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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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Oil and fluids

How often do you guys change your oil, transmission fluid, Fuel filter, and what kind of fluids and filters do you use?
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 12:26 AM
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Filters

I change my oil every 3k, air 6-10, fuel every 6 or so, WIX Filters
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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I change my Delo every 5000 miles or 125 hours. Fleetguard Stratopore
Fuel filter every 10,000 miles (every 2nd oil change). Fleetguard Stratopore
Air filter (UNI foam) I clean it every 20,000.
My BHAF I replaced at 45,000 miles.
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Marine
I change my Delo every 5000 miles or 125 hours. Fleetguard Stratopore
Fuel filter every 10,000 miles (every 2nd oil change). Fleetguard Stratopore
Air filter (UNI foam) I clean it every 20,000.
My BHAF I replaced at 45,000 miles.
And transmission fluid and filter every 12 months.
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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Oil and Fleetguard filter / 5000 miles. Air filter, Fleetguard when needed, Fuel Filter, Fleetguard 10K miles. Trans, N/A.
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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Some of you guys are really throwing money down the drain. 3K on an oil change for a diesel?
I do mine once a year, when I think of it. Works out to about 10,000 miles.
Delo 400 and Fleetgaurd filter. No big deal.
What I change frequently is the fuel filter. About every four months, I throw in a new Fleegaurd filter.
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Marine
I change my Delo every 5000 miles or 125 hours. Fleetguard Stratopore
Fuel filter every 10,000 miles (every 2nd oil change). Fleetguard Stratopore
Air filter (UNI foam) I clean it every 20,000.
My BHAF I replaced at 45,000 miles.
Transmission I do about avery 30K
When I add the oil bypass, I'll probably do a change every 10,000 miles on the engine.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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I did an oil analasis on amsoil after 6k and 9 mo. and it came back suitable for continued use.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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AmsOil in everything.
Engine 5k - change filter and top off - run another 5k and then change oil and filter.
Trans. 15-30k
Fuel. every 6 months or when it starts to feel sluggish/overdrive starts to act up.
WIX/HASTINGS/Amsoil eA
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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I did an oil analasis on amsoil after 6k and 9 mo. and it came back suitable for continued use.
Do you use a bypass system?
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