First major issue with my truck....

Like the Gulf Coast filter? Nope. My GF's son used to be a mechanic there at Petro.

 

You mean those people lied to me....... How dare them...

I've heard of some guys going 100k on an oil change, but don't know what filters they had. I was thinking it was the Gulf Coast one but not sure.

I'd like to talk to someone who has one of those on their trucks. Some of the things I heard just didn't make any sense to me.

 

You can do the extended drains with a good filter that gets the combustion by-products out of the oil. However you need to be doing some oil analysis to make sure that you aren't building up other crud in the oil, and that the protection package that's in the oil doesn't get depleted.

If the oil is clean at the prescribed change interval, why throw it out? Except to make Exxon-Mobile or Shell some more money, eh?

 

Recently had the 'oil changed' which I don't believe they changed it due to its pure black appearance but the oil filter which had a big dent in it from the last oil change had been changed out.

 

Ah the joys of being on the paying end of repairs. Today it is very hard ( if running OTR ) to get a decent shop and build a good repore with them.

 

They're going to laugh at you... basically your word against theirs. For $150, they know you won't take them to small claims court so what do they have to loose?

He's learnin'!!!

 

I don't drive OTR, but I run trucks (dump and water) and a few other pieces of diesel equipment at my ranch...and that oil in a diesel always gets black in a hurry...not like a gas engine, where if it's black, it's done.

 

Sheesh......all I got to say is "truckin's expensive....If you cant afford it.....get out of the truck!"

Im a diesel mechanic and have been for about 12 years. I work on all makes and models. TRUST ME......they all break and they are ALL expensive. NOTHING IS CHEAP!