Question for Rick and other hard core off roaders

[aldive]

What type oil do you guys use? Filter? Change intervals?

Thanks

 

[Kris Guilbeaux]

YOU HAVE TO CHANGE OIL!!!! I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT...

 

[ChuckyD]

I use Mazola corn oil.. i find it works the best. Usually change every few days. I take it to a local Mc Donalds, they deep fry their french fies with it. I dont use a filter, i pluged it with a cork!

 

[Rick]

Mobil 1, been running it since it's second oil change. I used to change oil every 3000 miles. Now that I use it mainly offroad I change it 3 or 4 times a year regardless of the mileage. Filter is Fram.

I also change my manual tranny fluid about 3 times a year and use Mobil 1 ATF.

Diff fluid gets changed twice a year.

A lot of oil changes sure, but I figure it's cheap insurance.

My manual tranny fluid used to come out solid black when I used the factory reccomended intervals or slightly less than reccomended mileage. I just changed it yesterday in fact, in preperation for the Moab run and it was still nice and red.

I'm a big fan of synthetic oils no matter what the brand, I just happened to start with Mobil 1.

 

[jonny 5]

Rick you should be a sponsor for Mobil1, using that much oil, it's no wonder why where running out

 

[FAKRWEE]

Same as Rick, mobil 1. I change it every 3,000 mi. or every 4 mos. depending on use. I use it more as a daily driver. Filter is also mobil. Engine has 90,000 mi. on it and still going strong.

 

[CBoug76]

Why don't you guys use the Motorcraft Filter FL1A? seeing as it cost less then $3.00 at Wally-World........?

 

[Ray Hutchinson]

Oil Filter

Cboug,

$3 Oil Filters?

Did you ever hear the old expression "You get what you pay for" and I'll add: "if you're lucky".


Fram Filter here too!, Oil Change: 3000 Mi, Synthetic.

Complete flush of Auto Tranny fluid(also synthetic) about every 6000 mi (my Ex isn't a dialy driver either, just an O.R. toy)

Diff fluids: at least annually, but I don't make as many runs as Rick or Tom.

 

[Hartman]

Rick only uses Fram because it matches the Pumpkin's paint scheme.

 

[yob_yeknom]

Originally posted by Ray Hutchinson
Cboug,

$3 Oil Filters?

Did you ever hear the old expression "You get what you pay for" and I'll add: "if you're lucky".


Fram Filter here too!, Oil Change: 3000 Mi, Synthetic.

Not necessarily so. Check this out, you might want to stop using Fram filters.
http://minimopar.net/oilfilterstudy.html#motorcraft

 

[CBoug76]

I think he did read it since he posted a reply in the post that has the links for the oil filter study.