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Did the same people said I was nuts only 1000 miles on my 2023 Charger Daytona TICK IS GONE no matter when I start it up. Thanks for the video!

I just bought 2024 Ram 1500 Limited. I want to thank you so much for your amazing information sir! I just changed my oil today she only had 850km on her. I put in 5W-30. I spent so much money on the truck, I did not want to take a chance on the "Hemi Tick" Thank you for your video! I truly appreciate it! Salute sir!

I have been using Valvoline Advaced synthetic in everything for at least 8 years. Its been great to me and oil analysis come back good

Been running 5w 30 in a 5.7 since 2013 , no tick . Done 130,000 km. Only problem so far was one exhaust manifold cracked at about 100,000 kms. I run Penrite 10 10ths racing oil , high zinc formula

Thanks man for this info! I got a Hemi 5.7 that had the tick and - given my ignorance at the time - I took it into the Jeep, Ram dealership and spend a lot of money. If I had only known…

I just hit 10,500 on my 2023 Rebel and I'm switching my oil to this. I hear the ticking so I'll give it a try thanks brother!

I was always taught to do first oil change at 500 second at 1500 and then every 3,000 after

Been running AMSOIL 5W-20 XL since I got my 2015 Ram 1500 5.7L. Now have 100200 miles and no issue. I change oil when computer says it’s time.

I did whatcha said, did my research and found like you said. They lied about their recommendations. I did the 5w30 oil change and now runs like an absolute badass. What I thought was an exhaust leak was actually the infamous Hemi Tick!

My first oil change on my last two trucks have been at 1500 miles. Wanted to get the break in trash out and etc the Amsoil in.

On a new engine I change the oil at 1,000. Having built many engines with my dad growing up. I would never wait anylonger in a new engine. I still change my oil every 3-4k miles. If it looks dirty, I change.

I run 5W30 Full Syn in my 2020 Hemi Rebel. I ignore the computer and change it every 5000 miles. Now at 36,200 miles, no issues. Truck runs great, no hemi tick. Don't think the brand is critical, or even the weight, but the frequency is. All my vehicles, 5000 for oil.

Yeah man, you can never change the oil too often. These high mileage factory recommended oil changes are ridiculous, completely designed to f'ck your engine.

a higher capacity oil pump is what you need. that is the COMPLETE fix for hemi engines 2009 and up. oil weight doesnt matter. oil capacity does. theres just not enough pressure to oil the cam and lifters at idle and at low rpm speeds. a higher capacity oil pump increases pressure AND amount of oil to cover the top end. thats the only fix for these engines to eliminate the hemi tick

I just swith hed from 5w-20 to 5w-30. Oil pressure got on freeway the same at 51 PSI. MDS wirks just fine. I have some Euro 5w-40 I will try next time. Ours had 59K mikes, much of that Interstates/Freeways. Thanks for the video.

When I bought my new truck (2019 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4), I changed the oil to Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Full Synthetic 5w-20 with a Mobil1 113A oil filter. I change every 5,000-6,000 miles. Truck currently has 120,000 miles and I have never had any ticks or knocking sounds. No noise whatsoever. I also just fill it up with shell gas only. 89 or 91 octane. I’m glad my truck is running smoothly with no noises and issues with the 5w-20. And I’m in a hot climate area, Houston.

You want your hemi to last you? Don’t wait until 5 thousand miles do it at 3

I run 5w30 synthetic in mine with Lucas pure synthetic in the summer, and 5w20 with Lucas pure synthetic in the winter. No issues, and little to no valvetrain noise.

My Hemi been ticking for 200,000 miles. 10w40 fixed it.

Faithfully use amsoil 5w20 and a wix filter (technically20,000 mile oil!) in my 300s awd hemi but I always change at 6000 even though oil looks new and use recommended mid grade gasoline engine is quiet and strong

I will tell you the exhaust manifold bolts break happens to all hemis after around 70k to 80k just the 2 rear ones or back of engine replacing the bolts with arp bolts worked great for my truck I did alot of resurch sounds like tick only on start up goes away after it warms up

I have to agree with you buddy,5w-30 will run a hemi with no problem.

I have 91k on my hemi and run 5w30 in it for the last 15000 miles. Nice and quiet now. I had a ticking at start up with 5w20. My mileage is the same on the highway I get 21. I live in Minnesota.

My 09 has 303,700 miles on it, always ran 5w20 conventional quaker state in it. Changed the oil religiously at 5000 miles. It does tick on start up but still has power and runs good.

I recommend checking out BND automotive’s “Quantum Blue” oil. The owner brian recommends 7.5w23 for the 5.7 hemi. After putting this stuff in i could notice a huge difference over the 5w20 ive been putting in there forever

For anyone who believes you can't put 30 viscosity oil in these instead of 20 viscosity, what it comes down to is the main engine bearing gaps on the crankshaft, now thinner oils will travel faster especially in cold weather, so a 5w20 will flow to the cam faster than a 5w30 will... However in the case of the 5.7 Hemi engine, the tolerances allow for up to a 15w40 in actuality, if you look at any engine machine shop spec sheets, its fine... race cars run 15W50 btw ( loose is fast ) I was told by an 60 year engine builder once, they run loose tolerances and 50 viscosity oil. (also the w, in 5w30 means winter rating, not weight.. stop saying weight.. The second number is the viscosity of the oil. In general 5w30 for the Hemi, in cold weather 0w20, in extreme heat 10w40. There you go.

Nice video and you are correct about the oil viscosity. Thank you for sharing this with the masses of untrained customers who believe blindly in the OEM engineers who can only warranty the vehicle for 60k max

I bought my truck new in 05, changed the oil with regular oil every 1000 miles until I hit 3000 miles. I then switched to Mobile 1 synthetic. As soon as I switched to Mobile 1 my truck developed the "tick". I ran Mobile one for a few years and then switched to Royal Purple and the tick disappeared. It's expensive but I haven't had any issues since I switched over

I have an old Chevy HHR with 200,000 miles that I spend the least that I can maintaining it. The lower-cost 5w30 oils on the shelf seem to be out of stock more than than not, so this is an area that I have come to terms with by spending a bit more on oil. Since it uses a quart of oil every month, I’m not spending $11.99 a quart on Royal Purple.

you had the hemi tick on a new vehicle? I have a 2015 Chrysler 300C hemi and the specified oil is 5w20. Not the same as your vehicle but synthetic 5w20 is doing just fine in my car. Glad the 5w30 has worked well for you.

First oil change at 1000 miles max.

I got p0303 code have a slight tick. Ran 5w30 in the summer and check engine light came on at end of September. Switched to 5w20 with some marvel mystery oil and it's quieted down by check engine light still on.

Luke warm start you hear a little bit at start and then it quiets down right away.

Redline 5w/30 has been popular because of all the Moly it has in it.

I can definitely attest to what he’s saying. Had the typical lifter tick and cam lobe deterioration on my ‘12 1500. After swapping in a new cam, lifters, etc. I switched over to 5w30 and have never looked back. Lifter tick came in at around 85k miles and had complete engine failure due to the cam wearing down at around 88k. Needless to say a full rebuild later and 5w30 in the oil pan the truck is about to hit 200k strong. Make the switch to 5w30 and you will have a truck for decades to come

Don’t know how algorithms brought me here but I’m enjoying the comments. With a little research and oil sampling anyone can find out how long you can run your oil. This isn’t the 60’s anymore. With oils being designed to match extended service drain intervals, I have no idea how people are discussing 2 and 3 thousand mile oil changes, BUT thankfully in America everyone can do whatever they want.

Hemi tick. There is a cast webbing under the cam, that runs the full length of the cam. Idle is what kills the lifter. Throws oil on the web and not the cam. Co-worker ran rotella 15w40 for over 300,000 on his 5.7l hemi ram. Pulled motor for different reason. I believe he said it still had the Hash marks on cylinder wals, clean cam. And No tick.

I run 5w30 ultra platinum in my hemi bighorn ........ quiet and smooth ....... mobil1 113a filter best oil pressure

I dont have a truck, but have a 2021 dodge durango 5.7 and i got it brand new, and have done all my oils at 4500 times and i always use penzoil full synthetic 5w-20 what the engine says. And have never had an issue with hemi tick,but i put just premium fuel to tho

i also change my oil with 5w30 synthetic oil no more tick a tick even after a week of using my RAM

I Have been using 5W-40 in my Ram1500 hemi for a year now. I commute 1 hout each day. Its keeps it quiet and purs.

That water oil is the EPA being dictators. I switched to 0w40 srt Pennzoil and disabled that MDS trash. I gained 2mpg and engine is quite. I do my changes every 3k.

Mds first came in 2005 300c for sure and grand cherokee i think(?), FYI, 2009 is when they added in Variable valve timing. But completely agree 5w-30 penzoil ultra platnium and some Motorkote(look it up project farm motorkote here on youtube) what i use in wife durango. Her bein first responder the motorkote should help protect from developing piston slap on cold emergency starts, very impressed with motorkote protection

The hemi tick is due to lack of lubrication and can be solved by putting the hellcat oil pump on your truck instead of using the stock one. That gives an extra 2 to 3 lb of pressure to push that oil up where it needs to go. Then you would tune out the notification on your dashboard saying the pressure is different from the check engine light and you will not have that issue anymore. You should not change the viscosity of the oil in your truck to try to solve this. I'm glad it's working for now but that's not the best way to take care of the problem.

How about switching the oil pump out to one with higher flow? Changing oil thickness may make the oil pump work harder or possibly restrict the flow.

I would tend to believe that as long as the low number matches the top number wouldn’t matter that much

What octane fuel you put in it?

Always used lucas in mine cummins aswell

Mine didn't start that valve train ticking at cold start until I had the second oil change (it stops quickly though). It's not the Hemi Tick, its from the oil draining back into the pan leaving the valves/lifters unprotected). I don't drive my truck everyday. It shouldn't do that, but of course the dealer says it's normal. I just had the oil changed at 10K miles. (I change every 5K). Next oil change (they are free at my dealer) I'm gonna have them put the 5/30 in to see if that takes care of the problem. Thanks for the tip.

I’ve run full synthetic in my 2022 Durango since day 1

Be warned, the wrong oil viscosity can cause VVT issues and throw engine codes, and when that happens, the computer goes into “limp home” mode with no power until you replace the oil with the proper weight and reset the code. The code will fire on the second ignition cycle like clockwork.

My hemi has 170k+ with mds deactivated, been running royal purple since 80k, change every 3000 to 3500 or so w/new filter,empty catch can, and off we go.

So if you were using 0w-20 in your hemi you were using too light a weight oil. In both of the 2020 truck that I have with the 6.4 it should be 0w-40 which is not easy to find and few places actually sell it. It’s actually an oil used in light duty diesels. That last number is important

Oil filter, oil filter, oil filter. The OEM Mopar filters cause a tick on startup. 5w30 isn’t the fix.

What about using good old 10w-30. I use that in all my vehicles as our winters aren't that cold.

I still use the PUP 5w20 and added Lucas Upper Cylinder Lubricant to my gas, got rid of the tick.. for a couple weeks. Will give this 5w30 a go once I run out of the 5w20 I have.

It's generally an additive package vs thicker TBN to make a 5w ( both are 5 not talking about an insane Ow which the scat pack specifies or void of warranty 0w-40 which is HARD to source and in both cases you also have to male sure they are Mopar spec oil for warranty retention ask me how I know )...nothing wrong with running a 5w30 go have better protection when at operating temp but cold starts would sound similar..I run 5w-30 in my 21 Limited Ram as well.... I don't think you should tell people that is what cured your truck it was on your first oil change and that along could have settled it down regardless of viscosity ( though no harm in running 5w-30)... Also as you stated several years of owners manuals had the owner running which oils since 2009, well those engines ticked and failed as well even when running THAT years recommendation lifter failure isn't new to this engine at all....its a design flaw which is why ALL the Mopar tech say one of the huge variables is idle time on engine not viscosity ran... Also in my research most lifters fail if they are gonna from 45k-75k you gonna need about 120k to feel safe ( seems like if they make it 100k they make it 200k lol damn)... There WAS a major change to this engine since 2009, iirc it was 2017 they went to a lifter with a much larger captured needle bearing on the wheel.... Lots of assumptions and misinformation, but imho your dead right they push 0w and 5w20 for CAFE compliance, where these big truck engines often hauling loads could benefit from a 5w30 and later a 5w40 ( same cold performance more film strength when warm )... However let's not let dodge of the hook for their design flaw here, my wife's ride turbo gas engine is specced at 0w20 running much warmer oil temps than my Ram down the road, with a much more complex system and Jesus she extends her oil change ( I've tried everything down to taking it myself ), a few weeks ago I was Laying under her ride in a cold and hot start scenario....so quite so tight that engine has another 100k in it easy..... Sad thing is dodge bolts this engine real tight, you add a hellcat oil pump and no more lifter issues, it doesn't have enough oil pressure at idle ( which raising viscosity can help with) for the way the black and MDS is designed... These engines would go 300k if not for the valve train....sad...but even at that if dodge stood behind them could give em a pass for it.... I know a guy personally that trucks to dodge dealerships there are piles of cams, lifters and heads hauled off...piles and piles of lifter cam failures... Best of luck to everyone and myself....lol

Great video my friend. I have 24 k miles on my 2020 2500hd starting to tick. You think itl work switching to 05/30 now or to late for me? Will it revoke my power train warranty? I’m pist because our jeep had that bs that Cody me $3500 just fir one side of the engine. I’m actually going to a Chevy dealership today to check them out. No knob for gears no cylinder deactivation is sounding perty good to me. I purchased both new and there’s no way I’m dealing with that famous Fiat ticking again. All those years you’d think fiat would’ve fixed the ticking issue a long time ago but No they keep building them the same exact way knowing it will tick at some point. Mostly prematurely.

I live in Northern Colorado. Should I use a thinner oil in the winter?

I never heard my hemi tick. Just started running bad. Very little power. Lifter collapsed chewed up camshaft. 2012 Dodge Ram 96k. Purchased new oil changes every 3k. Never abused. Daily driver mostly highway. I believe that the MDS did this to my engine. I had it deleted. Full time 8 now.

Bought a 2021 Ram 1500 for my wife with 30k miles on it. It's going to Idle ALOT. I'm going to replace the oil pump with a hellcat pump. Gives higher volume and higher pressure at Idle.

Is your truck hemi truck still gone I’ve been looking at a 2015 6.4 hemi truck that is low miles 28,000 miles on it sounds good no ticks on it but saw on the engine was recommending from factory 0w-40 so is that oil to thin

5K When you DUMP your Oil, No Further. 7K ain't bad but 5K no Matter who's OIL! I can recommend Schaeffers 5W30 Series 9000, Or AMSOIL 5W30 Signature Series. Give it a Try and see if ya Like it. It's a Bit more $$, I was able to get it at $10.00 Per Quart,(Schaeffers), from a Dealer in Town. See what ya think if ya Try it in the future? AMSOIL is Very Costly Like $15.00 PER QUART unless you sign up as a Preferred Customer, But you Still have to Pay Shipping on the AMSOIL...

My 2022 ram 2500 6.4L calls for 0w-40. If your theory is correct why not use 5w-40?

And the argument over prolonged idle times. So also when I made the switch, I was running mid to high 20s psi at 600rpm. Now it runs religiously at 41psi at 600rpm. So it’s getting very liberal amounts of oil at all times! Extremely happy I made the switch!

Just bought a new challenger 5.7, its had a very mild tick from day one ,very concerning ,the filler cap calls out for 0-20 then I see older 5.7 same engine calling for 5-20,whats up with that right ? I just did the oil change and put in 0-20 , but im dumping it and going thicker ,,my brothers a mechanic and when I told him the weight he said the same thing ,,for gas mileage ,go thicker Thanks for sharing

very cool

Have owned a 2012 1500 5.7 Hemi since new. Have stuck with a quality 5W20 full synthetic. Truck runs very nicely! I have had to fix broken exhaust manifold studs. That can really sound like the Hemi tick!

13 mpg, my guy how you driving that thing? I get 17-18 mpg with 1,000 lbs in the back daily

First oil change at 500 miles ,2nd at 1000,third at 1500. After that every 2000. Premiun fuel always. People I know always wonder what I do that keep my cars running trouble free for so long .I just told you. My 2020 Ram with the Pentastar V6 runs and sounds great with Pennzoil 5W30. 23 MPG average.

My last 3 trucks were Ram/Hemi. I had the Hemi tick on all. After switching to 5w30 about a year ago the Hemi tick is gone!

If its a lifter tick on a new engine thats normal. The hemi is very loud, and it takes a few mds cycles for the mds lifters to be pushed in and out. It’ll be noisy for a but

I would like to see you make a video cutting open the oil filter on the 7,000 mile oil change to see how the filter media performed… I have a 5.7L Ram and the oil filter is not much bigger than what is on my two cylinder john deere riding mower… I run my oil changes out to 3,000 miles and I am skeptical that this small filter will go much past 3,000 miles without some oil bypassing and running unfiltered oil directly to the main bearings… And yes, I have tried putting 3 different bigger oil filters on my truck, but the steering aluminum housing is directly below the oil filter and they cannot be installed in the factory position… And yes, I could put a remote oil filter kit on the truck, but I don’t want to at this time.

It did not cure mine - two lifters failed due to insufficient lubrication while idling for extended periods of time. Ran 5w30 from the start.

How is your motor now? I know this is a old video but I had to ask.👍🏽

Well I have a truck with 300,000 kms and it had the hemi tick and when I changed to 5w30 the tick disappeared immediately.

Warmed up pretty fast from sitting over night...😂

The main problem with these Hemi’s is the splash oil system for the cam. Those head ports are horizontal not vertical which of course lets oil flow down faster than horizontal. Here is what I’ve learned tonight and in the last couple of days about these Hemi’s, especially the 6.4. 1. Splash oiling is a big problem at idle especially. 2. I’m changing to 5W-30 full synthetic. 3. I’m going to start putting a zinc additive in the oil. I’ll deal with the Catalytic Converter if needed later. 4. MDS we get turned off every time I drive the truck. It’s just a matter of mashing a button. 5. I am also thinking about adding Lucas oil stabilizer. I heard BG makes a good additive too.

Ive had my Laramie for 4 months now im assuming this noise im hearing thats keeping them worried is what im assuming is the fuel injectors it sounds like yours also makes the ticking noise are these normal to be ticking?

The tick will typically not show up that early. The oil getting to the top of the engine is completely connected to engine rpm.Too low and the oil doesn't lubricate enough. Idling is the killer. Above 1,500 rpm the oil will be sufficient. I will use my gear shift option on my transmission if it has been at too low rpm for any long period.

I watched both videos. I drive a f 150 5.0 engine. I have the same sounds coming from my engine also. I hate it so much that i am also trying 5w30. My truck says to use 5w20, Forget about it. Like i heard , it should nt hurt it . If it dose nt, I will change it Thanks for the info.

I use only 0W40 or 5W40 in all of my vehicles. 5k or earlier oil changes. 1st oil change within 500 miles.

I also switched to 5w30 and went to a 180 thermostat and removed active grill shutter b.s. truck runs 185 to 190 instead of 210 to 220. 90k miles and still quite. Truck picked up .5 mpg with mds and active grill shutter disabled. Big fail mopar.

What would be your opinion on changing to 5w30 on a ram with 120k miles but i don't not have hemi tick..

Long story short abolish the epa

Why wait so long between oil changes, my 2014 chrysler 300c 5.7 gets oil changed every 4,000, runs sweet 5w30.

Amsoil 5w30 Signature Series 100% synthetic oil is what I use in mine!

If you want even better oil, get the ACEA C3 euro spec oils that have HTHS of 3.5 or greater. Mobil 1 ESP 0W30 is a great example.

Run Triax they’ve been great

The tick can also be caused by a broken exhaust manifold bolt due to a warped manifold.

And the tapping is from hydraulic lifters having leak down yes it still sucks but no it’s not tearing up the motor … mine just had its first time doing it at 105,000 miles no big deal Lucas every two oil changes is what I use and I have had four hemis with over 300,000 miles and I actually still have two motor in different cars still running strong and mind you they get the piss beat out of them fully tuned and all

My 2022 Ram 2500 6.4 specifies 0w-40 in the manual & on the oil cap. I only hear a “tic” for 30 seconds upon startup but the manual specifically states this particular “tic” is completely normal (and it is). The question is, is 0W-40 sufficient? I’d have to imagine it is. At most maybe 5w-40 but not real reason not to trust 0W-40 at the moment.

Engine oil isint the only thing Ran has changed. I own a 12 big horn, they have changed the diff fluids twice from the original.

Always use quality oil, like Amsoil. The other is don't let a hemi sit idling. The camshaft is a long way from the crank throws and doesn't get properly oiled. This is specific to the hemi head design as the pushrods are at an extreme angle to the rockers and to offset this they simply raised the cam within the block, which caused low rpm oiling problems. Probably why older oil is less capable of reaching this point and properly oiling when it does than fresh oil. You don't have to change every 3k miles. Just buy the best oil available.

Do you use 89 octane? I wonder why people use 87 octane from forums I've read. I'm going to 5w-30 too then in my 2022 Ram 3.6L pentastar instead of 0w-20 water stuff!!! I didn't get the hemi due to hemi tick, manifold studs breaking, poor mpg, and cylinder deactivation. My v6 is paired with a pedal commander city +3 setting so its a totally different truck. I purchased this after my 2002 saturn sc2 died after having it for 19 years. I went to school for automotive, diesel, and aircraft so I never go to the dealer bc they do more damage than fix, and scratch up the paint. When I first got my Ram I had to adjust the tierod bc the steering wheel was crooked a hair off. I aslo change the cabin airfilter regularly bc its a bad design, I put a borescope camera up inside the heater core box and it was really dirty, cleaned with lysol and water. The brakes squeaked, was bone dry from factory, so I put CRC disk caliper brake grease on the pad ears and metal shims... problem fixed! Only 6,500 miles on it and I had the cold weather belt squeal since day one... changed tensioner, gates belt and today the idler pulley under the motor generator unit, no squeal but will wait for a cold snap for verification. I didn't purchase any extra warranty and got invoice pricing with rebates, researching for two years before purchasing my first and last new vehicle. I rotate my vehicle's and Saturn is my favorite one out of them its bulletproof, I like older vehicles more than this new technology stuff. I have halogen front lights, swapped them out with night edition and for the rear purched led taillights programmed with alfa obd, also put on a front bumper cover on it to protect the cheap fragile paint. Led headlights assemblies are really expensive if they go bad they may need to be programmed; no thanks, see it all the time on the road. My other vehicles include my 1997 Saturn sc2 , 96,000 miles, 2011 Toyota Sienna 131,000 miles, to 1997 eclipse's gst modified 300-330hp 131,000 miles and 1998 spyder convertible 38,000 miles and three motorcycles 2002 R6, 2002 yzf600, and 2003 1100 honda shadow spirit all carburetorated. My vehicles will out live me. I never get rid of them unless they die or can't be saved. Post in thread '2022 Ram paint chipping and peeling' 5thgenrams.com/community/threads/2022-ram-paint-chipping-and-peeling.51295/post-739266

I have a ram 1500 2014 with 170k I bought it used. I’m assuming it had 5w20 in it it’s whole life. Would 5w40 be ok? Or just stick with 5w30?

Great video I got a 2222 Hemi 2500 Ram which oil should I use I've been using 5w40 instead of the 0w40

My 2017 Ram 1500 had 70,000 miles when I purchased it. It had a slight ticking noise on a cold start, then noise stopped after 30 seconds. I have now got 145,000 miles and same ticking noise only on a cold start. Is this an oil problem? Should I use 5W30?

But won't they void your warranty for not using specified oil?