Diesel owners Question
I've owned my 2012 Ram w/ Cummins since it had 24k miles on it in late 2013. Since then I've done all of the maintenance myself expect the EGR cleaning (dealer did that) I replace my fuel filter /...
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ShinerBock wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
I'm the odd ball........
I do oil and all filter changes at 5000 miles.
WHY.
Cause I run them hard but don't abuse them.
Last car......sold it with 300K
Last truck....sold it with 180K (F150 5.4L gasser)
Last motorcycle ....sold it with 80K
Oil and filters are cheap insurance as far as I am concerned
I would have to disagree a little there. A used oil analysis is cheap insurance and will keep you from wasting time, money, and oil. It will easily tell you if 7.5k or 10k mile oil change shows no more discernible wear than a 5k mile oil change. Yeah, one can get a car to 300K miles changing the oil every 5k miles, but whose to say that changing the oil at 10k would have gotten the same result? In 300k miles, a 5k oil change versus a 10k oil change is 30 extra oil changes. That is a lot of time and money wasted when a $25 oil analysis could have told you that there was no need to waste since the end result will be the same.
Just think of what would happen to oil prices if we all changed oil when we actually needed to rather than too soon because we don't know any better and thought it was "cheap insurance".
Just think if you have an oil related engine failure going off of an oil analysis , does Blackstone cover the cost when your warranty is denied, I think not. . As said I would like to see in writing Ford, GM ,or Ram saying your warranty is in place with a oil related engine failure not following the recommended oil changes as long as you do oil analysis . When I read that then I will quit following the manual. Until then I will continue to waste time, money, and oil. Yes cheap insurance.
