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Sep 18, 2010 | 09:47 PM

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wreckinball

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yeah figured it would be good info for everyone, its a good oil and i dont see an advantage over my old rotella.

Sep 18, 2010 | 10:13 PM

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oreocreaming

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i use amsoil 15w40 full synthetic

Sep 19, 2010 | 04:31 AM

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rhkcommander959

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ac delo or rotella 15w-40

Sep 19, 2010 | 08:01 AM

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Otahyoni

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That's good to know Wreckinball, i'm past due for a change anyway.

Mine's been loosing a little and i got some Castrol High Mileage on sale to top it up with...

Sep 19, 2010 | 09:30 AM

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oreo how often do you change that amsoil?

Sep 19, 2010 | 10:30 AM

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20k. ive got the whole bypass kit, 2 15 micron filters get changed in that time and 1 bypass filter. i have the oil tested every 3k miles. they said i can go 25k but im happy with 20.

Sep 19, 2010 | 10:35 AM

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Does full synthetic oil catch fire like plain oil?

Sep 19, 2010 | 10:43 AM

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WarOzz

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20k would be nice... were did you mount your bypass filters at?

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Sep 19, 2010 | 10:45 AM

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as far from the engine as the hose would reach. its right under the drivers side front door on the frame rail. i wanted to give the oil some time to cool in the hose and let the filters get some good wind passing by them. help keep those temps down. they have some finned oil filter covers that help too, think im gonna get a few of those and slap em on.

Sep 19, 2010 | 10:46 AM

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oreocreaming

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ya, if i decide to only go 12k miles on this system, im still ahead of the game 130 bucks. vs standard oil. plus the bypass system lets me run 14 qts.

Sep 19, 2010 | 11:02 AM

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Does full synthetic oil catch fire like plain oil?

ya, but standard oil can do it at 290*, synthetic is 400*+

Sep 19, 2010 | 11:18 AM

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WarOzz

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How much that bypass kit cost you?

Sep 19, 2010 | 11:30 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oreocreaming

ya, but standard oil can do it at 290*, synthetic is 400*+

That's awesome, I know it wouldn't help much but that would help if your turbo ever failed and oil started leaking into your engine.

Maybe someday you could make a thread on your bypass kit?