Shell T6 Engine Oil! How many miles for oil change?

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  1. oilfieldfamily

    oilfieldfamily Bobtail Member

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    Guys
    How many miles you think before changing engine oil? T6 Shell Rotella.

    For West Texas Oilfield Applications.
     
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  3. Accidental Trucker

    Accidental Trucker Road Train Member

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    oilfieldfamily Bobtail Member

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    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    I’d start with what the manual says for the severe duty cycle and go from there. Pull samples and test, make adjustments if needed.
     
  6. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Pull samples at 10k and change accordingly.
     
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    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Every truck is diffrent. Im a severe duty rig that spends as much time in the dirt as on blacktop. My manual says oil at 10k and my samples agree. With T6 i can get about 13-14 before its shot according to samples.

    A road truck thats always light always on blacktop and spends most of its time in nebraska? Ive seen them go 80K with samples giving a thumbs up on it.

    Basically as was stated. Start with severe duty per your manual and go from there pulling samples every 5k you increase. Then as soon as your samples say your oil is shot. Cut 2500 miles off whatever that number was and use that.
     
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  9. oilfieldfamily

    oilfieldfamily Bobtail Member

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    Where yall recommend for the test?? West Texas
     
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    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    I doubt it. It's a bypass oil filter. The MX13 comes with a centrifugal bypass oil filter similar to the Spinner II centrifugal filters.
     
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