When are you doing your first oil change?

[Neurobit]

Just got mine done at the dealer this morning, 5100 miles. I assume that they use a molar filter similar to what would come from the factory? I checked out the filter after work tonight and the filter is dirtier than I would figure it to be after 45 miles. The dealer WOULD change the filter, right???

They’re supposed to. Are you sure it’s just not from handling with dirty hands?

 

[sgtsodo]

Sure could be, I just had a bad feeling in my gut after seeing that and the coolant tank lid was open when I looked.

Does the factory filter differ any from a MOPAR that dealers would use?

 

[Nails]

Should look same. On the bottom it will say factory if it was put on at assembly line. Not there if replaced at dealer

 

[Fidomac]

Pardon my ignorance but do people do their own oil changes on new trucks?
I’ve always done it in my older cars but they were well outside warranty and I didn’t want to pay someone else to do it. The dealer told me there is no services included at all, not even an oil change after break-in.
Can you do it yourself in a new truck, is there no requirement to reset a computer or anything?

You should negotiate with dealer...they gave me 6 oil changes to seal the deal...

 

[geotex1]

Sure could be, I just had a bad feeling in my gut after seeing that and the coolant tank lid was open when I looked.

Does the factory filter differ any from a MOPAR that dealers would use?

Factory filter literally says so! It's printed on it. The filter now on is definitely an off-the-shelf Mopar filter for resale and not the factory.

 

[Maple]

Just got mine done at the dealer this morning, 5100 miles. I assume that they use a molar filter similar to what would come from the factory? I checked out the filter after work tonight and the filter is dirtier than I would figure it to be after 45 miles. The dealer WOULD change the filter, right?

Disclaimer: I should’ve looked before hand. I believe my dealer changed it, but was surprised that it didn’t look ‘cleaner’.

You can tell they changed the oil filter because they spilled oil everywhere when they changed it. You've got some newly lubricated parts under it.

 

[Nails]

Update- So I did my 3k oil change this weekend. Which I already changed out factory at 500 with full synthetic and 2011 oil filter. Catch can install at 700.
Have to say not a bunch of metal like first drain but way dirty and oil filter super heavy for miles on it. I will be cutting it open tomorrow when I get to work.
And no update on catch can amount as when under truck found it has been leaking out. Grrrr. It made a good mess so I’m sure it was a good amount though.

 

[Cmerkert]

It's not bad to get to, you just need a form a funnel or do the bag trick. This is what I did today.

Is that draining from the plug, or from the filter cracked and draining out?

 

[Cmerkert]

I drive very low miles, maybe 7,000 per year. For full synthetic, would a 1x a year at ~7,000 miles be okay, or should I do it every 6 months ~3,000. I know it can never hurt to change more than less, but who likes changing oil in the cold half of the year! #NeedaGarage!

 

[Maple]

I drive very low miles, maybe 7,000 per year. For full synthetic, would a 1x a year at ~7,000 miles be okay, or should I do it every 6 months ~3,000. I know it can never hurt to change more than less, but who likes changing oil in the cold half of the year! #NeedaGarage!

Manual calls for 10k miles, 12 months, or 350 hours of idle time (an issue if you remote start a few times before going to get the mail at the end of the driveway). Should be fine with synthetic once a year w/ 7k miles.

 

[slimchance]

I got two free oil changes when I bought wife's truck ... wife's trk oil changed at 4,500 mi

 

[swarggs]

You can tell they changed the oil filter because they spilled oil everywhere when they changed it. You've got some newly lubricated parts under it.

How about it. I read these comments going into my first oil change so I had an idea, but wow is that a bad location for an oil filter. Have they always been there? I always had my dealer change my 2013 1500. My 392 3500 had its own built in funnel type thing below the filter so any oil spilling would just drain past everything. It was a breeze to change that filter.

Here's a catch can dump after the first 5000 miles. About the same as every other 5.7 I've owned.

 

[SpeedyV]

Manual calls for 10k miles, 12 months, or 350 hours of idle time (an issue if you remote start a few times before going to get the mail at the end of the driveway). Should be fine with synthetic once a year w/ 7k miles.

Agreed...and I do ~7K miles per year too (with annual PUP oil changes).

 

[Electrical]

One of the many reasons I'm a fan of the 5.7 engine is that it gives us options. Some engines are known for having bad oil passages which pretty much requires frequent changes to prevent sludging. Not so with the 5.7. Want to change at 3k? Ok. Want to change at 10k? That's ok too... the 5.7 is robust enough to tolerate it.

I try to hedge bets in both directions. My time is too valuable to waste every 3k miles but I'd rather not go to the max recommended interval either. I change when the indicator reads 10 or 15 %... or about 8,500 to 9,000 miles.

 

[acat]

I got two free oil changes when I bought my truck. After that, I will let my mechanic do them.
I would love to have time to do this myself like when I was young (and poor) but now I can afford to pay someone else to do it, and use that time for other things. After having owned Audis, BMWs, and my last one, a MB SUV, the price of a RAM oil change seems like peanuts in comparison .

Cheers

Not exactly to bimmer since they are free,lol


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[Neurobit]

Not exactly to bimmer since they are free,lol


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Only the first four years...

 

[acat]

Only the first four years...

never had a bimmer more than 36 mo---haha, now you know, lease...

 

[machz]

First at 5k to Mobil one then every 10k after that.

 

[Jus Cruisin]

I'll be close to 8000 miles after running to Bradenton and back this weekend. Dragging my Camaro over and back with my new 20' enclosed trailer. I got rid of my 24 footer.
Anyway, I'll get my 2nd oil change done some time next week. At my delivering dealer. Using Mopar oil filter and their bulk oil.

 

[Granite5thgen]

Changed mine at about 1100. Waiting on my mishimoto catch can. No metal chunks or flakes which was very nice to see (or not see)