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LUVMBDiesels · #35 12-30-2008, 09:19 PM

It is funny. I do oil changes at least four times a year in the SDL and it might cost me $200 in oil and $64 in filters. I feel that this is cheap insurance against spending $4-5000 on a new OM603. I did oil changes more frequently in the 300SD filters every 1500 miles and Rotella Synthetic every 3000 miles. If you look at my engine at JohnHef's house it is clean and has no wear. It is out of the car due to the flex plate snapping not because of engine problems.

If you want to be cheap use dino oil and change it every 3000 miles. It is cheap and takes at themost 20 minutes for the old oil to finish dripping into your catch pan. Having the filter on top means you don't even have to get your hands dirty. I just do not see the basis for wanting to extend the life of oil to 8000, 9000, or 10000 miles. It is too cheap and expendable to worry about it. If you do not want to do it yourself, take YOUR oil and filter to Jiffylube and have them do it for you. Tell them that you want the empty bottles and the empty filter box put in the trunk so you know they used your oil and not 10w30 gasser oil...