Keep in mind fellas that all 07 owners and possibly 08 owners got the recall notice BUT only a certain VIN range is effected. I got the recall in the mail, but my truck doesn't need the flash due to my VIN not being in the effected range. I'll try and contact a guy I know so I can post the...
Normal.
Considering that this is only your second oil change + you've run the oil for 9800 miles since new you are still shedding copper from the oil cooler. The copper will trend down. The copper isn't a true "wear" reading....it's a false wear reading.
Wrong way of thinking.
To judge the worth of an oil look how it performs within an engine. Go over to Bob is the Oil Guy and check out the Used Oil Analysis section to see how oils perform.
Not exactly. HP Tuners can make it so codes don't show up, but their complete DPF work around is "incomplete" (can't turn off regen in their programming).