Warranty and oil change interval
From : gary
Q: my 03 ram 1500 says either 3000 or 7500 miles between oil changes. however the warranty book basically is written in such a way as to negate the 7500 mile interval. i use only synthetic 5w30 as recommended and cant imagine a need to change at 3000 miles. no towing no racing seldom if ever do i haul anything in the bed. live on a paved road and dont offroad. has anyone had any problem with warranty work if they stick to the 7500 mile interval gary .
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From : bill hall
bill hall wrote my 03 ram 1500 says either 3000 or 7500 miles between oil changes. however the warranty book basically is written in such a way as to negate the 7500 mile interval. i use only synthetic 5w30 as recommended and cant imagine a need to change at 3000 miles. no towing no racing seldom if ever do i haul anything in the bed. live on a paved road and dont offroad. has anyone had any problem with warranty work if they stick to the 7500 mile interval gary i believe the manual says every 3 months or 3k miles for the earliest interval which i interpret as whichever comes first. so my oil gets changed every three months. i am not willing to risk an argument with the service department should an issue arise so i just go with the severe use interval even though mine is very light use. and it is for this very reason i dont use synthetic oil. no use dumping that expensive stuff after only 2k miles! i know i might be anal about this issue but i am hoping for at least 20 years out of this rig! ; do you work for jiffylube 3k oil change is for severe duty. the clowns at jiffylube do their best to convince every driver in the country that they drive under severe conditions. ive seen the jiffylube thieves take over $300 from a gray haired lady when she just came in for an oil change! ive put over half a million miles on dodge engines changing the oil every 6k miles and have never had an engine problem. check the maintenance schedule in your owners manual it say 7500 miles. jam no. i do not work at an oil change joint. yes. i know the service manual says 3k for severe duty and 7.5 for light. but if you read the service manual it says that the severe duty interval is recommended for most drivers. and if you read my post i made the point that i do not want to give the service department any room for an argument. i always change all my vehicles oil at 3k so if i get a little less by changing it every 3 months so be it. its my money and if i choose to spend an extra $20 a year on oil and filter thats my business. i also realize that i probably wouldnt have any problems by extending my driving periods but thats not how i choose to do my maintenance. oh and i change the oil in my 74 trans am once a year even though it only gets about 500 miles on it. it gets changed in the fall when i put it up for the winter. .
From : bill hall
bill hall wrote my 03 ram 1500 says either 3000 or 7500 miles between oil changes. however the warranty book basically is written in such a way as to negate the 7500 mile interval. i use only synthetic 5w30 as recommended and cant imagine a need to change at 3000 miles. no towing no racing seldom if ever do i haul anything in the bed. live on a paved road and dont offroad. has anyone had any problem with warranty work if they stick to the 7500 mile interval gary i believe the manual says every 3 months or 3k miles for the earliest interval which i interpret as whichever comes first. so my oil gets changed every three months. i am not willing to risk an argument with the service department should an issue arise so i just go with the severe use interval even though mine is very light use. and it is for this very reason i dont use synthetic oil. no use dumping that expensive stuff after only 2k miles! i know i might be anal about this issue but i am hoping for at least 20 years out of this rig! ; do you work for jiffylube 3k oil change is for severe duty. the clowns at jiffylube do their best to convince every driver in the country that they drive under severe conditions. ive seen the jiffylube thieves take over $300 from a gray haired lady when she just came in for an oil change! ive put over half a million miles on dodge engines changing the oil every 6k miles and have never had an engine problem. check the maintenance schedule in your owners manual it say 7500 miles. jam no. i do not work at an oil change joint. yes. i know the service manual says 3k for severe duty and 7.5 for light. but if you read the service manual it says that the severe duty interval is recommended for most drivers. and if you read my post i made the point that i do not want to give the service department any room for an argument. i always change all my vehicles oil at 3k so if i get a little less by changing it every 3 months so be it. its my money and if i choose to spend an extra $20 a year on oil and filter thats my business. i also realize that i probably wouldnt have any problems by extending my driving periods but thats not how i choose to do my maintenance. oh and i change the oil in my 74 trans am once a year even though it only gets about 500 miles on it. it gets changed in the fall when i put it up for the winter. i just double checked the manual for the correct wording and it says most vehicles fit in the severe duty category. it also gives a list of conditions which if any fit your driving style puts you in this category. one item is frequent trips under 10 miles. since i drive 5 miles to and from work i would have to say that i fit into that category. stop and go traffic conditions also put you in this category. so does extended freeway driving. as you can see there is a method to my madness. i hope this clears things up for you jam. .
From : bill hall
a while ago someone here posted about buying a poweder coating kit form harbor freight. there was a commercial fridge converted to an oven involved in it which is a little overboard for me. my question is about using our regular oven - would it leave anything behind that would make cooking in the same oven less than desireable the parts i want to do are small enough to fit without a problem. tia avraham .
From : j a m
bill hall wrote my 03 ram 1500 says either 3000 or 7500 miles between oil changes. however the warranty book basically is written in such a way as to negate the 7500 mile interval. i use only synthetic 5w30 as recommended and cant imagine a need to change at 3000 miles. no towing no racing seldom if ever do i haul anything in the bed. live on a paved road and dont offroad. has anyone had any problem with warranty work if they stick to the 7500 mile interval gary i believe the manual says every 3 months or 3k miles for the earliest interval which i interpret as whichever comes first. so my oil gets changed every three months. i am not willing to risk an argument with the service department should an issue arise so i just go with the severe use interval even though mine is very light use. and it is for this very reason i dont use synthetic oil. no use dumping that expensive stuff after only 2k miles! i know i might be anal about this issue but i am hoping for at least 20 years out of this rig! ; do you work for jiffylube 3k oil change is for severe duty. the clowns at jiffylube do their best to convince every driver in the country that they drive under severe conditions. ive seen the jiffylube thieve
From : gary
nope you got that wrong as well. i never left just changed my handle. byw so did you for a while. server changed due to the move the spam problem and i dropped the ctrekker name when i closed my last business. but you also used d-150 or something like that for a while. ah yes again it was due to a server change or something like that. what do you want a blow-by-blow list of username changes complete with passwords that is a load of crap. why would a server change effect you user handle. you set that up yourself. dont forget i use lookout express too. dont know as much as you pretend tom. if one server doesnt release or drop a username which has happened to me then you cant take it to the next server or it comes up as in use when you do. thats why i changed from ctrekker to mr-d150. aol didnt get the name released and royal internet service couldnt accept it for that reason. you figure out why im not the computer expert. just like you to nit-pick and attempt spins to cover your butt. how does this even make sense spin what to cover my butt how lol never mind. if you couldnt see what youve just done then no one could point it out to you. however i always with a few teasing exceptions sign budd or charles btw why do you continue to use a screen name everyone knows you by your poor reputation as a troll if not by your name already. i really dont care who knows me. as for being a troll you and shade tree fit that title much better than i ever did. no its you tom. youre mr misinformation. only in your desperate little mind. from what im seeing in other threads im not the one suffering from delusions of mechanical ability. no you are just suffering from the possibility of someone that you dont like may actually know a few things that you dont. i dont know why it bothers you the way it does but it does. ok so prove you know some things i dont other than computers items about newer vehicles ford 9 rear ends god politics quantum mechanics evolution compressibilty of materials theory of relativity time travel science fiction fishing camping and hunting. and if anyone doesnt know your name they only need to email someone that knows. my name is not important but like what happened to steve some asshole hijacked my name and began posting crap in other groups as me. i really dont care if they do that with this handle but my actual name is something else. with the way you tend to treat people you might want to consider this point yourself. really funny im not scared of that identity theft like big brave you. by being the same person on screen as in person then if anyone does screw with my identity its obvious. lol not when they are using it in ngs that you are not a part of. i still find it interesting that over the years this bad attitude you accuse me of having the poor info you accuse me of giving has never resulted in a identity theft or even a mailbox bombing or stray bullets cruising past my ear or nuke weapons being delivered to my home anonymously by ups or . . . . . . . probably because you are just unaware of it or you have been lucky enough not to run across the wrong person. or possibly because the bad attitude im supposed to have is only in your mind tom. iow tom maybe you should realize your accusations are obvious vicious lying attempts to discredit me. why is it that every time someone points out one of you habits or faults it is discrediting you. you have no trouble doing it even if you have to fabricate it first. that someone has only been you tom. and you try to use them as weapons. others have teased me about my heart probs for example but only you have worded them into an assault. tom ive never denied any responsibility but you have repeatedly denied and spun so many things you sound like kerrys voting record. sure you have every chance that you get. there you go confusing your actions with those of others again .. . . really lets see. what thread have i jumped into of yours spouting the crap that you do now you otoh have done it multiple times like in the brake caliper thread where of course you were wrong but even if i was who was it hurting oh thats right nobody but you troll boy. oh i admit i jump in your threads but only when you are spouting one form or another of you misinformation or for now political propaganda. that is just an excuse and everyone in here knows it. tom ive been trading punches with trolls like you correction better than you since practically my second night in the group. and if everybody in here knows it then they know you are just another troublemaker im having fun with. really then how many times did you leave the group before i got here. the sad thing is that this was never my intention but i wont put up with bs from others either just
From : mac davis
on tue 31 aug 2004 201458 -0500 gary gary@gvtc.com wrote my 03 ram 1500 says either 3000 or 7500 miles between oil changes. however the warranty book basically is written in such a way as to negate the 7500 mile interval. i use only synthetic 5w30 as recommended and cant imagine a need to change at 3000 miles. no towing no racing seldom if ever do i haul anything in the bed. live on a paved road and dont offroad. has anyone had any problem with warranty work if they stick to the 7500 mile interval gary my 99 ram manual has 3 schedules... normal/light medium and heavy duty... all have different intervals for maintenance... i go with the medium duty since we only put about 10000 miles a year on it but thats mostly towing.. mac .
From : jigger
when you purchased the truck they should have given you a schedule that fits your style of driving.... more than that i wont even hazaard to put in a comment other than my 04 cummins with heavy towing was a first oil change at 12000 kms and without towing it was at 48000 kms. m. my 03 ram 1500 says either 3000 or 7500 miles between oil changes. however the warranty book basically is written in such a way as to negate the 7500 mile interval. i use only synthetic 5w30 as recommended and cant imagine a need to change at 3000 miles. no towing no racing seldom if ever do i haul anything in the bed. live on a paved road and dont offroad. has anyone had any problem with warranty work if they stick to the 7500 mile interval gary .
From : bill hall
my 03 ram 1500 says either 3000 or 7500 miles between oil changes. however the warranty book basically is written in such a way as to negate the 7500 mile interval. i use only synthetic 5w30 as recommended and cant imagine a need to change at 3000 miles. no towing no racing seldom if ever do i haul anything in the bed. live on a paved road and dont offroad. has anyone had any problem with warranty work if they stick to the 7500 mile interval gary i believe the manual says every 3 months or 3k miles for the earliest interval which i interpret as whichever comes first. so my oil gets changed every three months. i am not willing to risk an argument with the service department should an issue arise so i just go with the severe use interval even though mine is very light use. and it is for this very reason i dont use synthetic oil. no use dumping that expensive stuff after only 2k miles! i know i might be anal about this issue but i am hoping for at least 20 years out of this rig! ; .
From : keith
voice of experience possibly vbg id heard my step-dad talk about those old machines and stalling the engines but then he also always claimed he could do it. budd back when i and the universe were young that could grab plug wire and tell if the spark was good or not. back when budd and the universe were young in the days of binders bundles and threshing machines when the threshing machine started at one guys place and worked its way around the area farms it was not unknown at the end of the day and several adult beverages later to test ones courage by placing 4 fingers of one hand on the plug wires of a running 4 cylinder engine. first man to stop the engine was the winner politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .