Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) tips on longer engine life lets hear them

[VHolloway]

as for me i add 4oz mmo to the crank case when i change the oil

and add mmo as well as power service to the fuel

it takes the ticking away the vp44 likes it ashless 2 cycle oil will do the same thing

would love to run biodiesel just can't find it in south florida

thanks

 

[DavidC]

No long term idleing, oil bypass filter.



Dave

 

[aviatorman]

I have used Amsoil Synthetics for decades and believe that you can't wear out an engine using their products. A bypass filter is also a plus. Use standadyne fuel additive in the tank and the lift pump and VP44 will also survive off the charts.

 

[Grizzly]

I have been exchanging PM's with a TDR member who has well over 800K on his 12V, 2nd gen without major engine work. He started using synthetic and decided that it was junk and switched to Delo400 with oil changes about every 8K miles. He's on the road most of the time hauling. He feels that the secret to long engine life is a Cummins diesel, regular oil changes, a good oil filter such as Fleetguard and K&N air filters and as little stop and go city driving as possible.

 

[FourBarR]

Boy 800k and K/n filter that should start the air filter wars. my truck now has 446770kms. been using rotella 15-40 since new,doesnt use any oil between changes every 6000k. and yes I to have had a k/n filter since new. still have the original vp-44. I use mmo and howes meaner in every tank,dont use it in the oil. I have been an aircraft engineer with USA A&P for 25 years. on any engine you crank up the H. P. ,increase the heat, Rpms etc you will get more wear. Manufacturers know this that why the time between overhauls are shorter on engines that are higher H. P. ,run hotter etc. Changing filters ,and oil ,keeping the fuel clean ,dont add power increases that will raise temperatures I believe will give you the best chance of long engine life. my 2 cts. have a good day ,and long life to your Cummins .

 

[DCreed]

looking at the sigs of people with high miles I'd have to agree with Fourbar. Ive already doubled the power ,we'll have to see how long the long block stays together!! 170K+ so far!

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Bypass Filter, Lower the Compression, go up in turbo size to decrease backpressure. A good air filter.



I use Delo 400 as an additive to Amsoil 'basestock'. 50/50 ratio.



I told you I was weird. :-laf

 

[VHolloway]

long engine life is what it's all about

we never haul with our truck we just drive it

i hate the newer cars and trucks you can't work on them

I would have lover to had a 1gen dodge cummins truck

we had a ford 2002 explorer limited 4x4 the transmission had no dip stick

shame on the mess

we got rid of it for the dodge diesel and never looked backed

I was a ford man for years the last truck ford had that i loved was a 1979 f350 or 250 after that it went down hill from there for me

then came dodge with the cummins that a truck

thank and god bless:-{}

 

[DCreed]

i liked Furds up till I drove a 94 ctd 5spd ,that was all she wrote! I hope to get a CR soon ,unless they come-up with something better! NAH! LOL!

 

[VHolloway]

what would be cool is for dodge and cummins to let us tell them what we want in a truck

and build it that way

that would be a bad mother trucker

lets see what would we change#@$%!

 

[Missouri Mule]

Change oil and oil filter between 3,000 and 6000 miles (keep that engine clean). Leave it Stock.

 

[DCreed]

most would want a tonka with a CAT, might just happen,too!

 

[Cummins Pilot]

I have been an aircraft engineer with USA A&P for 25 years. on any engine you crank up the H. P. ,increase the heat, Rpms etc you will get more wear. Manufacturers know this that why the time between overhauls are shorter on engines that are higher H. P. ,run hotter etc.

The other killer of engines we see as A&Ps is short runs & long periods of no running. While heat is a killer of engines it is also a good thing (everything in moderation). You need to blow the carbon out, you need to heat the oil up to boil off the water. Short hops don't get this done.



Long periods of inactivity also kill an engine. Oil drains away eventually & corrosion forms on the bare parts the oil left behind. Ever think about the fact that when your engine isn't turning some of the valves are open to the atmosphere?



The number one way to make an engine last is to run it by the book & run it on a regular basis (not hard for vehicles for the most part since we use them to commute). If you are going to put your engine to "bed" for some time pickle it!

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Whaddaya mean by 'pickle it'?



How do you pickle an engine? I might want to do mine. Fess up.

 

[VHolloway]

please give us more in put on pickling a engine i'm not making fun I just want to know

i know when we put our generator away we put a small amount of transmission fluid in the spark plug hole it keeps the rings from rusting

 

[Cummins Pilot]

please give us more in put on pickling a engine i'm not making fun I just want to know

i know when we put our generator away we put a small amount of transmission fluid in the spark plug hole it keeps the rings from rusting

Some people use MMO, just like ATF fluid, keeps things from rusting. Do you put your thumb over the sparky hole & rotate the engine?



Pickling is a common procedure in aviation & marine applications. They make "perservative oil" that you put in after draining the regular oil. Procedures vary some but the basic principle is that you coat in the inside of the engine with an oil that will "stick". I've seen some people use regular oil and fill the engine up, I mean up to the top of the fill tube. I prefer the perservative oil and run that for a few minutes method.



I've also seen "anti rust" oil. Never run it myself or know anyone that has so I can't say either way about its effectivness.



Another good thing to do is use dehydrator plugs. Just a plastic tube with little balls that suck up moisture that screws into the sparky hole. We have ones that start out blue and when they have sucked up the water they can hole they turn pinkish.

 

[VHolloway]

you know what would be cool if someone made a system that would give the engine oil pressure at the flip of a switch just before start up and when the engine was fired up it shutdown

now that would give your engine longer life

no so called dry starts

as soon as the oil pressure came up it let the starter start the truck

like a oil lift pump or something

 

[Grizzly]

I was a ford man for years the last truck ford had that i loved was a 1979 f350 or 250 after that it went down hill from there for me

then came dodge with the cummins that a truck

thank and god bless:-{}

I have only ever had one ford, which I ordered new. It was a 1971, f-250 which I kept till 95 when I purchased my first CTD. I went through three engines and everything else on that sorry a. . pile of junk. It was the worse vehicle I ever had. Finally just gave it away. I will never have another ferd. If you think I'm a little bitter against ferd, I am.

 

[rweis]

VHolloway -



I think they do make a preoiler, Moroso I think. A manual version and an automatic version. Has a precharged oil tank connected to the engine. Switch on, precharge oil flows, engine starts, recharges the precharged tank. If you look in high hp racing systems I think it may be somewhat common.



Fairly pricey I think.



Bob Weis

 

[VHolloway]

yes I did not know that why don't more people use them

great idea