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8005 miles, factory fill replaced w/ OEM filter and M1 0W20 rather than $9/qt OEM message to change oil came ~ 7600 miles, IIRC. Said 15% life left at that time, and still when I changed it. Cu 279 Fe 73 Cr 2 Al 17 Pb 5 Sn 1 Si 141 Na 12 K 8 Mo 616 Ni 0 Ca 1824 Mg 46 Zn 856 P 681 soot 0...

out of curiosity, are you running straight petro diesel or a bit of bio? Thought I read somewhere that bio can be worse for oil dilution.

1 wk or less from mailing sample to results emailed from Altorfer CAT.

The analysis was done through the local Caterpillar dealer.

I did change the oil the same time I pulled the sample. Yes, this is the LB7, infamous for injector problems. The extended warranty is 7yr/200k mi, and I'm past the 7 yr mark. I've also posted this at a GM diesel forum and a hypermiling forum to try to estimate the probability of injector...

All, Just changed oil at 10k and got the results back. All looks good to me except fuel in oil. Here's the results at 5k & 10k Mi. on unit: 65,556 Mi. on oil: 4,908/10,011 Oil type: Rotella 5W40 (CJ4, not T6) 5k miles/ 10k miles Cu: 2/4 Fe: 5/7 Cr: 0/0 Al: 0/1 Pb: 2/3 Sn: 0/0 Si: 4/4 Na: 1/2...

FWIW, the my GM owners book calls out Allison TranSynd. It's ~ $40/gal. I think a lot of GM guys with the ZF use either TranSynd or the Amsoil counterpart (Torque Drive, I think) Not sure what the difference is between Ford's ZF S6 650 and GM's.

miles on truck: 5537 miles on oil: 1708 oil type: Mobil1 10W30 SM/CF Cu 7 Fe 28 Cr 1 Al 3 Pb 0 Sn 0 Si 3 Na 5 K 4 Mo 88 Ni 1 Ca 2631 Mg 14 Zn 965 P 820 Soot 0 Oxidation 14 Nitration 7 Sulfation 18 Water neg Antifreeze neg Fuel 2.98% V100 9.9 This is not a normal UOA. Here's the story behind...

They're a tiny bit cheaper at Sams (~ $48/2). For my 02 duramax, and my dad's 06, 2.5 gal is exactly what it takes for a change, so you just dump it in (slowly, of course). I also like the 2.5 gal jugs for bringing back old oil.

Quote: The simplified explanation is that this engine needs light oil so that during start-up, the oil will be able to reach the fuel injectors as fast as possible in order to initiate compression of the fuel for proper firing. That doesn't sound like a common-rail diesel to me. Common rail...

Oh yeah, and for something the size of the diesel, the Blitz ramp was the only thing I could find that wasn't made (and priced) for much larger commercial trucks.

I have 2 sets: Upgraded to the 12k set when I bought the diesel. Both work fine and are easy to stand up in a corner so they take up less floor space between uses. Only downsides: 1) There's a little rubber block under one end that always falls out. I've been too lazy to mess with glue or...

Shell's building a new gas station right on my way to work, sandwiched between the Menards and super Walmart. They've got a spot for a diesel price on the new sign. This will be my new station - it can't get any more convenient than this. The question I've got is this: Does anybody know how...

Mine (800-1000W) will heat the coolant about 20F in the first hour, with dimishing returns after that. If I leave it on all night it will end up about 70F above ambient. Anything beyond a couple hours and most of the heat I'm buying goes into the garage air (or outside air). It would be silly...

my local walmart has quarts of T6 for $5.77. There's still 1 gal left of the prev version before they (presumably) bring out the T6 gal. $19.50 here too.