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I'm getting ready to change the oil in my 2002 Dodge Cummins turbo diesel pickup. The truck has 77k miles on it. I used the last of my stash of Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck 5w-40 with this last oil change. I want to try the Amsoil DEO product. I tried to do a few different searches on this forum...

This is my sixth oil analysis on a vehicle that I’ve owned since new; I welcome any comments. The vehicle is a 2002 Dodge Ram 2500HD Quad Cab with a Cummins 5.9 liter, 24 valve, turbo engine and auto tranny. The truck is driven about 65-35 stop & go and freeway. The truck is not used for towing...

This is my 5th oil analysis on this truck which I've owned since new. All of the analysis' have been done by Oil Analyzers Inc. My previous analysis' have been posted on this site. The most notable number on this analysis is the copper amount of 54. Previously, 14 had been the highest number for...

This is my third oil analysis on a vehicle that I’ve owned since new; I welcome any comments. The vehicle is a 2002 Dodge Ram 2500HD Quad Cab with a Cummins 5.9 liter, 24 valve, turbo engine and auto tranny. The truck is driven about 50-50 stop & go and freeway. The truck is not used for towing...

This is my second oil analysis on a vehicle that I’ve owned since new; I welcome any comments. The vehicle is a 2002 Dodge Ram 2500HD Quad Cab with a Cummins 5.9 liter, 24 valve, turbo engine and auto tranny. The truck is driven about 50-50 stop & go and freeway. The truck is not used for towing...

I'm not very knowledgeable about metals, so I thought that I would ask the experts on BITGO. I'm going to purchase some zinc plated steel fittings that are made from machineable 12L14 bar stock or so I've been told. I have done a search on the internet but I haven't really found anything...

Six weeks ago I changed the differential oil in my 2002 Dodge 2500HD 2wd Cummins Turbo diesel pickup to the Amsoil Severe gear 75w-90. Previously I had been using the Amsoil Series 2000 75w-140 gear oil. My driving habits have remained constant and the change in gear lubes has had no impact on...

The Amsoil corporate website indicates the Severe Gear 75w-90 lube oil is compatible with most LSD's. Does anyone know what the percentage of friction modifer is in a quart of the lube? I'm guessing that it would be 4% to 6%.

I'm installing a mechanical fuel pressure gauge in my diesel pickup. As part of the installation, I will be using some brass fittings, i.e. needle valve, elbow, hose barbs, etc. My question is, should I lubricate the male threads of the fittings before tightening them. I was thinking of using an...

Just got through looking underneath the dash of my 2002 Dodge pickup. I'm going to mount a fuel pressure gauge inside and I was looking for a place to attach the gauge mount. I was upset to see a lot of rust on the large metal bracket that all the electrical and electronic stuff is mounted to...

For all of you mathematicians, how do you properly calculate the total square footage of a residential lot with the following dimensions: front: 120 feet west side: 166.52 feet east side: 150.63 feet back: 67.3 feet I thought on a rectangle that you would use the largest 2 sides, i.e. 120 x...

Recently I installed a Donaldson ELF lube filter on my 2002 Dodge Cummins turbo diesel pickup. First time use for this filter. The filter instructions indicated to tighten the filter 1 turn after it contacted the filter mounting base. I was only able to hand tighten the filter 3/4 qtr turn. I'm...

Recently I changed the oil & filter in my 03 Mercury Gran Marquis. Normally I do this when the oil is hot, but in this case it was 24 hours after I had driven the car. To my surprise, when I removed the Amsoil SDF-11 filter, there was very little oil that came out of the filter. For those that...

Do any of our resident Amsoil reps know when the new formulation will be available? Last Thursday I bought 6 quarts of the ATM so I could do an oil change in my 03 Gran Marquis on Saturday. According to the label on the containers, the oil is the old formula. I was hoping to use the new stuff.

Greetings! This is my first post so be gentle. I plan to start oil analysis programs for my two vehicles and I would like a recommendation or two regarding a lab. I'm aware of Blackstone and Oil Analyzers Inc., but, how about Titan and/or Herguth Labs? Anyone have any experience with these...