Any suggestions..

[Dejanh]

..on how to maintaain 2007 DD, 475 horsepower engine, i change my oil every 12000 or so, gallon of Lucas is a must....any other thing you guys can help me out on in tryin to survive untill an overhaul at a million or so..?
PS
Dont idle at all..

thanx

[COLT]

FOLLOW the manufacturer's recommendations, or else. Lucas a must

[Rev.Vassago]

..on how to maintaain 2007 DD, 475 horsepower engine, i change my oil every 12000 or so, gallon of Lucas is a must....any other thing you guys can help me out on in tryin to survive untill an overhaul at a million or so..?
PS
Dont idle at all..

thanx

I'm wondering how you managed to get a 2007 engine, when they aren't available until next year........

[Dejanh]

2007 FRGHTL, thats what it says on my papers, even though it 06...dunno

[Rev.Vassago]

2007 FRGHTL, thats what it says on my papers, even though it 06...dunno

2007 trucks are shipped with 2006 engines until next year.

[Maniac]

gallon of Lucas is a must.

Read this about Lucas http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

[Dejanh]

Holy bejesus, what the hell is that nasty lookin compound?

Why is it when u go to your local NAPA store they have that ,,test'' thing on the counter, it shows Lucas lubricating EVERYTHING while regular oil does not and why is it that every mechanic reccomends it? What are you guys reccomend, just plain oil without anything else?


This really scares me..

[Maniac]

what the hell is that nasty lookin compound?

Thats what I said when I saw it, the difference is the thing on the counter doesn't go fast enough to do that, BUT the engine does.

Look at it this way, Exxon, Shell, Mobil etc all have billions to spend on research, they are 50 times the size of Lucas oil, they put ENOUGH additves in the oil now, $30 for a gallon of Lucas is only making Mr Lucas rich, it doesn't do much for you or your engine.

Just my opinion, based on 30 years of NOT using additves AND never doing an inframe on any of my trucks, all went over 1 million miles and 1 is still running today with 1.4 million.

Just plain oil 8) 8)

[Rev.Vassago]

Holy bejesus, what the hell is that nasty lookin compound?

Why is it when u go to your local NAPA store they have that ,,test'' thing on the counter, it shows Lucas lubricating EVERYTHING while regular oil does not and why is it that every mechanic reccomends it? What are you guys reccomend, just plain oil without anything else?


This really scares me..

That is because that little "test" thing on the counter contains PURE Lucas - not a Lucas/oil mix.

That, and the little hand crank doesn't turn the gears fast enough to froth it up.

[Dejanh]

And i though the guy gave me a deal so i purchased 5 gallons for 75 three days ago..

i guess ill never go at it again..

I saved that link and e-mailed some of my friends that have been using it for quite a while.....god darn..

[yoopr]

I always used Lucas and it's a good product.
What are the Credentials of this Bobistheoilguy other than him playing with the Gear toy?

[Rev.Vassago]

I always used Lucas and it's a good product.
What are the Credentials of this Bobistheoilguy other than him playing with the Gear toy?

Bobistheoilguy is not a he - it is a them.

Bob Is The Oil Guy (BITOG) began in May 2002 with a handful of participants and now our oil forums have over 13,000 registered members. And we have well-respected tribologists, chemists, and oil analysis professionals who regularly participate and contribute their knowledge and expertise.

Unlike most private motor oil web sites, Bob Is The Oil Guy is not about selling you something. It's about educating you so you can make informed decisions about the life blood of your engine: motor oil.

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/

[yoopr]

yeah ok-whatever
Really scientific of them showing someone spinning the Gear toy with no real research on Real Engine components.

[Rev.Vassago]

yeah ok-whatever
Really scientific of them showing someone spinning the Gear toy with no real research on Real Engine components.

No different than the "demo display" that Lucas uses.

[yoopr]

and this Bob whatever is Heavily sponsored by Castrol which is a Huge competitor to Lucas.
This smacks just like when a company Just happened to have a Alternative to Freon way back when and they Paid a Environmental group to Protest the Use of Freon because of "It's Harm to the Environment" and Wa la-This new companies products became the new standard for A/C.

[bob h]

FOLLOW the manufacturer's recommendations, or else. Lucas a must

That's a conflicting statement??? Since when does DDC recommend a lucas additive?

[bob h]

2007 FRGHTL, thats what it says on my papers, even though it 06...dunno

2007 trucks are shipped with 2006 engines until next year.

The truck OEMs have overstocked '06 engines intentionally. The '07 DPF engines only HAVE to be installed in 01/01/07 chassis.

[bob h]

gallon of Lucas is a must.

Read this about Lucas http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

Maniac, Thanks for that link...

[bob h]

I always used Lucas and it's a good product.
What are the Credentials of this Bobistheoilguy other than him playing with the Gear toy?

Most guys started buying Lucas based on a hand-cranked toy that shows similar to the example. The difference is that his spins the gears at a real-life speed as opposed to "idling across the yard" speed.

[bob h]

and this Bob whatever is Heavily sponsored by Castrol which is a Huge competitor to Lucas.
This smacks just like when a company Just happened to have a Alternative to Freon way back when and they Paid a Environmental group to Protest the Use of Freon because of "It's Harm to the Environment" and Wa la-This new companies products became the new standard for A/C.

What a shame, huh?

...and don't forget to add ; 134a does a tiny fraction of the damage that r-12 caused, and is much cheaper. Our environment will be thousands of years (or never) recovering from r-12 damage, and it's still being used in some countries.