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How do you all get 6.2s to 300K miles

This is gonna sound really dumb, but how did you guys figure out how often to change your oil? Im close to the 3K mile threshold since my last oil change.

Ita a daily driver, has a turbo, nyc stop and go traffic, with Long Island highway traffic aswell, max speeds of 60MPH

Rotella T6 15w40 currently used
 
The only way to do that is to take oil samples and have them analyzed over time. I would stick to the 3k mile oil changes especially if you do a lot of in-town stop n go traffic.
 
Lowkey contemplating the SeaFoam method aswell, been having a can and I kinda have an itch about it (putting it in the oil, running it for 15 minutes prior to thr change method)
 
Oil change interval is a trade off- save money& time on oil change vs longer engine life.
Buy a Frantz bypass filter & add to truck. Worth the cost. Then you can have oil tested by places like Blackstone Labs. Stay with 3,000 mile until they tell you it can be extended.

Squeak- either brakes or wheel bearing.
Jack truck up, set jack stand under frame and spin wheel. Also put rock wheel 12:00-6:00; then 3:00-9:00 directions checking for freeplay.
If you can cause the sound when spinning and no freeplay is detected, remove wheel and spin hub watching brakes for the cause.
 
Will L. said:
Oil change interval is a trade off- save money& time on oil change vs longer engine life.
Buy a Frantz bypass filter & add to truck. Worth the cost. Then you can have oil tested by places like Blackstone Labs. Stay with 3,000 mile until they tell you it can be extended.

Squeak- either brakes or wheel bearing.
Jack truck up, set jack stand under frame and spin wheel. Also put rock wheel 12:00-6:00; then 3:00-9:00 directions checking for freeplay.
If you can cause the sound when spinning and no freeplay is detected, remove wheel and spin hub watching brakes for the cause
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I went under (chalked the wheels) and checked for any play, ill send the footage now

Checked the front and rear driveshaft aswell.

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