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exactly, I bought a little 2wd nissan to motor around in from a friend who needed a suv for his family. it needed a little tlc. he got it at 160k, i got it at 210k. since he had it he ran valvoline 5w30 synpower. it needs a timing chain so I pull the thing apart,, it has a little sludge and I want that stuff out of there. I will flush it and run diesel oil in it cause it has lots of cleaners.

I had been told run 3 quarts oil and 1 quart diesel till it reaches operating temp then drain. But I didn't know if this was safe or not. seems many here have been doing it so I'm gonna try it.

They haven't used it for years but when you have 20,000 trucks in your fleet, a very small percentage is still a lot of trucks!

A local truck stop got fined big time for dumping there used oil back into there diesel tanks. A disgruntled worker turned them in or they would still be doing it. All the diesel experts said it wouldn't hurt a thing as long as it was diluted real good.

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If you are doing the timing chain it is simple and quick to pull the oil pan and oil pump screen and do it right. No need to run crap through it.

I just use synthetic oil on rigs I want to keep.


it helps here in our cold weather that you get oil pressure faster with synthetics anyway.

I'll use Seafoam in the gas to clean injectors and such.


in my lil car that sets all winter, I pull each plug and put a couple of tablespoons of Marvel mystery oil down the plug hole to grease er down.


everything's still runnin, well at last look


one of the chicks at work asked me other day. "how many rigs you and your wife have anyway?"


I guess 7

Stuff looks interesting. Pricey though.

William:

Thanks for the tip. Never heard of this stuff before, but I just bought a bunch from their website. Sounds like the real deal. We'll see. The idea of a 30K oil change interval appeals to me. Gonna try it.

Thanks,

Jordan

Your $hitting me!

I never was much of a fan of engine &/or transmission flushing procedures.

Buy good quality crude & better oil filter. Change oil every 750-1000 miles for 2-3 times and try driving highway speeds as much as possible during this interval. This is a little hint which is safer for the system & will also help clean the engine.

-Ken

This.....If I have a engine that is dirty I put in a Gallon of diesel and idle the engine for about 15 min!!!! do not race engine or drive with the diesel in there...change oil with the cheapest multi grade oil and filter you can find and drive it a couple of Hundred and change again...Clean as a whistle!!! been doing it for years..It will free up rings and clean out lifters. I have Had engines that were visibly smoking stop smoking after this treatment.

I have drained an added diesel,idled drained and put in the new oil/filter......One time ....once..... I did the same ,but near as we could tell ... Cleaned it and a piece of crud found its way to a bearing on the crank...good bye motor...

Read my last post.

I have done thousands and thousands of oil changes personally & was responsible for tens of thousands more. And that was just a small part of my job, the easy part.

-Ken

Swift used it as an alternative to paying for someone to haul it away, and to increase economy. All of the major trucking companies have used some sort of blended fuel.

No, it's not a reason to break down. Swift had a very elaborate commercial filtration system for using old motor oil.

When I worked for Southern Pacific Railroad, they used blended fuels too. I purchased it by the rail tanker to operate diesel powered equipment such as bull dozer's etc.

And Yes, Dennis is correct... It was an EPA issue and going green for not using blended fuels anymore.

Swift, having 25,000+ trucks on the road is at the forefront of seeking out alternatives for increasing fuel economy, and decreasing engine wear. I've been involved in a few of these test's myself.

Because of Swift's size, we have had vendors from all over the globe come to us for fleet testing of their products. Some are successful, some are not. Some are too cost prohibitive at this time.

Anyway, just food for thought.

Jeff

I spoke to the guy that owns the shop down the street and he said when he worked for a dealership they used diesel in the oil for a flush quite often. Anothe mechanic that works at the nissan dealership that is a friend of mine said the same thing. both said it wouldn't hurt a thing just do it with heavier oil so the diesel doesn't thin the oil down to much.