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Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy
People used to tell me I was crazy to change the oil on my 99 F-350 diesel, every 3,000 miles. I bet that truck is still running somewhere.
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There are two parts to a car which regular maintenance must be done for life minimal repairs and safety:
Oil changes and tire changes both are easy for every one to perform and cheaping out on either one greatly increases the odds of a large $ bill of some sort.
WOW! I can't change mine myself anymore as its 12 quarts of oil in the F250 diesel. . once the oil would start draining, it would have end up all over the driveway, the road, etc. 3,000 was the standard from the 60's for that quality of oil. however, today's can go to 5,000 easily with a top filter. And if buying your own filter, the better the filter, the longer the life of the engine. Mobil1 is the best performance oil but maybe not the cheapest.
I have worked on diesel oil tanker ships, and that ship had twin GE 2 stroke diesels, same size as train locomotives, and the oil was only changed in the shipyard every 5 years.. . During use, the oil was continuously run through a centrifuge to filter out any contaminants. . .
Cars, I do my own at 5,000 regularly. Did a dealer once during the pandemic on the outback AND they never changed the actual oil
. . . How did I know? doing my own and knowing mileages, took car in for an oil change at 5,000 miles.
drove to FL and back from MA and when fueling up local after getting home, the low oil light came on. . 5,000+3,000 mile trip = 8,000 which is approx the wear rate of oil in the outback. . from changed to needs adding/changing. . .
never went back there again, but family owned and some of the "brothers" have gone to jail/prison for fraud so . .
Now if you go to a speedy type change place, they suction the old oil out. . hmmm. . not sure if that is better or not. Have done that in the middle of winter with a driveway full of snow, or don't have the time for whatever reason. .
price usually depends upon the quality and quantity of the oil they sell you and i have seen anywhere from $50 to $100+
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