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Need to add some oil, getting a little low. What's the preferred oil type and brand to get that I can get at my local auto parts store?
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15w40 any brand will work. All diesel oil has the same additive packageNeed to add some oil, getting a little low. What's the preferred oil type and brand to get that I can get at my local auto parts store?
So it should say 15W40 for diesel?15w40 any brand will work. All diesel oil has the same additive package
And on that motor how long should I wait with a warm motor for it to trickle down into the crankcase before I check the dipstick again?15w40 any brand will work. All diesel oil has the same additive package
So it should say 15W40 for diesel?
Is that full synthetic or synthetic blend what do you recommend regarding that?I have run Rotella 15W40 in all my diesels for years…
Just plain rotella. Never synthetic unless you want it to rattle like rocks in a can.Is that full synthetic or synthetic blend what do you recommend regarding that?
You will not find a better filter than what CAT makes. I also found the CAT dealer has cheaper filters than the local auto part store. Win win my my book!FYI, when I purchased my CAT filter from my local CAT dealership, $18, they had CAT 15-40 motor oil for $22. Costco has 15-40 for $13. Not saying what to use, just quoting prices...
Agreed. I bought the CAT filter and I also bought the CAT engine oil for $22. As much as I drive my truck, I am on an annual oil change plan..You will not find a better filter than what CAT makes. I also found the CAT dealer has cheaper filters than the local auto part store. Win win my my book!
What type of bypass filter do you have and where are they available?Thing is - unless your engine is a leaking, oil burning mess you'll save money with synthetic and bypass filtration. I put in Amsoil 15w40 MAX and a bypass filter and I have no intention of ever changing the oil again. What's your time worth? What's your HEUI system worth? Do the math and decide for yourself. Will it run on anything? Yes. And probably for a long time if serviced regularly. But I'm lazy and also prefer the peace of mind. I do use the oil analysis ports for their intended purpose as well.
Most of these trucks have engines that are barely even broken in. They are essentially still brand new inside. I build race cars and high performance street machines for a living and it's definitely made me a believer in the protection synthetics can provide. I'm also not one to blink at a $350 oil change on an engine the military paid $45k for in a truck they paid $320k for adjusted for inflation and which I could sell at market prices currently of ~$65k. The math of saving $150 on an oil change (that I'm not ever going to do again remember) is easy.
But this is a very divisive issue and I recognize that. This is just one perspective and you should do the research and not take my or anyone else's word for it.
Puradyn are good systems. They used them on the C7s in the cougars.What type of bypass filter do you have and where are they available?
Currently using an Amsoil heavy duty bypass filtration system:What type of bypass filter do you have and where are they available?
IDK - I hated working on HMMWV's in the Army. There's no access to anything, they stuffed the engine up under the firewall and they were unreliable shit heaps. Wouldn't own one except to resell it. The Amsoil filter is very large and I can't think of any space you could easily stuff it other than above the rear wheel wells where they stuck the RedDot condenser on the AC equipped trucks or in the passenger compartment or maybe under the truck somewhere. The engine bay in those trucks is pretty full already.Got a M1165, ideas of where to mount the Amsoil heavy duty bypass oil filter?
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