I sample oil in all our equipment at the recommended oil change interval. It provides good information.
I am always amazed though that someone will keep running oil until it samples bad. This means that the oil has been bad for at least the time that it takes to get the sample back, plus the time that it has been bad prior to sampling, plus the time between receiving results and actually getting in to get it changed. Talk about stepping over dollars to pick up a dime.
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I do the grease job at my current oil change interval of 50k and I’d probably keep doing that along with the filter changes continuing at 50k. The system from Amsoil with filter is 346.00. Every 50k Miles I’d change their filter and those are 58.00. All I’m adding in a typical 50k service interval is an additional 58.00 filter and a gallon of makeup oil, the capacity of the EaBp120 filter.
The system cost pays for itself in the reduction in fluid costs from doing fewer oil changes and in fewer engine related problems down the road. I’m not getting rid of this truck at 400k like a fleet does. I need to keep it closer to 650k so I have enough in it to trade it and not lose money on it. An oil bypass system on an EGR motor is going to save you money when it has high miles. The reduction in contaminants and soot does a lot to increase engine life. Even if it only results in a 25% longer oil change interval, it’s still worth it. Synthetic blend FA4 oil isn’t cheap, I’m not running cheap mineral oil in this thing.
My oil sample is done every 20k Miles with Blackstone Labs for 29.00. That includes the additional price I pay to run the TBN and the TAN. You need BOTH those values to truly know if you can safely extend the drain interval. TBN alone isn’t enough.
It’s not as expensive as you’re thinking. I’m keeping the truck another 450-500k Miles, dramatically reducing engine wear, increasing drain intervals by an estimated 50% (I won’t know for sure until I sample it but, I’m confident in that number), I already do samples so that’s not an additional cost, and in a typical service interval of 50k miles only adding one additional filter to change and a gallon of makeup oil, all I have is an upfront cost of 346.00 and a couple hours in labor at the dealer to put it on. It’s not only about oil changes but an overall reduction in maintenance.
The typical full flow on your truck, depending on the motor, 20-40 micron. This bypass filters down to 2 micron at 98% efficiency and removes soot less than 2 micron at 33% efficiency. A 20-40 micron full flow is leaving a lot of trash in your oil.cke and daf105paccar Thank this. -
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Grease and oil are cheap compared to metal.
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If you check out some videos by the guy, Rawze you’ll see what I mean about soot and how a by pass filter will help you a lot. My Cummins I had was the same way. If you aren’t doing something to get the soot out of the oil, it’s killing your motor. If you aren’t keeping trucks long, like large fleets, it doesn’t matter because you trade it quick and the next guy gets to deal with it. If you’re going to keep it awhile you may as well do it in the beginning to avoid those issues.
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We run Delo 5w 40 full synthetic , but still change oil at recommended intervals (10-12k). The biggest reason for the synthetic oil is easier starting and less engine damage at sub zero temperatures. I pay $19 per gallon for the oil.
I do not run over the road anymore, and our trucks don't run all the time, but the cost of oil is such a small amount of the expense of running a truck that I believe it is foolish to try to save money by extending maintenance intervals to ridiculous extremes while increasing wear on engine internal components.Auctioneer, Zeviander, snowman_w900 and 4 others Thank this.
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