wasn't trying to save money, just trying to use and trust what i've learned on BITOG from all the knowledgeable people. Plus, it's deer season and i was trying to save myself the time and effort of crawling on the cold stone driveway to wrestle with the filter when i could be out in the timber! ha
...and my friends are giving me a complex about the bypass valve opening and letting the crud into the engine. I've done my research on here and feel comfortable that I'm fine. Here's the skinny..
2004 2500HD with 122K. Semi syn kendall 5w30. oil coming out had 5000 miles on it. put fresh...
What are your thoughts on the accuracy of it? I am shocked at the lifespan of the oil according to the computer. I do a ton of short tripping where oil temp doesn't even hit 180 yet it's giving a 8500 mile oci according to the OLM. Wouldn't seem that a full syn would take that even.
As a result of the Great American AZ clean out, I have kendall gt1 blend 10w40 and castrol gtx blend 5w20. Looking to mix for a vortec 6.0. Summer runs only I'm thinking. How do these add packs work together? Any issues? Thanks
Thanks. The yanmar spec is essentially calling for 303/j20a fluid which is an old spec. It actually says j20a on the tf500 fluid through my research. Nonetheless sorta outdated. My bucket of wolfs says j20c only but I think I got an older one. May switch out for j20d this spring anyway as I'm in...
I have a yanmar ex2900 that currently has wolfs head ht in it from the dealer. It's hydrostatic. The dipstick is telling me to add fluid. I can't find it by the quart anywhere. Is it ok to add a quart or so of something else like the traveller premium fluid or do I really need to buy another...