Tag: oil changes

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POLL: What’s your typical oil drain interval?
With many late-model diesels, oil drain intervals that are recommended just keep getting longer, though many owner-ops err on the conservative side with more frequent drains while some take the opposite tack with the employment of aftermarket bypass filtration for extended drains. What’s your typical mileage interval?
July 31, 2020
Cummins Oil Check
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POLL: What’s your typical interval for engine oil changes?
How often do you change the oil in your truck or trucks — do you stick with traditional low-mileage intervals or extend out based on oil analysis and/or manufacturer recommendation in newer extended-interval engines? Weigh in via this poll.
October 30, 2019
Cummins Oil Check
Business
Love’s adding oil change services to Truck Tire Care locations, expanding diesel tech training
The company now offers diesel oil changes at more than 130 of its 270-plus Love’s Truck Tire Care locations and is continuing to add the service to other locations.
August 17, 2017
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POLL: What’s your truck’s oil-change interval?
Whether your oil-change interval varies based on oil analysis results or not, what’s your most common interval for change?
June 11, 2015
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Change the oil or change engine parts — it’s up to you
When you became an owner-operator, you became responsible for maintaining your truck, and this means changing the oil. With truck ownership, you have a big decision to make: Change the oil, or replace the parts. It’s up to you.
June 18, 2014
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Business
5 more things members of the general public don’t know about truckers
Costs of operation eat up a majority of an owner-operator business’s revenue — more on fuel, maintenance, tires, oil and food in this occasional series.
October 29, 2013
Wendy Parker writes the George & Wendy Show blog, appearing several times a week on OverdriveOnline.com, dispatched from her ridealong position in the truck with her owner-operator husband, George.
Overdrive Extra
The bypass filter advantage
Part 2 in Kevin Rutherford’s series on oil-change strategy. While oil analysis gives you the information to handle drain intervals more sensibly, bypass filtration adds another dimension to save money and downtime.
August 26, 2013
The Eco-Pur from Oil Purification Systems is an example of a bypass product that filters both solid and liquid contaminants.
Business
Stay in control of your warranty
Manufacturers can invalidate warranties for many reasons. Here are some tips to keep you in the clear.
February 22, 2013
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