Winter storage - Oil Change in fall or spring?
About to store my Motorhome for the winter months. Do people recommend changing the oil in the fall before storing or in the spring. (I use synthetic oil if that makes a difference.
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10forty2 wrote:usersmanual wrote:10forty2 wrote:
Geez... I hear tell that your babies will be born naked if you don't change your oil every millennium under the blood-red moon half-way through the Granny Smith Apple germination cycle................
Go with the recommendation of the manufacturer of the engine, and use the oil/filter that they recommend as well. I personally change mine once per year, at the beginning of travel season, just after taking the big girl out of storage and draining out the pink stuff. According to many posters on here, I also waste time and money by cleaning my black tank after every trip and sanitizing my potable water tank/ lines a couple times per year.
As to the transmission without a dipstick....I have four vehicles that are made that way. Two Toyotas, one Chevrolet and one Ford. I'm not aware that there are any RVs like that but there sure are passenger vehicles that have non-serviceable transmission fluid reservoirs. Supposedly they have lifetime transmission fluid..............
what year and model vehicles(all 4) that you own have no trans fill ports?
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
2008 Ford Expedition
2012 Toyota Tacoma
2013 Chevrolet Suburban
the first 3 have trans fill ports(plugs)
no dipstick tubes at all
the chev has a regular GMC locking dipstick system
