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Old 09-01-2008, 06:02 PM
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how long do you guys go between oil changes i've been tol every where from 3 to 10 thousand depending on mileage? i've been goin about 3 to 4 sometime 5 but i try not to.
 
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General rule with regular oil is every 5K you can get blackstone reports and go longer. You can also go with Synthic oils and go 10K or more, I currently run Schaeffers Syn and I plan on going 10K before my first change.
 
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Old 09-01-2008, 06:08 PM
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If you want to know for sure, get a oil report on your oil from Blackstone Labs. Without it you sorta guessing. I'm up to 7500 and could go more according to Blackstone. 5k is the normal and what I always used until I sent some used oil off to Blackstones.
 
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Old 09-01-2008, 06:18 PM
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5k for me as well.
 
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Old 09-01-2008, 06:27 PM
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15/40 delo 400 LE ...10 bucks a gal.stock filtering..blackstone said go to 8500 with no worries...but im going to change filter at 5000 just to be safe..
 
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5K is alway a good time. Compare to a Rebuilt 7.3 cost I can change at 5000.
 
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how do i go about getting a blackstone report? and how much does it cost?
 
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