Black Engine Oil?

Just out of curiosity Mike. Did they do a blowby test on a dyno? I'm wondering if that's not leading to the oil being so dark so early on. I won't get into the technical aspects of how many inches of blowby there should be blah blah blah and I'm not honestly sure on the specs for that motor in regards to possibly being due for an in frame rebuild.

Ideally, 500k is nothing on these workhorse motors but you never know.

Just out of curiosity Mike. Did they do a blowby test on a dyno? I'm wondering if that's not leading to the oil being so dark so early on. I won't get into the technical aspects of how many inches of blowby there should be blah blah blah and I'm not honestly sure on the specs for that motor in regards to possibly being due for an in frame rebuild.

Yeah, I'm not qualified to really say anything about that, but an in frame at 500k sounds extremely early. Especially for this motor. But, what do I know.

Also, I'm all for the technical aspects. I may understand little to nothing, but I will have to learn this stuff eventually. As long as you don't mind explaining certain things, that is. :p

Think of it like this. That mileage, and if prior owners didn't keep up on regular maintenance and oil changes, the internals of the whole engine assembly is covered in blackness. So upon initial start up, and a few miles even the new oil, WILL look as bad as the old stuff! Same on automotive diesels will be true. I'm an engine building specialist by trade, and it's nothing new. I started out on big rigs, Cummin's,Cat's,Internationals etc. Just the nature of the beast, and most big rig engines should get near 750k-1 million miles easily before a total in-frame (usually!) Remember, the oil coolers and other spaces/parts inside, will still hold small amounts of dirty oil, it never ALL comes out. Not like they let it sit overnight draining, it's get em in, get em done, get paid! lol

Think of it like this. That mileage, and if prior owners didn't keep up on regular maintenance and oil changes, the internals of the whole engine assembly is covered in blackness. So upon initial start up, and a few miles even the new oil, WILL look as bad as the old stuff! Same on automotive diesels will be true. I'm an engine building specialist by trade, and it's nothing new. I started out on big rigs, Cummin's,Cat's,Internationals etc. Just the nature of the beast, and most big rig engines should get near 750k-1 million miles easily before a total in-frame (usually!) Remember, the oil coolers and other spaces/parts inside, will still hold small amounts of dirty oil, it never ALL comes out. Not like they let it sit overnight draining, it's get em in, get em done, get paid! lol

Thank you for this!

The missing Battery tie down rod needs to be replaced,,,, Unsecured and Loose write up,,, Battery hardware is important and cheap

The missing Battery tie down rod needs to be replaced,,,, Unsecured and Loose write up,,, Battery hardware is important and cheap

Yep, $14.23 :)

Btw. Doc Brown said to make sure you check the Flux capacitor.

Btw. Doc Brown said to make sure you check the Flux capacitor.

On it! Thank you, sir!