Got a sd 7.3 last night. 6 speed 4 door
I'm planning on doing some maintenance like

oil change.
Fuel filter change.
Tranny oil change.

Anything else I should check for ?

Let me first say I bought this pickup from a dealer and they knew nothing of the vehicles past maintenance. Only carfax. So I'm asking these questions with no prior knowledge either.

What should I do if synthetic oil was used possibly by the PO?

And what tranny oil is used in the zf6? In my obs I use redline full synthetic, is this the same for zf6? Thanks guys. I'm going to post this in 94-97&sd forum.

 

Use a good diesel rated engine oil of your choice dino or synthetic. The ZF6 takes the same oil as the ZF5, Mercon/Dextron.

 

any reason not to run a synthetic in your motor? i prefer amsoil for trans....

 

my opinion is if regular oil is good enough for ford to put in the engine, why waste money on synthetic?

 

easier cold starts, slightly longer change intervals

 

Its fate!! With that post your count was 444!!!!!
Can we see the truck?

 

valvoline all fleet 15-40. as per blackstone extend change interval to 12,000 miles. but i will stay at the 10,000 mile change interval.
and the truck fires rite up at -10 degrees without any problems at all.
so like i said, i feel synthetic is a waste of money.

 

 

 

nice! looks good!

 

I ain't in love with the flames. But everything else yeah

 

That is a sweet SD!

 

Yeah. It has a really nice rear bumper. Brand new bed liner. Great interior and exterior. I'm happy !

 

Will you be able to remove them somehow? They look airbrushed...