Opinions on oil filter change interval

Opinions on oil filter change interval

10-23-2007, 11:53 PM

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MFalkinham

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Opinions on oil filter change interval

I recently switched to using Rotella synthetic 5w-40 in my trucks and am going to change it every 10k miles. Should I be changing the oil filter every 5k miles, or can it go 10k as well? I only use the Fleetguard Stratapore LF16035 filters, and would hate to replace them halfway if they are designed to last 10k.

Thanks for your thoughts!

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