Crankcase Vent Bomb

[cummins]

Quick question I made my mod and am curious why is it that every time a change my oil theres alot of gases or at least thats what I think I can smell the hot amsoil oil and see the vapors coming form the bottom of the truck when am at light. So is it normal ?

[retirednak]

All is well,its normal because of the vent tube pumping out the gases. There are threads on how to extend the vent pipe. The smell will go away after a few hundred miles. I will be doing my '03 this winter,can't stand the smell.

[Mopar1973Man]

Got 2 choices like the TSB says from Dodge... 1. Change the brand of oil your using... 2. Suffer though the smell... http://mopar.mopar1973man.com/personal/2002/crankcase-vent/tsb-09-02-00.htm

[white01]

i quit using rotella because of the smell and went to pre. blue by valvoline 15w40 recommeded and endorsed by the big "C":thumbup2:so..amsoil has an odor huh?

[Mopar1973Man]

So far I found Mobil One and Chevron Delo are both good choices without that odor... Now Shell Rotella (Rosmella) is stinky one...

[retirednak]

i quit using rotella because of the smell and went to pre. blue by valvoline 15w40 recommeded and endorsed by the big "C":thumbup2:so..amsoil has an odor huh?

You are right on the button. I have the free "Life time oil changes" from my local stealership and all they use is the Rotella. It takes a good 500+ miles before it ALMOST goes away. Even with 5K miles and I work the truck hard or drive a long distance and then do some in town driving,stop light to stop light I get a wif of it. A friend uses Delo 400 syn in his 2000 Ram and he doesn't get the smell since he switched. I would switch myself,but the free oil and filter change is hard to pass up. Even at only 1 oil change a year.