Here is a great article that I received from Amsoil the other day.
You can see Bypass filtration combined with superior synthetic oil can dramatically extend oil drains.
I believe this will become even more important with the new Diesel Oil specs and Government Regulations on emissions for 2007 and beyond made Diesel Engines.
Enjoy.
"A recent article in Today’s Trucking, a
Canadian publication, featured Dallas,
Texas-based fleet Stevens Transport.
Stevens is a refrigerated TL carrier with
1,600 trucks, mostly Kenworths and
Peterbilts, all with Cat C15 engines.
Stevens’ fleet of trucks is on 200,000-mile
drain intervals, and the fleet’s maintenance
management team is confident the extended
drains are safe and not harming engine life.
Previous Practices
Stevens had been changing oil and filters
approximately every 30,000 miles, or five
to six times a year. In 2003, Eric Smith,
director of maintenance at Stevens, began
looking at by-pass filtration as a way to
lower costs.
The Evaluation Process
Stevens let the first truck it tested go 70,000
miles before its first drain. Stevens then
moved the second test truck to 140,000
miles with good results. The third test truck
went 192,000 miles before oil analysis
results suggested it was time for a change.
After more than a year of testing, the company
began changing its entire fleet over to
the new system.
Old News
Over the years, drastically extended drain
intervals have become commonplace at
AMSOIL. The teardown of trucker Haywood
Gray’s Mack engine after it went 409,000
miles without an oil change is just one
example that was heavily documented and
publicized by AMSOIL.
Superior Motor Oil
The key to extending drain intervals is the
oil you use. AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oil
was the first extended drain motor oil on the
market. AMSOIL Motor Oils are more
resistant to breakdown, so they last longer
than other motor oils. Kept clean, AMSOIL
motor oils will cool, clean and reduce friction
and wear for the best possible fuel
economy and the longest possible engine
life, for the longest drain interval possible.
Superior Filtration
When used in conjunction with AMSOIL
Synthetic Motor Oils, AMSOIL Ea Filters
provide protection that can’t be beat.
AMSOIL Ea By-Pass Filters remove 98.7
percent of contaminants as small as two
microns. They also remove 39 percent of
soot particles down to one micron.
AMSOIL Ea Air Filters are made with
nanofiber synthetic media that is available
only from AMSOIL. Ea Air Filters boast
the highest efficiency rating of any air filter
on the market, along with greater capacity
and less restriction than competing filters.
AMSOIL Ea Oil Filters also are the most
efficient filters on the market. They have significantly
lower restriction than conventional
cellulose media filters and have a far
greater capacity than competing filter lines.
Oil Analysis is Key
AMSOIL provides motor oils with guaranteed
extended drain capabilities, and AMSOIL
Ea Filters provide unsurpassed filtration performance.
The key to extending drain intervals
even further is the use of oil analysis."
You can see Bypass filtration combined with superior synthetic oil can dramatically extend oil drains.
I believe this will become even more important with the new Diesel Oil specs and Government Regulations on emissions for 2007 and beyond made Diesel Engines.
Enjoy.
"A recent article in Today’s Trucking, a
Canadian publication, featured Dallas,
Texas-based fleet Stevens Transport.
Stevens is a refrigerated TL carrier with
1,600 trucks, mostly Kenworths and
Peterbilts, all with Cat C15 engines.
Stevens’ fleet of trucks is on 200,000-mile
drain intervals, and the fleet’s maintenance
management team is confident the extended
drains are safe and not harming engine life.
Previous Practices
Stevens had been changing oil and filters
approximately every 30,000 miles, or five
to six times a year. In 2003, Eric Smith,
director of maintenance at Stevens, began
looking at by-pass filtration as a way to
lower costs.
The Evaluation Process
Stevens let the first truck it tested go 70,000
miles before its first drain. Stevens then
moved the second test truck to 140,000
miles with good results. The third test truck
went 192,000 miles before oil analysis
results suggested it was time for a change.
After more than a year of testing, the company
began changing its entire fleet over to
the new system.
Old News
Over the years, drastically extended drain
intervals have become commonplace at
AMSOIL. The teardown of trucker Haywood
Gray’s Mack engine after it went 409,000
miles without an oil change is just one
example that was heavily documented and
publicized by AMSOIL.
Superior Motor Oil
The key to extending drain intervals is the
oil you use. AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oil
was the first extended drain motor oil on the
market. AMSOIL Motor Oils are more
resistant to breakdown, so they last longer
than other motor oils. Kept clean, AMSOIL
motor oils will cool, clean and reduce friction
and wear for the best possible fuel
economy and the longest possible engine
life, for the longest drain interval possible.
Superior Filtration
When used in conjunction with AMSOIL
Synthetic Motor Oils, AMSOIL Ea Filters
provide protection that can’t be beat.
AMSOIL Ea By-Pass Filters remove 98.7
percent of contaminants as small as two
microns. They also remove 39 percent of
soot particles down to one micron.
AMSOIL Ea Air Filters are made with
nanofiber synthetic media that is available
only from AMSOIL. Ea Air Filters boast
the highest efficiency rating of any air filter
on the market, along with greater capacity
and less restriction than competing filters.
AMSOIL Ea Oil Filters also are the most
efficient filters on the market. They have significantly
lower restriction than conventional
cellulose media filters and have a far
greater capacity than competing filter lines.
Oil Analysis is Key
AMSOIL provides motor oils with guaranteed
extended drain capabilities, and AMSOIL
Ea Filters provide unsurpassed filtration performance.
The key to extending drain intervals
even further is the use of oil analysis."
