Upgrades and Aftermarket - 6.0L EngineUpgrading or adding OEM or aftermarket equipment to your 2003-Up Super Duty or Excursion with 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engine. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 6.0L Power Stroke engine.
Installed my bypass filter earlier today. Pretty straight forward job that took me about 1.5 hours taking my time. I used the amsoil kit and made a bracket out of aluminum angle to mount the filter too. I switched to synthetic oil and will start doing a UOA to see what is going on with the motor. ANy ideas on what my oil change intervals will be now?
Installed my bypass filter earlier today. Pretty straight forward job that took me about 1.5 hours taking my time. I used the amsoil kit and made a bracket out of aluminum angle to mount the filter too. I switched to synthetic oil and will start doing a UOA to see what is going on with the motor. ANy ideas on what my oil change intervals will be now?
you will be pleased to know that the bypass filter can stay in place for years, as long as it takes to 50,000 miles, the full flow will last 25,000 miles
I would take oil samples at 20,000 mile intervals. that is only because you probably dont have the nerve to wait 40,000 miles to do a oil sample.
let me ask you this question, how long will you actually keep your truck?
I know for a fact the oil now in your truck will out last your tires...
dont worry anymore about silly lil oil changes, if you pay attention to your oil samples you will find that oil changes are for gubbmment workers
when ford ask you for oil change invoices you hand them one oil sample sheet.
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It looks good.
The filter that I got with my Amsoil Bypass kit is much taller than the one you have in your pic.
I mounted mine on under the truck on the frame rail.
I went by a local aircraft hose shop and had them make up 2- 8 foot hoses with stainless braided steel lines and red anodized fittings. It's $130 for the hoses!
Your oil bypass filter is mounted is the same place as the coolant filter kit recommends.
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Steve I am glad everything worrked out for you. Your filter is larger cause I included the largest one of the three in the kit I provide as the work longer.
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It looks good.
The filter that I got with my Amsoil Bypass kit is much taller than the one you have in your pic.
I mounted mine on under the truck on the frame rail.
I went by a local aircraft hose shop and had them make up 2- 8 foot hoses with stainless braided steel lines and red anodized fittings. It's $130 for the hoses!
Your oil bypass filter is mounted is the same place as the coolant filter kit recommends.
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It will definitely keep your oil clean but it won't help with viscosity breakdown.
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Waiting for "BigTurbo" to help me install: Dieselsite Trans filter kit.
thats kind of what I was thinking since the 6.0's are so hard on oil. Guess I will get a UOA and see what going on with mine at 7500 miles
How long, depends on what oil. I would do my initial check at 5k, another at 7.5k, & one more at 10k. If all looks well, OA's every 5k. I'd change the factory filter every 7.5k & the by-pass every 15k, with make up oil as required. To my knowledge, the two best long-range oils (the most shear stable) are Schaeffer's 9000 & a Redline product. Most others (including AMSoil & other syns) shear in the first 3k, and then stabalize at a low 30wt.
I have no problems running DELO 400 to 7.5k, but I would go beyond that even with bypass due to the shearing.
OMC
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To my knowledge, the two best long-range oils (the most shear stable) are Schaeffer's 9000 & a Redline product. Most others (including AMSoil & other syns) shear in the first 3k, and then stabalize at a low 30wt.OMC
OMC,
Do you recall the origin of this info? I seem to remember the same. In 2007, the Turbo Diesel Register performed an excellent study on both dino and syn oils (Issue 56 and 57). Unfortunately, since the study was specific to the Cummins, it's impossible to draw any conclusions about shear properties. Redline was one of the top performing oils in that test. However, at a whopping $35/gal., the thinking was that there were other good oils that were more economical.
Sorry...didn't mean to hijack.
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OMC,
Do you recall the origin of this info? I seem to remember the same. In 2007, the Turbo Diesel Register performed an excellent study on both dino and syn oils (Issue 56 and 57). Unfortunately, since the study was specific to the Cummins, it's impossible to draw any conclusions about shear properties. Redline was one of the top performing oils in that test. However, at a whopping $35/gal., the thinking was that there were other good oils that were more economical.
Sorry...didn't mean to hijack.
Seems like it was bobistheoilguy or maybe just here on the forums. I have seen a OA (but I don't remember where of Schaeffer's @ 10k, & it looked good).
The cost why I can't see using synthetic, at least in my situation. It doesn't get cold here, and I have no surging problems. At twice the cost of DELO, I'd need to get at least 15k out of it. If it shears to 30wt in 5k & you have to change it as often as dino, its not worth it. If however, you can go out to 20k & change annually, it would be a good investment. Or, if you're in an extreme cold area, the cost might be mitigated by the ease of starting.
Fleets use OA, bypass & extended OCI's for the cost savings. It can be done, just remember to use science, not old trucker's tales to tell you when to change.
OMC
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If you have an "internally lubricated part"(warranty talk) failure and Ford asks for receipts to show oil changes every 5000-7500 as recommended, an oil analysis report won't suffice!
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165K miles, 12 injectors, EGR cooler, Fuel pump, 8 glow plugs, GPCM, FICM rebuilt FoMoCo engine at 150K under 7/200 warranty.
If you have an "internally lubricated part"(warranty talk) failure and Ford asks for receipts to show oil changes every 5000-7500 as recommended, an oil analysis report won't suffice!
I beleive Ford will test the oil, not ask for oil change receipts
I beleive Ford will test the oil, not ask for oil change receipts
I believe you are mistaken. Mine was in the shop 2 weeks ago for injectors, and the Ford tech hotline required the service manager to get receipts from me and fax to them, before they would give the go ahead to replace more than 3 injectors.
2006 F350 CC LWB Dually XLT Oxford white manual 4x4 6.0 PSD 6 speed. 4.10 LS front and rear, Built May05. 4" turbo back, 55 gal aux fuel tank. A real pig from a stop, give me 15' and she'll slowly come to life, then watch out!
165K miles, 12 injectors, EGR cooler, Fuel pump, 8 glow plugs, GPCM, FICM rebuilt FoMoCo engine at 150K under 7/200 warranty.
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Installed my bypass filter today..PICS!!
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