Switch From Diesel to Gas.
I have a 2008 Ford F-350 and I tow a 2010 Cougar 318 SAB fifthwheel. GVWR on the camper is 11850. I have been having issues with the truck and I am thinking of trading it in on a new F-250 with the ...
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Grit dog wrote:4x4ord wrote:brulaz wrote:ShinerBock wrote:
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I see people talking about how a diesel oil/fuel filter change costs a lot more, but they (purposely)fail to mention that diesels have two to three times longer fluid change intervals.
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True, but the CTD also has a minimum 6 months oil change interval. IOW they want you change your oil 2x per year at a minimum. My Ecoboost didn't have this requirement and I typically only changed it 1x per year.
That, plus the fuel filter changes mean that my annual maintenance expenses will increase from ~C$100 to probably ~C$700, as I'm getting just too old and lazy to do that stuff myself.
But we knew all that when we bought the CTD. Dunno if the other big diesels have similar maintenance regimes or not.
The other way to look at that 6 month oil change interval is to say "I'm going to change my oil once a year and if I only get 20 years out of the engine as a result ... Oh well."
Exactly. That's one of those head scratcher "requirements" that I could make a lot of money off betting people who think over 6 months will do any damage to the engine!
You think bumping to a year is ok? I drive about 15k miles a year in the truck, give or take. Both times I've changed it at 6 months the EVIC says it still has over 50% left.
