engines

[jerrymertens_PREV (deleted)]

many times i have heard drivers talk about extending oil drains out to 30k and every time i have heard those drivers come back and say that if they had only known better they would have looked into better maintinence practices. DRIVERS WRITE THIS ON A ROCK!
the number one cause of premature engine failure is extended oil drains
the only way to protect your bearings ,rings ,liners ,and bull gear is to change oil regularly!
i wont tell anyone how to maintain their equip. but i will tell you what i do i drain oil at 9 to 12 thousand refill only with delvac and 2 gallons lucas
some folks seem to think that its a waste
i was just at eddies in rapid city and went for a monometer check ride
results ? 3 in displacement 8 in would be considered in spec. not shabby right?
just one more thing my 60 series detroit has 623,000 miles on it.. beat that with extended drains!!

[drbalzer (deleted)]

I KNOW DRIVERS THAT HAVE OVER 1 MILLION MILES ON THE SAME OIL. AND THERE EQUIPMENT IS IN GREAT SHAPE.

DALE BALZER - DTAR Express

[tiptoptrucking]

hahahahhahahaha.

and you'd jump off the pier because someone told you it was A.O.K.

you'd never be responsible for my equipment.

[thelittleguy]

`15,000-ish here. mobil delvac and 1 gal. of lucas. Cummins recommends Rotella, but my ISX seems to like Delvac better. Smoother, quiet, and performs better.

1,000,000 miles w/o an oil change? WOW! why run oil at all? just fill it with metal shavings! you'll get the same results.

Personally, I think that's asinine.

[lonley290]

`a million miles without an oil change, wow. I've been at this for a lot of years and when someone can show me an engine that is still running after a million miles without and oil change and can prove it. I will believe it.
I have a series 60. I change the oil once a month whether i need to or not. I run a gal of lucas in with the fresh oil and never have to worry about viscosity breakdown, plugged filters or any of the other things that bad oil will cause.

[justkillintime (deleted)]

`well well this is jerry i am back again with another screen name
and my old detroit ?? i traded it at 777K miles i wanted a pete
and last i checked my old 60 series is still on factory original pistons liners rods and cam
all he had done is rods and mains at 990K and it currently has 1,235,000
he just had it in for another check ride 6" displacement

[easydrifter]

`Just seen an ad taunting just that---TA sells the filter that accomplishes this. Of course they got drivers to back it up. Looking into it myself. Most have gone close to a million with no engine problems. Wanting more information.