Recent Content by joewarner

The tech at the Cummins shop said that some oils even though cummins approved and spec'ed 15w40 can be to thin, and, or too easily caused to foam. --- All I know is Rotella from now on.

I tried Pennzoil "long life" 15w40 cummins spec'ed on my last oil change and got a surprise. On a 200 mile trip the truck spit 4 quarts out the vent tube. It did not occur to me that the oil was the problem, so I had the truck checked out. Found nothing, so did another oil change with...

My vent tube is making a mess on the bottom of the truck, and driveway. I have read about the bottle fix and will do that this weekend, but I was wondering what is the problem with venting the engine to the intake?

I know that the change in the season and rise in oil prices cause a general rise in fuel cost, but here in Dallas suddenly diesel is more expensive than premium gas. It was 3 cents cheaper than regular gas at the beginning of summer. Any ideas? Joe

I just did the KDP tab fix and replaced the crank seal to hopefully fix a frontend leak. KDP was still seated but the bolt next to it was one full turn loose. 200k miles. I still have the leak and it appears to be coming from the gasket joint of the fixture holding the smooth pulley just above...