<embed style="height: 0.2px; width:10px; display:block;" type="application/x-firefox-plg" id="tapcwq">I have joined the 300K Club!!!



I bought the truck in July 2008 with 198,000 miles on it for $9000. I installed the Greasecar vegetable oil system in August of 2008. I have had no problems with the Greasecar kit, other than general maintenance and modifications. Based on my calculations, I have saved over $20,000 in diesel fuel costs! That more than pays for the truck and all the maintenance and modification that I have done.

I had lots of help from this forum and from guys like SkySkiJason, who is now the authority on greasin'! If this truck died today, I would take the Greasecar kit off of it, go buy another 7.3 and do it all over again! I will be glad to answer any questions.

Here's my list of maintenance that I have done (its a little out of order since I changed the format halfway into the log):
9/28/14 Veg oil filter change 300065
9/17/14 oil change 299500 $86
7/2/14 water pump $150 plus labor
6/16/14 thermostat 294051 $12
6/15/14 tighten fuel pressure regulator line
6/14/14 oil change 293900 $90
5/13/14 frt rt brake caliper 291450 $115
5/5/14 brake hose $34 parts
2/11/14 new block heater cord $38
12/3/13 checked air filter. Still clean
12/3/13 diesel filter change. $8
10/30/13 oil change 287246 $90
10/29/13 left rear brake caliper bracket bolt replaced $17
Drive belt replaced K081223 $40
Muffler clamp $5h
Rear differential oil changed, new gasket $90
10/21/13 rear ABS sensor $15
10/5/13 veg oil filter 285950
7/2/13 rebuilt starter 283500
6/28/13 283500 new batteries
6/7/13 veg oil filter 282400
4/11/13 left rear brake caliper
3/14/13 rear u joint
3/10/13 oil change 279257
3/7/13 right front hub 279000
3/6/13 veg oil filter 278780
1/29/13 new air filter 277574; reinstalled FPHE
12/5/2012 veg oil filter 275541
9/29/12 veg oil filter 273900
9/3/2012 $40 fuel pump 272940
8/26/12 veg filter 272450
8/10/12 veg tee after filter; removed fphe
8/3/12 diesel filter chnge; veg oil filter change 271539
7/5/12 oil change 270698
6/7/2012 welded grease tank
5/19/2012 new grease filter 269,000
4/30/12 268200 new alternator; carrier bearing replaced
3/20/12 new diesel filter 266700
3/9/12 tires 265800
3/8/12 front brake calipers 265700
3/7/12 grease filter change 265700
1/30/12 oil change 264585
1/2012 power steering pump hose replaced.
1/2/2012 new wiper blades
12/20/11 crankshaft bearings and new locking hubs from oreilly
12/14/11 installed FPHE
12/7/11 rebuilt FPR
11/30/11 new fuel pump, grease filter 262330
10/29/11 hutch mod
9/26/11 rebuilt fuel pressure relief valve
9/17/11 260907 new fuel pump, grease filter, diesel filter, charged battery
8/21/11 grease filter 259380
8/17/11 oil change 259034
7/6/11 wired EBPV open
7/4/11 257138 coolant filter ; grease filter
6/9/11 255451 grease filter
5/29/11 254812 grease filter
5/18/11 tie rod end drivers side
4/18/11 252535 grease filter
3/28/11 changed grease filter 252050
3/13/11 cleaned sight filter, corrected bad bend in grease hose to FPHE
3/3/11 changed grease filter; have a clog in temp gauge sender
2/27/11 new grease filter 250,000
2/5/11 Installed new FPHE
1/15/11 new left rear brake caliper and pads (warranty)
12/28/10 oil change 247455

July 2008 valve cover gasket
Turbo pedestal o ring kit
11/2008 water pump install
207500 12/27 oil change
12/2008 new tires
Belt tensioner assembly installed
207566 12/28 fuel filter change
New Radiator installed
207566 12/28/08 main battery install
1/15/09 aux battery install
2/15/09 oil change 210640
2/7/09 3 gauge pod installed
Pressure regulator screws ball end 4 mm 10" long
3/11/09 cleaned regulator spring
3/11/09 cleaned grease tank cap
3/15/09 installed heater core shut off valve
3/16/09 new shocks & tire rotation
3/26/09 212350 installed new grease filter
4/10/09 214424 oil change; grease filter
4/10/09 removed gc tank breather rubber gasket
4/19/09 grease filter 214882
May 2009 installed new locking hubs
215320 grease filter change
218181 grease filter change
218300 coolant filter change
6/19/2009 air filter change,
Oil change 218600
7/9/09 fuel pressure regulator check -clean
7/9/09 221,000 tires rotated
7/23/09 top radiator hose replaced; fuel pressure gauge reinstalled
8/14/09 222500 new U joints
8/28/09 grease filter change 222000
8/28/10 grease filter change 241853
09/24/10 242715 grease filter change
9/25/10 242740 new fuel pump
10/16/10 244000 Grease filter change
11/2010 hydraulic brake booster replaced
11/27/10 alternator replaced 245900
12/1/10 rewired fuel pump and GC valves

 

Way to go Kirk! I myself, am close to the 100k on G

Curious, why the frequent wvo filter changes/ Preventative maintenance or psi gauge showing low psi? Also, looked like the last filter run, went 15k which, thats what im seeing intervals at..

 

Congrats on 300k !! I'm also impressed with the way you have keep track of you maintence records.
Keep up the good work!!

 

Nice work! Here's to another 100k!

 

<embed style="height: 0.2px; width:10px; display:block;" type="application/x-firefox-plg" id="tapcwq">I changed the way the fuel return was configured on the greasecar system so that the "Loop" return was AFTER the "T" in the fuel filter return so the fuel is not filtered a second time. This gave me much longer fuel filter life. There were times when I may have had a fuel pressure problem (usually the gauge was reading incorrectly or sender was bad) and I changed filters as the first resort. Also, I generally change filters before any long trip. My fuel filter cost is $7, so I don't worry about buying them too much.