New Diesel Owner - dumb/easy oil question
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New Diesel Owner - dumb/easy oil question
I've always changed my oil every 3,000 (on every vehicle I've owned). On my new 2500 it specifies that the oil changes should be about every 3750 miles. And the dealer told me to change it between 3k and 6k depending on how I drove it...thoughts? What do experienced owners do?
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Originally Posted by scsulfri
On my new 2500 it specifies that the oil changes should be about every 3750 miles. And the dealer told me to change it between 3k and 6k depending on how I drove it...thoughts? What do experienced owners do?
The 3rd gen's (2003-2006) have quite different recomendations than the 24 valve's (1998.5-2002)
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Originally Posted by phox_mulder
Define "new"
The 3rd gen's (2003-2006) have quite different recomendations than the 24 valve's (1998.5-2002)
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The 3rd gen's (2003-2006) have quite different recomendations than the 24 valve's (1998.5-2002)
phox
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Originally Posted by widelod
Thats what I was thinking..... my manual says 7500 for "severe" service and 15000 for "normal" Personally, I don't use the odometer to govern the oil change....I use the hour meter just like I do on my trusty diesel tractor.... every 100 hours oil & filter change along with the fuel filter.
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Originally Posted by drew03
i change oil, filter, and fuel filter every 5 k. I use rotella T 15w 40 w/ fleetguard filters from cummins.
Ditto, except fuel filters every 10k
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