[viperkota]

I change mine every 6k so...I feel no reason to show you proof that going past 3k is neglect. Please come again.

then do us all a favor and stop running your mouth on this forum

 

[Five9Dak]

I didn't read the article yet, and I have no comment on the issue.

However regardless what side you argue for, it doesn't help when your source is hosted on "spacebears.com"

EDIT: I read it, I can't see very much data that proves much of anything. Looks like the test has literally just begun. Still no comment. I know a little bit about oil from an grad level course I am 80% done taking in tribology, taught by an ex mobil1 engineer. I do think you could have picked a slightly better source to back up your argument. Not that I disagree with you.

 

[sick 660r]

LOW BLOW!! :argue:

I guess I should have added this smiley: :jester: to convey my sarcasm.

:jester:

 

[rnaz]

The way his sentence was structured was not clear.

What wears in the first 3k miles? My motor? lol

That's what I was wondering.

 

[Bos-R/T]

Did yall know that the newer mercedes call for oil changes every 10,000 miles? And they dont even have a drain plug. You have to pump the oil out of the dipstick and the motor has to be hot. Ive done a few here at the shop and let me tell you its bullshit. They sure dont want the customer changing their oil.

 

[viperkota]

Did yall know that the newer mercedes call for oil changes every 10,000 miles? And they dont even have a drain plug. You have to pump the oil out of the dipstick and the motor has to be hot. Ive done a few here at the shop and let me tell you its bullshit. They sure dont want the customer changing their oil.

actually its pretty smart...either they bring it in to be changed and charge them or the customer buys their "special" tool to do the job.

 

[TurboBlew]

Did yall know that the newer mercedes call for oil changes every 10,000 miles? And they dont even have a drain plug. You have to pump the oil out of the dipstick and the motor has to be hot. Ive done a few here at the shop and let me tell you its bullshit. They sure dont want the customer changing their oil.

Think BMW does that too.

 

[addicted2blue00]

Hmmmm mine might have looked that bad sans antifreeze. I did flush it with kerosene and compressed air down the sender port.

The original owner must have used quaker state or penzoil... those seem to have high pariffin content. Bet that mess kept the lifters quiet...lol.

I would have finished the truck tonight but my F&B is missing some bolts... so I gotta get some tomorrow and do the final torque sequence on the M1.
Also did a new water pump and a few other lil items.
The truck should be a pissah!

pulled the intake on my 98 today and it looks just like the pics i posted before minus the anitfreeze, sludged, this motor will be goin to the scrap yard, the new motor looks dam nice that replacin it; the new motor the block was put in a washer, stripped then bored, put back in the washer and put back together so basically the 98 is gettin a new motor. block is painted bloc, heads are grey and everything else will be flat black

 

[RJ_Hythloday]

pulled the intake on my 98 today and it looks just like the pics i posted before minus the anitfreeze, sludged, this motor will be goin to the scrap yard, the new motor looks dam nice that replacin it; the new motor the block was put in a washer, stripped then bored, put back in the washer and put back together so basically the 98 is gettin a new motor. block is painted bloc, heads are grey and everything else will be flat black

So are you keeping the same heads/intake/tb as before and a new block/crank/cam/pistons?

Where'd you end up getting you're short block?

 

[96BlkDak]

Did yall know that the newer mercedes call for oil changes every 10,000 miles? And they dont even have a drain plug. You have to pump the oil out of the dipstick and the motor has to be hot. Ive done a few here at the shop and let me tell you its bullshit. They sure dont want the customer changing their oil.

I'd be drilling and tapping a drain plug if I owned one. of course if I owned one the warentee would have long since expired :jester:

 

[addicted2blue00]

So are you keeping the same heads/intake/tb as before and a new block/crank/cam/pistons?

Where'd you end up getting you're short block?

its the v6 that came out of my 00 dak that the 360 replaced, the head got rebuilt with a stock valve job and a hair shaved down for clean in, bottom end is completely rebuilt down to a new oil pump n freeze plugs with a .030 over bore, the intake ive cut the runners down and cleaned up alot of spots, the tb ive worked a lil so in all its a good stock rebuild from what factory shouldve had been from the start. the problem ive ran across is dodge made 3 bolt n 4 bolt motor mounts, my 98 is 3 bolt n the 00s is 4 bolt n i havent found anything to confirm either will fit

 

[muddigger4x4]

I'd be drilling and tapping a drain plug if I owned one. of course if I owned one the warentee would have long since expired :jester:

yea thats kinda what i do to my trani pans, makes it alot easier to change filter and gasket like that....the old days of takin a shower in trani fluid are over! do it to every vehicle i buy

 

[MoparSeb]

This is my 318 at 87k. I took this pic when I have changed my bad plenum gasket. I owned this truck 1 year ago, i'm glad to see the previous take care of the truck!:mullet: He tell me he always running the truck with normal oil (castrol GTX) since I always did the same thing.

 

[addicted2blue00]

This is my 318 at 87k. I took this pic when I have changed my bad plenum gasket. I owned this truck 1 year ago, i'm glad to see the previous take care of the truck!:mullet: He tell me he always running the truck with normal oil (castrol GTX) since I always did the same thing.

castrol is good oil but seein it cost more now here recently ill be usin mobil clean, i used valvoline til i found my first v6 sludged n used castrol which that v6 25k miles later still looked the same as i had cleaned it, my 360 ive only used castrol

 

[hotrodbob38]

Castrol is the only non-synthetic oil I use..
It goes in my R/T and my Silverado..
The z28 and 08 honda SI get mobil 1 syn..
I have yet to have an engine go less than 200k miles using Castrol