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I'm getting set to do my 10 hr service so I looked a little more closely at my owners manual to get the fluid specifications down so I could go buy the oil and do it myself. The fluid capacities shocked me.
First off engine oil at 2.1 qt isn't to bad since the gear box is separate but both front and rear as well as gear box only hold about 1/2 qt of fluid. That's not much. Especially the rear drive capacity at 13.5 oz is less than 1/2 quart and not even as much capacity as the front drive at 17 oz. I would have thought the rear would have a greater capacity than the front since it's always working. Does the Visco lock in the front generate more heat and require more oil or something. Anyhow, the capacities all seem extremely minimal considering how hard some of us run these machines.
Second, I may use the recommended XPS oils for the first 10 hour change just to make the factory happy but the next engine oil change I will likely switch to something else. I was hoping my Rotella T6 synthetic would meet the engine requirements but the way I'm reading the label it doesn't look like it does so I'll have to find something else down the road.
I'm almost hesitant to start an 'oil' thread since those usually turn into a 'cluster F' type of discussion but I am wondering what oils others are using.
Also, I'm still not certain whether or not I will dive into a valve adjustment for this 10 hour service or not. It seems a little early for that but I guess we'll see how things are going.
Side note:
Cant wait to go to University of Phoenix Stadium tomorrow to watch the new Robbie Gordon stadium truck races. First race of a new series, could be interesting.
First off engine oil at 2.1 qt isn't to bad since the gear box is separate but both front and rear as well as gear box only hold about 1/2 qt of fluid. That's not much. Especially the rear drive capacity at 13.5 oz is less than 1/2 quart and not even as much capacity as the front drive at 17 oz. I would have thought the rear would have a greater capacity than the front since it's always working. Does the Visco lock in the front generate more heat and require more oil or something. Anyhow, the capacities all seem extremely minimal considering how hard some of us run these machines.
Second, I may use the recommended XPS oils for the first 10 hour change just to make the factory happy but the next engine oil change I will likely switch to something else. I was hoping my Rotella T6 synthetic would meet the engine requirements but the way I'm reading the label it doesn't look like it does so I'll have to find something else down the road.
I'm almost hesitant to start an 'oil' thread since those usually turn into a 'cluster F' type of discussion but I am wondering what oils others are using.
Also, I'm still not certain whether or not I will dive into a valve adjustment for this 10 hour service or not. It seems a little early for that but I guess we'll see how things are going.
Side note:
Cant wait to go to University of Phoenix Stadium tomorrow to watch the new Robbie Gordon stadium truck races. First race of a new series, could be interesting.