My latest toy

[Banshee]

When I had the fuel system sorted, the same guy re-mapped the brain and deleted the EGR valve, it's now got 120hp and oodles of torque, especially mid-range. It's great for blowing past people on dual carriageways! Much more drive-able too.

What p1ss3s me off is that Scania/Erf/Renault etc can build artic tractor units that do huge mileage between service and run for 250k miles and on, but Ford/VW/Merc can't (won't?) build a panel van that'll do even half that without have a fortune spent on them.

:jerkit:

That's an interesting concept!!!!

I've never really thought about it like that before :nenau

 

[solarman216]

I went on a Cummins engine course in the 70's and they had on display an NTC500 stripped down that had done 500,000 miles and the engine was unworn, Rick

 

[emjaybee]

Tractor units have 30k to 150k service intervals depending on manufacturer.

Ever think the rest of us are being shafted?

:augie

 

[firebobby]

The new Transit custom has 30,K/2 year oil change intervals, not sure I would leave it that long if it were mine though.

 

[Banshee]

Wow!!!!! I do an oil change every 5000 on my Truck

I think this is going to be done every 10,000 now though given the agro getting Mineral 10w-40 :doh

(Watch this turn into a "what grade do you use" thread :lol )

 

[solarman216]

Wow!!!!! I do an oil change every 5000 on my Truck

I think this is going to be done every 10,000 now though given the agro getting Mineral 10w-40 :doh

(Watch this turn into a "what grade do you use" thread :lol )

Before you leave it that long do the glass test, spot of oil on a bit of flat glass and place another on top and gently squeeze then hold up to the light if you can barely make out shapes through the oil, it is past it's sell by date, try it on oil only a couple k old, see the difference, simples, Rick