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Originally Posted By: dnewton3 You did say you'll super-filter it with a 1um filter, but I was not clear as to how. You'd need a pump to push that used waste oil from the crankcase, to the filter and then into the tank. What a PITB. It is not hard to install a 1 micron spin on filter into any...

Originally Posted By: roadrunner1 6.0 injectors are expensive. ALL diesel injectors are expensive. 6.0 injectors are not inherently more expensive than other engines, and they lack a very expensive injector pump. Like I said above, my injectors cost $100 each to rebuild and $300 labor to...

I think you are still missing the point. I don't care how long you try and extend the OCI out, you still have to change it. 10,000 would be a lot of miles. 15,000 would be a LOT of miles. Even if you did 20,000 miles, my original question still stands. I have nothing to prove to you or anybody...

Originally Posted By: beanoil Watch the delta between coolant and oil temp. Mine runs within 10 degrees just driving, I've seen as high as 20 degrees when towing and the turbo is constantly supplying boost. Your oil cooler is already plugged. You should never see more than a 15 degree...

Originally Posted By: dnewton3 1) for a "new" guy you sure seem to know a lot about what you ask questions about; have you lurked before joining or are you just that stubborn? Geez, I guess if you are not a member of bobistheoilguy then you must not be able to know anything about oil. Just...

You can still get a "small" truck, you just have to special order it. The dealer won't put it on their lot like that because most people don't want it. I have two 2004 F350s. The first one is a typical big diesel truck - it's heavy, it's long, it's hard to park, it gets bad mileage, it's noisy...

Originally Posted By: Fordtrucktexan Your 6.0 injectors aren't similar to Cummins injectors in any way, other than the fact that both are responsible for getting fuel into the cylinders. The method of getting that fuel to the injector, and how the injector works, are entirely different for each...

Yes, a bigger battery will absolutely last longer. That means it doesn't have to work as hard to start your car. It also means it has more storage capacity, so you won't run it down as far if you listen to the radio or something. Every time you pull power from a battery, you are taking away a...

Originally Posted By: Garak The Cummins system was factory approved for a specific set of engines at a specific time, and it may not be wise to try to transfer that solution to another engine family of a [technically] different era, straight out of the box, as it were. Is there a specific...

Originally Posted By: Fordtrucktexan The problem you're going to run into is dumping the oil, despite filtering it, back into the fuel tank. The 6.0 Motorcraft fuel filters are good for 15k miles, tops. They also cost $50 for the pair. The fuel conditioning module is already pretty sensitive to...

Yep, get an analysis done. That should prove it. You could sue them but I'm not sure it would be worth the trouble for, what, $100? I just had to sue a mechanic and it was really easy - the court fee was $54, and no lawyers are allowed in small claims court. I won quite easily. But it took a...

Originally Posted By: FutureDoc I have two in my fleet and basically I would love to do nothing more that dig a big hole and push them in (I would have to push because I know they will cost me more money to drive them into a hole). One alone burned 1/3 of my budget (injectors in both vehicles...

Originally Posted By: Kira 1% of a 30 gallon tank = 3.85 oz. Let's call "less than 1%" 3.5 oz. 64 events would = the 7 qt. (224 oz.) oil capacity but the oil would never be near 100% clean. Assume 500 miles per "fill-up" and you're at 32,000 miles. Again, you'd be dosing dirty crankcase oil...

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit It's a solution in search of a problem. LOL! I guess you could say that about this entire website. Just use whatever oil the manual calls for and it will last long enough, right? It's not all about difficulty. This engine takes 4 GALLONS of oil. The filter is...

Originally Posted By: Colt45ws Have you considered extending your intervals? Im not trying to be judgemental or anything, just curious. Not really. I do a lot of short trips and idling. The 6.0 is very picky about it's oil, and I have spent many thousands of dollars rebuilding my low and high...