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Ok, just making sure I'm not going to be loosening a nut that is holding two things together resulting in something falling on me LOL. I'll have to give this a shot soon, thanks for the help everyone!
I think it is fascinating what some guys do, and don't do. Case in point- in my opinion, oil changes every 3,000 miiles is a waste of money unless you drive on dirt roads all day long, and every 3 months regardless of mileage is a freakin' joke. Why people are misled into thinking that oil goes bad sitting in a motor in three month's time is beyond me. I changed my oil every 5,000 miles until I hit 70K and the powertrain warranty expired; now I change it at 10K. Call me crazy, but I have been running with Mobil 1 and high-end filters since 1990 and have put some serious mileage on many a truck and have never had an oil-related issue or discovered a bit of sludge in my engines. Synthetic oil is made to last- stop pouring good money down the recycle drain.
Yet....spark plugs at 100K? Nope, no way, uh-uh. I don't care if the engine's still running good and the mpg's fine. Plugs in a block for that many miles is asking for a seized plug. Plugs are cheap. A new set every 30K-40K is safe insurance.
As far as changing the lube in the diff? Unless I have a boat and the rear end gets submerged, I stopped touching them. I've changed 90W with over 100K on it that came out as good as the day it was put in.
Yet....spark plugs at 100K? Nope, no way, uh-uh. I don't care if the engine's still running good and the mpg's fine. Plugs in a block for that many miles is asking for a seized plug. Plugs are cheap. A new set every 30K-40K is safe insurance.
As far as changing the lube in the diff? Unless I have a boat and the rear end gets submerged, I stopped touching them. I've changed 90W with over 100K on it that came out as good as the day it was put in.






