Changing Oil
Its been 1 year since our last oil change but we have only put on 2000 miles. This is on a cummins engine. It's not about the cost it's about taking it and leaving it for a couple of days. Would you g...
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tropical36 wrote:
Opinions will vary, as with any discussion, but there's one thing, I'm absolutely and positively convinced of and that is that we're wasting far too much oil in this country with unnecessary changes and all this while we're running threads on the price and MPG of fuel.
Now seriously, when was there ever a documented failure of an engine, because the oil hadn't been changed frequently enough and most likely the causes were because it was without oil?
I agree and I think this is the best answer. These engines are designed for long engine life and oil sampling just to see if you should change it is a waste of money.
I it were a high mileage engine or was showing sins of trouble that would be different.
I change mine somewhere between 10 to 15,000 miles.
I have ran truck engines over 900,000 kilometers before rebuild and never had an oil sample.
