Oil Change Interval

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  1. Bigtruckdrivah

    Bigtruckdrivah Light Load Member

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    It’s been working for me.
     
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  3. scoobertdoo

    scoobertdoo Road Train Member

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    So, because it works, makes it smart? Trucking is a business. Changing oil at a laughable 15k interval is a stupid business decision. Modern oils in modern engines are designed to last 75,000 miles. Doing it 5 times as frequent isn't doing anything but costing money and wasting resources that some people can't even find. Yes, engine oil supply is still tight.
     
  4. abyliks

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    I’ve done 45,000 miles so far this year, your telling me I shouldn’t of changed my oil at all?

    i shoot for 10k but usually winds up being closer to 13-15k by the time I actually get to it…

    oil and grease is cheap, and a write off
     
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  5. scoobertdoo

    scoobertdoo Road Train Member

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    According to the engine manual on most trucks you would be correct once a year or $75,000 MI.
     
  6. RunningAces

    RunningAces Road Train Member

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    You're probably using non synthetic oil though. When he's talking 75k miles here it's probably because guy is using full synthetic.
     
  7. scoobertdoo

    scoobertdoo Road Train Member

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    I don't believe it says synthetic oil in the engine manual. I do however run synthetic, it might not even be necessary but it makes me feel good LOL and the price difference is only a few bucks a gallon
     
  8. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    You don’t have a newer engine. So what he’s saying doesn’t apply.
     
  9. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    How come this kind of "science" is okay for you, but not okay for them?
     
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  10. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    New engines don’t require synthetic for extended drains. Detroit and Paccar have bypass filtration. I’m not sure about Volvo or what the interval is on the X15 Cummins.
     
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  11. scoobertdoo

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    I use it because it has less ash to clog the systems.
     
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