Full Synthetic oil in 2016 Dodge diesel
Hi All. I just switched from conventional oil to full synthetic oil. The dodge owners manual states that oil changes are needed every 14K miles or after 6 months or if the on board oil indicator sta...
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allen8106 wrote:
I use a full synthetic also in my Duramax but I'm scared to death to go over 5000 miles.
I think many of us had it beaten into our heads by our fathers that you MUST change oil every 3000 miles. Never mind that this mindset came about back when trucks used straight 30 or 40 weight non-detergent oil with a roll of toilet paper for a filter cartridge. (and you were lucky to get 75,000 miles between rebuilds)
Many call the shorter oil changes "cheap insurance", but a full synthetic diesel oil change is hardly cheap, while an oil analysis is fairly cheap and provides hard data on the condition of the oil and when it's appropriate to change it.
