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Originally Posted By: BGK http://www.idleaire.com/ If the vehicle can be restarted without extended idling, this device should become required in all truck stops! Well that's easy for you to say. You probably don't drive a truck and have to hunt for a parking spot after running 11 hours all...

That's just general information I thought was known from oil discussions I've seen here and elsewhere. I can't provide any links. I'm just a layman here but my understanding was that the CI+4 used group III basestocks and they had to go to group II for the CJ-4 in order to get it to suspend...

The trucking outfit I drive for runs Valvoline Premium Blue in their 450hp ISX Cummins and 465hp VED12 Volvos changing the oil every 25,000. They've been doing 25,000 oil changes with Valvoline for many, many years and never had any oil related issues.

You can still get CI+4 if you're buying in bulk. So if you don't mind buying a drum, lol, you can still get the old formulation. The older CI+4 oil used better base stocks. The reason why they still make the old stuff available in bulk quanitites is big trucking companies are not sold on the new...

I'll agree that could be far out there and was just a wild guess but from reading lots of different articles about in in trucking industry publications I do know it's bad for the engine and there is a significant cost to it. Seems like I recall one company figured their maintinence cost for...

It made it shift a lot smoother. I was amazed at the difference it made to be honest. From the factory shifts had some resistance and "stickyness" too them which has disppeared. It almost feels loose, like a broken in transmission with many hundreds of thousands of miles, and shifts fall into...

Sorry to dredge up an old thread but I'm running Amsoil ATF in the 6 speed manual transmission of the truck in my signature below. Is that a bad idea and if so why?

Just cause you see trucks idling all night long doesn't mean it won't hurt them. Idling is bad for diesels period. I'm surprised that you guys on an oil forum would make such a blanket statement that it's fine you should know better around here. It breaks down oil additives, increases suspended...

Changed their oil every 8,000 to 15,000 miles? Wow, must have been small companies or owner operators. I drive a truck over the road and my company does it every 25,000 miles. Which is actually the typical recommended interval, with dino oil, by the big diesel engine manufacurers Cummins, Cat...

No, no, no! It's hard to see in the pic but I had it wired up to keep from damaging the hose. Those calipers were heavy!

When you disengage 4WD on these trucks all you do is shift the transfer case to 2WD and it disengages but it leaves the front ring/pinion and all that stuff still turning up there. It creates a lot of drag and unnecessary wear on the front axle. When you have manual locking hubs you can unlock...

Well I installed my free spin hubs on the truck a couple of days ago and the new wheel bearings were packed with Amsoil GRG. Here's a few pics of my rig:

I'm also a trucker and have to agree. From my experience turbo timers are a complete waste of time and money. A little common sense is all one needs. The time is takes to get thru a couple of lights on the street and pulling in to park will cool the turbo. Unless you are on a hard pull, at high...

Thanks guys. Looks like I'm gonna go with the GRG on this little job. One more thing, could I also use it for universal joints or should I use a different grease for that?

Hi! New here, nice forum. I've got a new 3/4 ton diesel Ram truck and I'm installing aftermarket manual lockout hubs in a couple of weeks. I'm trying to figure out a good grease to use for the new wheel bearings. I'm in the process of switching all my other oils out to amsoil and thought maybe...