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Old Mar 23, 2016 | 08:27 PM
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When Maintenance Goes...

RIGHT!! No mess. No stress! Changed the oil with Rotella 5w40, changed the fuel filters and dropped the trans pan. Swapped filter and topped off with 8.5 qts of fresh LV. Not one drop of oil or fuel hit the pavement. It is truly "theropudic" when things go right during maintenance. Trans pan was clean as could be. Truck has 60k miles so I dropped it just to see how we were doing. Truck has been tuned for 50k of those miles towing some heavy trailers. Couldn't be more happy with the results of the inspection. Good tuning goes a long way!


15k mile intervals. Barely anything in the bottom of the bowl. What every common rail owner prays they see when changing filters!



Been Spartan tuned for 50k miles and couldn't be happier. That LV fluid looked dark until I was pouring the new fluid in and it even had a "burgundy" tint to it going into the funnel.

 
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Old Mar 24, 2016 | 09:39 AM
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Nice...great work!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2016 | 04:15 PM
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So I'm doing my fuel filters for the first time Saturday. Since you had such good luck, do you want to do mine?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2016 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by tracyclifton
So I'm doing my fuel filters for the first time Saturday. Since you had such good luck, do you want to do mine?
Slide on down to Ga and I'll knock it out in 3 mins!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2016 | 06:24 PM
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Wait, wait, WAIT. You told me you were buying a 2017 the second you could?!?! Why all the maintenance so close to the trade???
 
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Originally Posted by Karl4Cat
Wait, wait, WAIT. You told me you were buying a 2017 the second you could?!?! Why all the maintenance so close to the trade???
I'm just buttering her up so when it comes time to cheat on her with a 2017, I wont feel as bad!
 
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I'm just buttering her up so when it comes time to cheat on her with a 2017, I wont feel as bad!
LMAO....
 
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Old Mar 24, 2016 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by UGA33
Slide on down to Ga and I'll knock it out in 3 mins!
Thanks, but I won't be coming through GA until July so I guess I'll knock it out this weekend. I got the extra housing and the correct socket. I hope I don't encounter any setbacks.
 
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Originally Posted by tracyclifton
Thanks, but I won't be coming through GA until July so I guess I'll knock it out this weekend. I got the extra housing and the correct socket. I hope I don't encounter any setbacks.
Just nice, easy and steady pressure until she turns loose. You will be fine!
 
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