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awesome story...that's a lot of wear that's not accounted for on the odometer, with the extended idling, not to mention it's direct effect on oil dilution....
also interesting to me is that the 01 or 02 6.0 made it that far without burning oil, on m1, and the factory recommended viscosity (which I believe in that case is 5w30, the same as for my 5.3 motor of the same era) , because I've been debating in my mind whether a 10w30 would be better overall, suspecting that the 5w30 recommendation was to meet the fuel economy standards than it was to make the engine last. I'm sure choosing the best weight in any motor may depend on where you believe you incur the most wear (startup or high load at normal temp, or high temps, etc)...and I've been debating which applies to me, but I still can't make myself move away from the factory recommended weight, in good conscience, so that was at least reassuring to see a high mileage story in that weight, with m1, for me personally.
Awesome high mileage stories...these are so interesting to read, and somewhat informative
also interesting to me is that the 01 or 02 6.0 made it that far without burning oil, on m1, and the factory recommended viscosity (which I believe in that case is 5w30, the same as for my 5.3 motor of the same era) , because I've been debating in my mind whether a 10w30 would be better overall, suspecting that the 5w30 recommendation was to meet the fuel economy standards than it was to make the engine last. I'm sure choosing the best weight in any motor may depend on where you believe you incur the most wear (startup or high load at normal temp, or high temps, etc)...and I've been debating which applies to me, but I still can't make myself move away from the factory recommended weight, in good conscience, so that was at least reassuring to see a high mileage story in that weight, with m1, for me personally.
Awesome high mileage stories...these are so interesting to read, and somewhat informative