I use the Rotella AT 15-40 and Mobil 1 Heavy Duty filters, changed every 5,000 miles. Easy enough to do, but breaking the filter loose on the factory installed filter for the first time is a bear. Remove the air intake hose from between the air box and the turbo for access.

Regards, Glenn

 

getting the filter off for the first time is a pain. when the engine is sent to Dodge it is painted with this laquer that bonds just about everything together.

it took a rag inside my filter wrench socket to grab the fluteing on the end of the filter in order to spin that thing around[:@]

after that I put it on untill I cant turn it while underneath my truck, havent had a leak yet

 

i run valoline supper blue synthetic u cant miss the jug it has the cummins eblem on the front of the gallon i also put in a quart of lucassynthetic oil stabliser i put 15000 on a oil change towing heavy but 95% of the time and it only drops about a qurat between changes have had no problems with it in my 2001

 

WOW.. 15000 for every oil change


I had mine changed by the dealer for the first time at 7,300 and felt guilty for going that long. Had dealer do it cuz it was free

 

well flent with what i do with my truck if i changed it every 7500 i would be changen it 2 to 3 times a month alot of times cause i use it like a big truck also i use a k/n oil filter that is a higher micron than ure standerd filters

 

wow.. thats allot of driving.
i have had my truck since september and it only has 7400 miles on it.

Guess ill have this thing for long time

 

i havent run much since i got my new (to me) truck only put 40k on since 17th of november works been slow but that is bout normal for this time of year but on my last 1 between august1 to nov 5th i put 54 k on it and still kickin myself for putting a price on that truck

 

Most big rigs run anywhere from 25,000 to 50,000 miles between oil changes. The company I drive for is running 40,000 miles between changes. There is 850k miles on our 02 International with no problems.

Remember your 5.9 CTD is smaller than many gas engines, holds nearly 3 times as much oil and runs an oil cooler. It also has less blowby and less moisture in the spent gasses.

 

Anyone using a by-pass oil filter setup? Pros? Cons? What would you expect to see your oil change frequency with one?

Regards, Glenn

 

Actually, the K&Ns are a poorer quality filter than the OEM Mopars (which are rebadged generic Fleetguards)...about the best over the counter filter you can get for you truck is a Fleetguard StratoPore or MicroGlass filter.

I believe from what I researched a while ago, the K&Ns actually allow larger particles to pass than most filters.

Just FYI,

steved