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I'd be interested in running a trial with the Bentone based grease. I'm going to confer with NTN and see if that bearing design is favorable to that kind of lubricant. We don't utilize a bulk dispenser, each operator station has it's own grease gun so we'd need 14oz tubes if it comes in that format.

Originally Posted By: doitmyself This grease says it will handle 800F constant, 1000f intermittent. But, it's going to put a gouge in your pocketbook: http://www.superior-industries.com/fg_1200_product_112.html "recommended for applications where grease lubrication is called for and where...

Originally Posted By: tom slick Is there any way to engineer a solution that you don't use grease? oil lubricated bearings? dry bearings? We`re going to look into that for the next budget. Right now my hands are tied as to modification and down time to the machine, but my operating budget for...

Originally Posted By: Knox No. Food grade grease (in the US), is USDA certified, for incidental contact with food. Hear's what i was thinking of, Kluber Allplex FMG-2 US. You could also give, Amsoil "X-Treme Food Grade Grease" a try as well. Neither one is rated for constant use at that...

Any super high temp food grade greases out there. Needs to run at a constant 300*C (572*F) all day long. Right now we're using Shell's highest temp food grade rated grease and we're going through 2 tubes a day, turns to water and ends up on the floor. Shell is going to try some custom...

I had an '05 Elantra I bought new, and from 1800 miles to 80,000 miles I ran Amsoil Signature Series 0w30 usually with a NAPA Gold filter. One year intervals and UOA's looked great. Wish I never sold that car.

Our municipal fleet has 9000 gas engine vehicles that all use Duron-E. No oil performance related failures, and these are HARD worked vehicles, and some guys aren't the best at getting them booked for LOFs on time (like 50% over mileage is common), extreme load conditions, extreme idle times...

3k is too much, no question. Great car though, I love me.

My intervals will be dictated by analysis. I have every confidence my lubricant selection alone will allow for greater OCI's, even without bypass. However, my primary objective is to keep the HEUI injectors alive and fed with oil cleaner than the full flow filtration system can give. Clean oil...

Never seen bypass on smaller vehicles before? Many of my friends and co-workers run bypass on their commuters, gas and diesel, cars and trucks. There's probably hundreds on here that run bypass on their personal vehicles. Benefits carry over to all motors, not just OTR. Clean oil is especially...

I recently acquired the BMK30/EaBP120 combo for a price that was too good to pass up, I'd like to use it on my 6.0L Powerstroke. Other than finding a suitable place to mount the beast is there any problem running such a large system on a pickup truck?

It's a GREAT product. We use it on our fleet of state plows and it's completely exceeded all formal testing and on road performance. Nothing else works as well for lasting corrosion protection, that we've found. Each truck can do about 50t of salt a shift, continually running the same road in...

I just picked up two pails of their 0w40 for a 6.0L PSD. I'll post UOA's when the interval is up.

Originally Posted By: tig1 Big Jim, One problem with the flush is if the tranny has a filter it more than likely will not be changed. I know of fast lube shops that does not change it out. At my friends shop he did say he has seen several trannys that had to be rebuilt soon after a flush. I just...

It wasn't "back flushed". The fluid was exchanged without intervention other than T'ing a cooler line. The trans pump does most of the work at idle. It's still closed loop circulation, only now the output fluid is binned and the input fluid is new. The transmission doesn't experience anything...