Really, I do look at the oil color itself to make a determination whether to
change it or not.
The usual is 9,000 miles. Most change it around 12,000 miles with normal
driving.
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Steven St.Laurent
C4i System Engineer
C4i Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps
Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365)
"Never be content with somebody else definition
of you. Instead, define yourself by your own beliefs,
your own truths, your own understanding of who
you are. Never be content until you are happy with
the unique person GOD has created you to be."
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Hedlin [mailto:ghedlin@theramp.net]
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 3:32 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Oil & Filters
How often would you change it then?
-- Gary Hedlin "The Crazy Quadraplegic" ghedlin@theramp.net (business) ragingquad@yahoo.com (personal) **Also Webmaster For** http://garyhedlin.com http://socaldakota.com http://scsilverdak.com http://assistivetechnologies.com ...And Many More!"Stlaurent Mr Steven" <STLAURENTS@MCTSSA.USMC.MIL> wrote in message news:5F7587961057D211ABE9004095102F7803C5A751@ex.mctssa.usmc.mil... > > With Synthetic, you don't change your oil every 3,000 only with DINO OIL. > > Depending on the filtration level you are currently looking for FRAM is at > the bottom of the list while FRAN (toilet paper type) is first then K&N, > mobile 1. I wish I still had my FRAN canister. . > > -------------------------------------- > Steven St.Laurent > C4i System Engineer > C4i Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA > MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps > Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365) > "Never be content with somebody else definition > of you. Instead, define yourself by your own beliefs, > your own truths, your own understanding of who > you are. Never be content until you are happy with > the unique person GOD has created you to be." > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Hedlin [mailto:ghedlin@theramp.net] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 8:22 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Oil & Filters > > > I have 136,000 miles on my dakota, so you know I have had my share of oil > changes. But lately I have been hearing a lot of talk about people who use > Mobil 1 and the K&N oil filters. For the past 3 years I have been changing > my oil every 3,000 miles, using Pennzoil 10w30 and a fram PH16 Oil filter. > I have had absolutly no problems whatsoever. I looked into using Mobil 1 > and the K&N filters, but when 3000 miles seems to come every month, its hard > for me to justify almost 3 times the cost of a normal oil change. > > Unless theres a compelling reason why I should switch, I'm sticking with my > system. > > > Gary Hedlin > "The Crazy Quadraplegic" > ghedlin@theramp.net (business) > ragingquad@yahoo.com (personal) > **Also Webmaster For** > http://garyhedlin.com > http://socaldakota.com > http://scsilverdak.com > http://assistivetechnologies.com > ...And Many More! >
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