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    VPB 15w-40; 5.5k miles; 121k miles on 5.9 CTD

    10K is what I strive for but this exhaust haze on startup is causing me some concern.
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    VPB 15w-40; 5.5k miles; 121k miles on 5.9 CTD

    Thank you. It's nice to know that a little time and money can be saved by extending these drains. One of the first things I heard when I bought a diesel was how much time I would spending changing the oil on it. Thank you for changing the title. I will remember that format for next time.
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    VPB 15w-40; 5.5k miles; 121k miles on 5.9 CTD

    Lol, yes sir! Power steering fluid was replaced with Castrol ATF when I had a new gearbox put in. Transmission and gear oil are next and I was planning on running Amsoil synthetics. As far as the grease I have no idea but I am definitely going to start looking into that as far as how to...
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    VPB 15w-40; 5.5k miles; 121k miles on 5.9 CTD

    I changed the fuel filter with a Fleetgaurd at the same time as the oil. I also started using Stanadyne Performance Formula. The air filter was spotless at my oil change. I need to clean the battery terminals and just for peace of mind I'd like to flush the radiator soon.
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    VPB 15w-40; 5.5k miles; 121k miles on 5.9 CTD

    Yes I plan on running this oil 7,500 miles and performing another UOA with Blackstone. Now that I know what oil and filter are being ran the next results will be interesting. I do have a concern with my truck though and I'm not sure if it was related to the oil change or not. After I changed...
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    VPB 15w-40; 5.5k miles; 121k miles on 5.9 CTD

    Thank you for the warm welcome! I changed it with Valvoline Premium Blue 15W40 and a NAPA Gold oil filter. Buying this truck used I was extremely concerned with the service it may not have seen with the past owner. Although the CARFAX was clean and detailed all the services you just never know...
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    VPB 15w-40; 5.5k miles; 121k miles on 5.9 CTD

    Hello Long time browser, first time poster. I just received my first UOA from Blackstone Labs (Awesome Company!) and I was wondering if I could get some additional comments on it. The truck is a stock 2006 Ram 2500 5.9 with 120,712 miles on it. I bought the truck used from a reputable...
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