which weight oil should I use?
Wow dudes 5000 miles? I go 3000 miles or 3 months, and I usually don't get 2000 miles on mine. I either use Rotella 15w40 or Mobil Delvac 15w40 whichever is on sale, and I use O'reilly's oil filter for the M1-301. I can usually do an oil change for $24 as when either one or the other oil is on sale I buy all I can. Once a year I throw in a bottle of Rislone. Rislone is currently on sale at Advance btw.
I go 5,000 miles and use NAPA oil filters.
If I didnt use Rotella then I would go 3,000 miles.
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Three Wheeling
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Northern Illinois
Okay, I am definately doing the oil change tomorrow, gonna go with the Rotella 15w-40. I hope all goes well, because I just found out I'll be making a round trip out to NorthEast PA which will be about 2,000 miles over the next week or so, and this will be the largest road trip I've taken my DII on. I sure am glad that I've had the support of the members of this discussion board to deal with past issues, and I can't see anything that could be a major problem for this trip.
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If you will have a laptop with you, take the RAVE. If not, take RAVE on a usb memory drive. You never know. Might also be time on the trip for a quick pass at a good salvage yard, most are on-line.
Rock Crawling
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From: Aurora, CO
You guys (and gals) have too much time on your hands. And, you've fallen into the trap of placing too much credence into the oil company's marketing. Oil is pretty much oil. It's not gonna make or break your engine's performance. Pick one, keep the level between the high and low level marks, and get a life!
Recovery Vehicle
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From: Roanoke Valley, VA
FWIW, I run Amsoil full synthetic European 5W-40 that meets the D2 specs with extended drain intervals and oil analysis using the Amsoil oil filter year round. Running mine 55K now this way. I did an Amsoil flush when I bought it used, and then at 5K for first change (little more dino oil crude may have been loosened up since the flush, so wanted to get it out of there) and then based on oil analysis since then.
To each there own. Find something that makes your rover run smooth and meets specs and does not give you hard starts in the winter. Have some logic for why you use it. Check it regularly that it is full and that it can still do what is is suppose to do to protect your engine, and change as necessary oil/filter regularly based on your plan.
To each there own. Find something that makes your rover run smooth and meets specs and does not give you hard starts in the winter. Have some logic for why you use it. Check it regularly that it is full and that it can still do what is is suppose to do to protect your engine, and change as necessary oil/filter regularly based on your plan.
Last edited by Rover_Hokie; Aug 24, 2011 at 09:47 PM.
