Great idea there Marty. I am familiar with the cardboard under the vehicle. My 2002 daily driver S-10 (4.3 Liter) with 154,000 miles leaks oil mainly from the pan gasket the best I can tell and thats what a mechanic told me. It does not seem to burn oil, but leaks like a son of a gun. It...
I could go into a long story about the lack luster pulling power of the Vortec 5.3 liter gas engine years ago I had, but that's another day.
It's a pleasure to have that low rpm torque, pulling power of a LBZ Duramax, or other Diesel, whatever you have, you know how it performs.
This past...
I have to have one everytime I go from the mountains to those areas. People often hear me speak the Mountain Appalachian Language and say where are you from.
One time I was at a convenient store buying ice for my deer coolers. Nice pretty gal at the register, I told her I needed some ice...
I just bought diesel this morning for $ 4.49 a gallon, I topped my tank off I'm going on a trip to retrieve my hunting camper in a few days. That's going to be a costly trip. Burn about 12 to 13 gallons up there, top it off when I get there and I will burn 21 or more gallons coming back.
Last...
This is the tires that I am running on my truck right now, I really like them so far.
Of course it's not a dually, but they ride smooth on the highway.
https://www.michelinman.com/auto/tires/michelin-ltx-a-t2
Yelp, that's not the only section that's wiped out. The cat and dog section looks plum pitiful. That Wal Mart has had serious manager, employee issues.
I was at another Wal Mart about 45 miles to the north of me last week. I would consider that Wal Mart, a genuine country Wal Mart that's...
The ESP oil might have an upgraded additive package, who knows, I am not an oil expert. I have not noticed the Turbo Diesel oil in my post at Walmart in a while, maybe they had it and I did not notice it. I'll be going by there sometime soon I will look for it, I am curious now.
Jeff, is this the oil that you had been using? Looks like it could be available, you might have to order it which would be a bummer.
Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck Full Synthetic Motor Oil 5W-40, 1 Gal. - 122260 (ruralking.com)
I run this oil in my truck. Use to put Shell Rotella 15w-40 dino in it, but switched a few years ago.
The picture is a 2.5 gallon jug that I have had laying around for a few years. It does not say anything about being a synthetic blend, but now on Mobile's website, it says it is a synthetic...
Maybe she won't try it out to it's limits. If it was a teenage boy, I'd detune it or mount a throttle stop device on it, if there was such a thing. Seen it too many times, red blooded American Male will run the wheels off of one. Unfortunately sometimes it ends in tradgety.
I've got one sitting in the garage, I bought the right year model, I believe as far as having good power and not having DEF, or having to do that regen stuff. I think the 2006 and early 2007 were the last of the Duramaxs that avoided the new emission crap.