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Tag: oil change intervals

Overdrive Extra
Change thinking, not oil
Using oil analysis can save you money in new oil, oil disposal and overall maintenance — and can alert you to emerging engine problems.
July 29, 2013
Oil analysis can save thousands of dollars by alerting you to emerging engine problems.
Overdrive Extra
Extend drains with bypass filter
The best way to know when engine oil needs to be changed is to take an oil sample, send it to a lab, and let the condition of the oil determine the interval.
February 1, 2012
Taking an oil sample and getting it analyzed is a key first step in extending drains. Engine makers’ service centers, as well as vendors such as Polaris Laboratories and Blackstone Labs, are good sources for doing the analysis. In some cases, results can be available online in less than a week.
Business
Oil & 2010 Tech
Most manufacturers have yet to extend change intervals, but oil seems to thrive in the new engines.
November 1, 2011
Any drain extension beyond factory- recommended intervals should be made only when oil samples are analyzed and properly interpreted, and when there is little or no variation in the truck’s operation.
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