Pre-luber

[rfitzgarrald]

I'm new to the diesel game but would like some helpful info.

I'm thinking about a pre-luber. How much do they go for and are they worth the expense. Where can I find one? If any member has one and lives in my area feel free to pm or e-mail me. Would like to see one first hand.



Thanks and looking forward to reading more helpful hints from all!

 

[EMDDIESEL]

I have used Pre-Lubers in alot of vehicles and we use them in our locomotives. They are nice to have, the cost can be high though, a decent unit will run $400. 00 and up and will require some major plumbing to do it right.

The bottom line is, although they do decrease wear on startup, and if you have it kick on after shutdown, will help cool the turbo they just are'nt worth the effort and cost for our application. The ISB will go well over 200,000 miles without any help from a preluber. I would rather spend that money on a bypass setup and switching to a Synthetic oil. That will do more for engine life anyhow.

 

[BushWakr - RIP]

I knew I had seen something on this quite a while back, here's the link to make one of your own if you're inclined...





http://dodgeram.org/tech/engine/prelube_const.htm



http://dodgeram.org/ki4cy/preluber/Preluber.htm





Good luck.



Bob.

 

[illflem]

Here's one that I ordered for $199, but haven't gotten around to install http://www.autoenginelube.com/. It's very simple and should cause no leak problems as other lubers sometimes do. Looks to be high quality and has a lifetime warranty. I'm going to connect it to the 1/8" port on top the filter housing rather than tee it to the pressure sender per the instructions. The pictures for the GMC install on the site are for a Duramax.

Many will say you don't need a preluber with a CTD but I'm not driving my Dodge much anymore, it sometimes sits for two weeks allowing the oil to drain way back. Not good even though I'm running synthetic Delo.

 

[Doubleclutch]

Hi Fitz, and welcome to the TDR (4 posts). First thing I got for my truck was a Pre-Luber. With the same reasoning you're going through. I agree with EMD re. overall usefullness in prolonging engine life. The installation wasn't that big of a deal, since I did it myself . Only sticky part is putting the spacer between the Oil filter and block. This requires a large socket and some significant "grunt". It also dangles the oil filter a little closer to the AC lines below. The positives for me were: filling the oil filter by pump rather than installing a new filter full of oil, no dry starts, EASY oil changes, and no messing with the flimsy oil drain plug. Since I have a horizontal installation on engine side of front x bar, no oily motor. These things do tend to weep oil at times so I have a diaper on mine. For a quick connect, I used a hydraulic coupling (with spring loaded internal valve one size larger than hose to allow for restriction). I like mine, and have had no problems with it, other than the oil leaks. If you go Pre-Luber, get the marine pump set, and install a kill button so you can roll up the windows without cycling the pump. Let us know what you decide. Greg