Changed Oil

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  1. ak_cowboy

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    I changed my oil on Sunday. Went a little longer than I wanted, about 7500mi... I'll update the thread when I get the report back from Blackstone. Hopefully I'll have better results that last time when I went 9000mi...

    I switched from 5w-20 to 5w-30 this time after reading a couple posts suggesting it. It seems to have quieted the motor down and the annoying 5.4 tick is almost gone.

    I'd be tempted to try 10w-30 if I wasn't in Alaska with all the cold temps we get. I'm going to keep track of mpg also and have this oil analyzed in another 7k :waytogo:
     
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    i just switched to 5w-30 and noticed the cut down on noise. next one im going to try 10w-30 seeing as we dont get cold temps down here
     
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    Sounds good, let me know how it goes
     
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    :popcorn: interested in seen the results.
     
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    I would say me to,but i don't have any ticking from my truck anymore:Grenade:
     
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    I'll let you know in about 3 months!


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