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Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter

Posted By: Vic Roy
Date: Sunday, 29 January 2006, at 11:49 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter (JC)

JC - the book says change the oil every 250 hours, but I'm like you and do it at about 125. I notice that the engines burn almost no oil up until 100 hours then burn more after that. I figure the oil is becoming diluted with diesel and gets thinner. Change the filters with each oil change and use the Fleetgaurd LF 3894 - I order mine from Tony Athens. Check his recent post on the Cummins B series forum on boatdiesel.com where he rates the various filters.

Diesel engines use a huge amount of air vs. a gas engine, and any restriction in air flow will drastically affect performance. The stock Cummins paper filters get waterlogged after about 6 months in a humid climate and are junk. Get a pair of the S&B filters from Tony and you are done for good.

UV

Messages In This Thread

Load/RPM's/Engine Life
JC -- Thursday, 26 January 2006, at 4:55 p.m.

Re: Load/RPM's/Engine Life
Vic Roy -- Thursday, 26 January 2006, at 5:45 p.m.

Re: Load/RPM's/Engine Life
Vic Roy -- Thursday, 26 January 2006, at 5:56 p.m.

Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter
Vic Roy -- Thursday, 26 January 2006, at 10:13 p.m.

Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Friday, 27 January 2006, at 9:47 a.m.

Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter
Vic Roy -- Friday, 27 January 2006, at 9:56 a.m.

Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Friday, 27 January 2006, at 10:14 a.m.

Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter
Vic Roy -- Friday, 27 January 2006, at 10:24 a.m.

Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Friday, 27 January 2006, at 3:26 p.m.

Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter
JC -- Friday, 27 January 2006, at 1:32 p.m.

Re: Latest & greatest 6BTA oil filter
Vic Roy -- Sunday, 29 January 2006, at 11:49 a.m.