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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Believe it or not low-millage engines need MORE FREQUENT oil changes.. here is why.. However that said.. Low millage for an RV is not the same as low millage for a car.
When you get out and DRIVE, I mean DRIVE, like hours on the road, the engine gets up to operating temperature and stays there for a long time.. Assorted impurities in the oil (Primarly acid) turn to vapor and are sucked out by the PCV system burned and disposed of safely.
But on a LOW MILLAGE (Meaning short drive,, Corner for Bread type drives) the engine does not get properly warmed, acids build up. bad things happen (Think termite damage to oil pan.. Ok, so it's acid not termites.. same damage though).
When you get out and DRIVE, I mean DRIVE, like hours on the road, the engine gets up to operating temperature and stays there for a long time.. Assorted impurities in the oil (Primarly acid) turn to vapor and are sucked out by the PCV system burned and disposed of safely.
But on a LOW MILLAGE (Meaning short drive,, Corner for Bread type drives) the engine does not get properly warmed, acids build up. bad things happen (Think termite damage to oil pan.. Ok, so it's acid not termites.. same damage though).
