I have a 6.0 Powerstroke engine that I put a lot of miles on. Oil gets changed every 5-7k. In the past, I've heard about systems larger trucks use to burn a small metered amount of crankcase oil and replace it with fresh motor oil as you drive. I don't think they make these any more due to EPA restrictions.
I've considered making something similar for my truck, I'm curious what you think? I could tap into an oil line and inject a metered amount of crankcase oil into the fuel tank at every fill up. Then, add the same amount of fresh oil back into the engine. The mixture of waste oil to diesel would be less than 1%. It could also be filtered through a 1 micron fuel filter before being put in the tank.
This way I could possibly go thousands of miles between oil changes, yet still have fresh oil. I Would have to send away oil samples at first to see how long it would last. I worry about what the waste oil would do to my injectors, however, I was just using that same oil on the other side of the injector, how bad could it be?
Think I'm crazy?
I've considered making something similar for my truck, I'm curious what you think? I could tap into an oil line and inject a metered amount of crankcase oil into the fuel tank at every fill up. Then, add the same amount of fresh oil back into the engine. The mixture of waste oil to diesel would be less than 1%. It could also be filtered through a 1 micron fuel filter before being put in the tank.
This way I could possibly go thousands of miles between oil changes, yet still have fresh oil. I Would have to send away oil samples at first to see how long it would last. I worry about what the waste oil would do to my injectors, however, I was just using that same oil on the other side of the injector, how bad could it be?
Think I'm crazy?