Well i really cant complain about this but it does have me a little stumped. I recently turned up my pump among other things. What a difference let me tell ya and i was getting a like grey smoke in the upper rpms. Then i found the the KDP got me so i have replaced the main seal and fixed the carnage from the KDP. Changed the oil and oil filter and fixed the lower radiator hose that was leaking then put everything back together. Well took it back out just now and all the truck leaks are gone THANK GOD! I got on it and the truck still pulled about the same "seat of pants" but no smoke at all. Tried this about 3-4 times and no smoke. So im guessing somehow i got some better airflow now. So im thinking i can turn it up some more. What do you guys think? What do you think could have changed?

Also on a side note i changed the transmission fluid. Im not sure what was in it before "bought the truck with it in it" But i put in 5 quarts of synthetic motor oil. Now the transmission seems like it is allot notchier and harder to get into gear. Any ideas what i should do?

Thanks
Chris

 

I forgot not sure if related but the radiator was full of what looked like wheet or grain or something. I spent a good hour cleaning it out. Wonder if that had anything to do with it?

Chris

 

Also on a side note i changed the transmission fluid. Im not sure what was in it before "bought the truck with it in it" But i put in 5 quarts of synthetic motor oil. Now the transmission seems like it is allot notchier and harder to get into gear. Any ideas what i should do?

did u put motor oil in ur trans?. if u ment that u put syn. trans fluid in with the old oil that was in your trans that might not be good. synthetic oils do not mix with other non sythetic oils.

 

No i drained the old fluid out then put in synthetic motor oil in it i think it was 15-30w

Chris

 

"did u put motor oil in ur trans?."

Thats what the getrag calls for 15-30 motor oil synthetic is better than dino

 

I read in this forum that some use mobil 5-30w full synthetic. That is what I have on mine now.

 

Getrag calls for 5w-30. Some folks use heavier stuff, but I have always stuck with Mobil one 5w-30. I would imagine 15w-30 would shift like crap in cold weather.

 

sorry jmd025 you are right i had a brain fart it is 5w-30

 

Best thing for it. Or something similar - synchromesh.

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Do i just add that to the oil or replace all the oil with that?

Thanks
Chris

BTW im surprised allot of you guys run Royal Purple. Allot of the car guys got away from it and moved to Amsoil or Mobile 1. After allot of tests surficed royal purple didnt do so good. But allot depends on how the engine, transmission were made. Yellow metals used ect..

Chris

 

This sounds like someone dumped rice into the radiator just to screw with you. You might end up seeing more, clean as you go I guess.

 

I'm a "car" guy too. There's not that much difference between brands, or at least not as much as some of the oil zealots would lead you to believe. Apart from the fundamental properties of base stock, group, viscosity grades, etc, you are not going to see real meaningful differences between the corresponding products within a certain family of lubricants from one brand to the next.

Why wouldn't you change the oil completely?

 

Allot of tests have been done from independent companies "multiple at that" including one of the biggest www.blackstone-labs.com known for there testing procedure. All results were very similar and would surprise you. Here is just a little read for you that you might find interesting. Royal Purple initially is a great oil but breaks down its additives very quickly. In this .pdf you will see

Royal Purple has been and remains a low quality synthetic shearing out of grade before the first sequence in testing...

And, as stated, you can also find those facts all over the internet by people who have done their own testing.

More food for thought.... Pennzoil and Quaker State are the same company.

I am sure things haven't changed over the years, Pennz was always the largest reclaimer of motor oil in the world.

Due to the law, even low grade Hydro-Cracked oils are allowed to call themselves synthetic.

I equate this to McDonald's.. "100% Pure Beef" but I think Wendy's advertised 75% more beef than McD's..... How do you get 75% more than 100% ? It is because beef is the only "Meat" product in there.... they don't count the fat,soy and fillers..

Even a PAO Synthetic, only has to have a minimum 30% PAO to call themselves 100% Synthetic.....

Be careful of Marketing Terms such as "Full" or "Fully" Synthetic... Shell has an oil on the market "Fully Synthetic" and when you find the MSDS, it states right on there 92-98.9% Petroleum Oil....

I have plenty of more information supporting these findings. Sorry if i hurt anybody's feelings.

BTW HERE IS THE PDF: http://www.amsoil.com/lit/g2156.pdf

Chris

 

Was your intercooler full of wheat too? Perhaps you're getting a cooler denser air charge now.

 

Guys, do not turn this thread into an oil war.

Did the weather get colder between your 'before" and "after"?