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Originally Posted By: Johnny248 It just seems weird that there is no actual element that the air passes through to trap dirt. It seems like it is just a maze of air passages. Thats what all filters are. A powercore works exactly the same as the diesel particulate filters in the exhaust of...

The only reason I stopped using amsoil is because I don't support their pyramid scheme and the "dealers" they hooked spamming every forum and vehicle show. Every time I see an amsoil booth and try to ask question about the oil, it inevitably changes into that dealer trying to make me be either...

Originally Posted By: bullwinkle Except for the SLIGHTLY lower price! That is only the initial purchase price. Synthetic is always cheaper in the long run. Originally Posted By: fdcg27 Also, the engine is not primarily cooled by oil. That is false information.

Originally Posted By: Chris142 Your underpowered MB Diesel won't work the oil enough to matter. Thats a very ignorant statement. The engine is cooled primarily by the engine oil, especially the pistons. JHZR2, use synthetic. There is zero benefit to using dino oils, especially obsolete mono...

I agree that the 05-06 E320 CDI is the car to get. The later Mercedes V6 is a junk purpose-built emissions engine, BMW's are not very reliable, and VW's cars feel cheap.

Is the operating pressure port acceptable for a temperature pickup location?

My shop uses Transynd in all our buses, 1st and 3rd gen ZF Ecomats. After 20k miles the oil is always brown and burnt. I believe its due to the small cooler and heavy retarder use but I honestly wouldn't use Transynd in any serious working vehicle.

Its their forum, they can do as they wish.

From the DSE manual.... To five gallons of veg. oil add... 1/2 gallon kerosene 1/4 gallon regular unleaded gasoline 4 ounces PowerService additive 1 ounce DSE secret additive ------- Don't waste your money. It's snake oil. There are thousands of alternative fuel users out there running problem...

I believe everything looks okay, any opinions?

I'm doing 8K full-flow oci, 16k by-pass filter with Mobil Delvac 1 synthetic oil. I think it depends on what vehicle it's on. My engine is old and puts alot of soot into the oil so the filter will fill up quicker. Newer and more efficient engines might be able to get away with a longer change...