Fact or Fiction

[Featherman]

Okay Guys/Gals:

I was very curious about this auction on Ebay and felt compelled to buy; now I am asking for your opinion, as the title sates is it fact of fiction?

Diesel Tip 1: You must drain your engine oil yourself for a minimum of 8 hours to a maximum of 12 hours.
Example: Pull the drain plug and let your oil drain over-night the longer it drains the better. The oil should be drained like this a minimum of 1 month to a maximum of 3 months. For some of you on the “Road”, if you are in a tractor trailer garage you can also request for a “longer drain time”. For example tell them that you want the oil to drain until you return from dinner or overnight. You must use 15W 40 Oil no matter what the temperature is outside. Do not use Synthetic Oil. Synthetic is corrosive to seals; gaskets; etc. it also burns at a higher temperature; pre-maturely wearing out components and vital metal components faster this is a fact don’t let anyone tell you differently. The only place Synthetic oil is safe is within a Jet Engine aircraft travelling at 500miles per hour!

Diesel Tip 2: Go to your local hardware store and pick up the strongest magnet you can find (you will need two) place one magnet on your engine oil filter and the other on your oil drain pan near your oil drain plug. This will keep all the metal debris from flowing back into your motor’s moving parts. When you drain your oil it will simply be drained as it is already at the bottom of you pan.

You can also bid on my good friends Military magnets on ebay. These type of magnets work extremely well under heavy and high heat conditions. Or simply purchase similar ones if you can find them where I stated above at your local hardware store. Thank you very much and good luck as I believe your ride will go much longer before and over-haul. Free extra tip! Put one of those small blue STP Oil treatment bottles in your motor every 2 to 3 months after oil changes it has additives that the Oil Company’s have taken out of Diesel Fuel to help the engines run cooler and smoother and longer….FACT!!

Thank you, Big AL (Bubba) Professional Retired Diesel Engineer (35 yrs!) I started as a Aircraft Mechanic!