain stretch. At least that's what I was told by Amsoil.
 
Oldiron440 said:
One of the reasons for the synthetic oil in Fords is those timing chains, it helps with chain stretch. At least that's what I was told by Amsoil.
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I use Motorcraft is say 90 percent of the time. But from time to time I need an oil change and im low on funds and put some conventional in it lol. Motorcraft isn't as high as some of the others but rural king brand oil is cheap cheap. I think was like 15 bucks for the 5 quart bottle. Vs 32 or whatever for Motorcraft
 
I usually buy Amsoil at Fleet Farm and have a guy down the street change it for me. But twice in the last few years I've had one of the shops in town change it and put in conventional , it was a timing thing.
 

I just bought a few of those but it was closed to $20 per jug out here .
 
Due to stringent new oil requirements, mineral based 5W-20 is about extinct. Any you find will almost certainly be inferior to a synthetic. Saying to use conventional just means synthetic isn't required.
 
BasinStBlue said:
My 2013 Ram calls for 5-20 Conventional motor oil
Can't seem to find it anymore [except from mopar]
Truck has 43,000 miles on it. Can't Decide what to
use. any good suggestions. Thanks.
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Did you read the owner’s manual?
Mine is 2008 5.7L Hemi. This one calls for traditional oil, but the owner’s manual specifically states synthetic can be used.
Mine had 13,000 miles when I bought it used and since owners manual says it’s acceptable I have been running Mobil 1 or Valvoline full synthetic ever since I got it. Now it has 260,000 miles on it, and try to keep the change interval to every 4,000 miles or less. An engine can never be too clean, and these Hemis do not have adequate pcv systems.

Biggest thing for warranties is you must save receipts showing the oil filter and oil suggested for the vehicle, and the purchases must add up to the mileage, so going 10,000 on a synthetic oil chance won’t add up. A friend actually takes pictures of the odometer and of the oil being poured in to go along with the receipts.
 
Also pay attention to the manual look at the temperature range in the recommendations, they may also recommend 5w-30 above freezing
 
For my production stuff/commuter cars I use cheap oil and simply check and change it once it gets brown/grey and smells like carbon. Cheap filters too.
Stp brand oil n filters.
Just over 300k on one and 326k on the other.

I use Schaefers oil in my old mopars and change every 7000ish.
 
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