Sure am... One of the guys at a tranny shop thinks that the lug on second gear came off allowing the band to do nothing... And he also thinks the internal harness went bad, so gonna get 'er checked out... Gonna be one exciting drive to get it to either shop I would use... 40MI or more either way... <Sigh>.

 

Filled up the tank on my 01, 29 gallons of 89 = $100

 

89 octane, that's why we use 87 octane gas, cause it is approx. 5-10% more efficient, not mentioning more friendly to burning in a non-AFV. So in the long run it is actually cheaper than 89 octane.

 

I had a guy come into my work the other day.. Running amsoil 15-40 in his Kenworth... Id hate to pay for 12 gallons of that stuff

thats like a $500 dollar oil change me thinks

 

 

Monday at my gas station is mid grade for regular price...

 

What gas station is that?

 

The Food City gas station up in Galax, Va does premium for mid grade price every Friday.

 

it cost me about $110 for oil + shipping + 2 extra quarts that my truck will leak before its next oil change in another 15,000 miles... my cost is $7.10 a quart since I have a preferred customer/reseller account with amsoil. normal cost is like $9.35/qt

that's partially why its worth the cost...instead of every 3000 miles or 7500 miles, you change Amsoil synthetic every 15000-20000 miles.

and unlike a gasoline engine, a diesel engine does not break down its oil near as fast. it turns it black as soot, but that doesn't hurt the oil any. I actually sent a sample of my oil off to a lab to be tested for lubricity and contaminants at my previous oil change (when I blew a turbo before the twins) and it actually tested clean and still exceeded wear protection and viscosity requirements. good stuff!

 

Yes sir. I have guys that will come in at 20k miles and change the oil filter only. Take a oil analysis and hot the road. The oil doesnt break down that much it just gets dirty like you said..