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Danattherock
Explorer
Jul 30, 2015

Does my usage warrant diesel? Cummins 6.7 with AISIN...

First of all, having read many, many, old threads here. I want to say up front, the initial cost of the diesel, gas mileage, and ongoing cost of regular oil changes and maintenance are not considerati...
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IdaD
Explorer
Jul 31, 2015
Slowmover wrote:
Takes a lot of miles to warm up a diesel. Engine oil temp will probably reach op temp at the 45-mile mark while solo (unless the factory has some trickery happening). Then one needs that many more miles to boil off acids.


The oil gets up to full operating temp on my Cummins in less than 5 miles.

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