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naturist wrote:
Fancy expensive oil (aka full synthetic diesel rated) is specified for both our turbo-diesel vehicles. I’ll go with the makers engineers over any auto mechanic, thank you very much.
Yup. I change my oil once a year, Rotella T6.- You do know what opinions are right?
I ran nothing but Amsoil in my 2004 Cummins running 25,000 mile oil changes and 10,000 mile filter changes. At around 110K I took it to the Cummins shop next door to the Ram dealer in Maumee, Ohio to have the lifters adjusted. The tech came and asked me how many miles was on the truck. When I told him he said it looks like it is brand new.
Now note that I was running 25,000 mile oil change intervals and according to my oil analysis I could have gone longer. So his idea that it is not worth the price is kinda only true if you are dumping your oil at the 7,500 to 10,000 mile mark.
Don naturist wrote:
Fancy expensive oil (aka full synthetic diesel rated) is specified for both our turbo-diesel vehicles. I’ll go with the makers engineers over any auto mechanic, thank you very much.
Your OEM mandates Red Line, Amsoil or Royal Purple?- Fancy expensive oil (aka full synthetic diesel rated) is specified for both our turbo-diesel vehicles. I’ll go with the makers engineers over any auto mechanic, thank you very much.
- I buy my full synthetic oil at Menards when they have it on sale and an additional rebate is included.
I usually pay no more than $2 a quart.
I'd never pay $6, $8, $10 a quart for oil. - He stressed more than once “replace at recommended intervals”. The expensive stuff might just be more forgiving to the neglectful?
