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Old 06-09-2004, 10:44 PM
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What Oil/Filter Do You Use?

Good Evening!

Just curious to see what everyone else here uses. Engine lubrication is a BIG interest of mine (not to brag, but I know a thing or two...), and while I'm no CLS, I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night!

Oil: Pennzoil Long-Life 15w-40
Filter: Fleetguard LF3894
OCI: 7,500 miles
Old 06-09-2004, 10:52 PM
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I use Mystic JT-8 15W-40, Fleetguard LF3894 and change the 2000 @7500miles and the 1997 @ 6000 miles.
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i use rotella t and napa gold filer. Oil changed every 7500
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Rotella T and Fleetguard usually every 3k or so
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I use rotella and fram change every 5000 and change fuel filter every oil change.
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I use Esso XD3 15w40 in the summer & Esso XD3 10w30 in the winter along with a Mopar oil filter.

changed every 12,000km (7440 miles)
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Rotella T and Fleetguard every 7000 miles.
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Rotella T and Fleetguard.... sound like a broken record
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Chevron Delo 400 & Baldwin Filter changed every 3750 (roughly).


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Phillips 66 15W-40 HD -or- Exxon 15W-40 HD and Mopar Filter. I just found a spot to get Fleetguard Filters... Also I change every 6,000 miles on the 2002 on the 1996 I change 3,000 miles...
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Royal purple 15w-40 / Fleetguard stratopore filters Change filter every 5,000 oil 20,000 , tests come back good .
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Fleetguard LF3894 and LTS 3w-30 Synergyn Racing Oil (Full Synthetic).
Changing oil & filter @ 10,000 miles w/ oil analysis.
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I use Rotella T 15w40 and a Fleetguard LF3894, change oil and filter every 6000 miles, I use a Fleetguard fuel filter and change it every other oil change.
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As in Jelly from BITOG? I'm currently running Delvac 1300 with a Donaldson ELF filter, which I will drain in December after a year and around 7k. Found 3 gallons of your lube of choice for $3.98 each when a local auto parts chain went under, so that'll go in for next year. I'll probably go back to a regular Donaldson at that point. As far as oil in a Cummins goes, if it's CI-4 from somebody I've heard of, it's good enough for me.
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Cenpeco para-synthetic 15w40 and fleetgard LF 3894 stratopore every 5,000 miles


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