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May 8, 2009 | 11:50 AM

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DZL JIM

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Any links to make your own?

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May 8, 2009 | 03:19 PM

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jleal_21

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how much does it cost to have oil analized and where do the do it?

May 8, 2009 | 06:56 PM

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Hussler

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If I do the synthetic oil, which next oil change I thinking about, should we remove the old dino oil in the HPOP reservoir ? Or does it really matter ?

May 8, 2009 | 11:11 PM

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pjwoolw

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Couldn't hurt to do the HPOP oil change. I did the flush as suggested by the you-tube guy. But I did it three times. This was after the second oil change with synthetic.

First oil change: Went with Rotella 5-40 syn and a quart of Lucas syn oil additive ( I think ). Ran it 500 miles.

Second oil change: Could not believe the junk that came out of the engine. Went with my normal Redline 10-40. Did the HPOP a couple of weeks later with Redline and added a little Prolong. Couldn't hurt.

Running like a top. I'll probably do the HPOP at least once more at the next oil change then do it every third of fourth oil change.

May 9, 2009 | 07:47 AM

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heathrunkles

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what are you guys doing to flush the oil system? is it that additive you use right before an oil change? I,ve been running the motorcraft diesel 15-40 they started selling at walamart(couldn't beat 5 qts for 9.99 and another 10 bucks for the motorcraft filter) but reading all this and the fact that my oil comes out black as night at 3000 miles I am thinkiing about going synthetic with a bypass

May 9, 2009 | 09:02 AM

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BadDogPSD

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I have not come across any complete 'how to's' for the diy bypass, but there seems to be quite a bit of info posted on the different boards.

DIY oil bypass - Diesel Forum - The Diesel Stop.com

My diy projects always seem to end to costing more than if I just bought
someones kit, especially when you factor in the time it takes to gather all the correct parts!

May 9, 2009 | 09:03 AM

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BadDogPSD

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jleal_21

how much does it cost to have oil analized and where do the do it?

There are several places, here's one-

Blackstone Laboratories - Order Now

Cost is $19 per sample when you buy six.

May 9, 2009 | 11:09 PM

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oldbird1965

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Please correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't it said that Rotella syn wasn't a true syn? Or was it a cover up by Shell? I don't remember but its what I use and after 10k I got a bad Blackstone report. Its true that I ran it very, very hard on a long trip pulling a 15k
5th wheel but I'm still disappointed. So, I'm going to switch next oil change to...., I haven't decided yet?

It also seems like three or four years ago when first reading on here a thread about a dispute about Amsoil. Can't remember the exact reasons for that dispute either. Like I've said before, If I had a memory I would be dangerous!