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OK this is what I'm thinking.... am I nuking it or not????
when my F-250 comes in this is what I plan to do..
1) after 1500 miles change the oil and filter do this for the first 3 1500 miles
2) after 5000 miles suck the gear oil out and replace with the purple ****
Is this good enough or should I do be doing more?
when my F-250 comes in this is what I plan to do..
1) after 1500 miles change the oil and filter do this for the first 3 1500 miles
2) after 5000 miles suck the gear oil out and replace with the purple ****
Is this good enough or should I do be doing more?
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off topic question here but 2000silverbullet im looking into ordering the same truck you just bought, 2011 f-350 4x4 crew cab long bed with 6.2 and 4.30 gears and was wondering do you think its enough motor and gear for a truck that big? and what kind of mpg's you getting around town if you dont mind
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freedom one when i bought my 2004 i did the same thing changed oil at 1000miles with full synthetic oil and ford oil filter. i change ever 4000 miles since, i do complete tranny flus ever two years no matter what changed axle oil at 50k will do again at 100k. i have 90,037 miles today. O i also changed t-case at 50k and will again at 100k.
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off topic question here but 2000silverbullet im looking into ordering the same truck you just bought, 2011 f-350 4x4 crew cab long bed with 6.2 and 4.30 gears and was wondering do you think its enough motor and gear for a truck that big? and what kind of mpg's you getting around town if you dont mind
I'm getting about 10.5 mixed city/hwy driving. I'm not light on the throttle in the least bit so you could easily gain another 1-2mpg if you wanted. I haven't been on any long trips with it yet so I can't comment on a full tank of highway mpg's.
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As to the original question - it will probably depend on what engine too. I would imagine it wouldn't hurt to change the oil early the first round since its new (parts wearing together). I will be having Blackstone test my oil. I'll have to start up a new record once I get my first sample out of the new rig.
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