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 Post subject: Taking maintenance to a new level (PICS)
PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:19 am 
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Okay, this isn’t a KJ CRD, but it’s a diesel and I know you guys/girls might be a little more receptive to this information. Anyway, I wanted to share my maintenance modifications. I’ll eventually post up some pics.

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2006 Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel

Maintenance Modifications:

15 micron Amsoil full flow oil filter (98.7% at 15 microns)

2 micron Amsoil spin-on by-pass engine oil filter (98.7% at two microns and can remove up to a pint of water)

2 micron Donaldson spin-on fuel filter and water separator

5 micron Baldwin drop-in fuel filter/water separator

22 micron Baldwin spin-on external transmission filter

22 micron Baldwin spin-on external coolant filter

Mag-Hytec front differential cover (4 quarts total capacity) Magnetic drain plug and magnetic dipstick

Mag-Hytec rear differential cover (8 quarts total capacity) Magnetic drain plug and magnetic dipstick

Mag-Hytec transmission cover (Holds 1.5 quarts more than stock pan) Magnetic drain plug

Lubricants:

Engine oil - Amsoil HDD 5W-30 (14 quart capacity)
Differential oil - Amsoil Severe Gear 75W-90
Transmission oil - Amsoil ATF

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 Post subject: Re: Taking maintenance to a new level
PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:56 pm 
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Not picking on Amsoil, but a Good Bypass Centrifuge will collect more crap than a bypass filter. Size it right, it will even take out the soot.
A friend of mine put a Dieselcraft on his Cummins and kicked up his oil change interval to 15K.
Besides mine sounds cool when you shut down the engine.
Dieselcraft likes to sell their air compressor so you can put the return line any where.

On mine I ran a 1" hose all the way to the pan (yup over kill).
Last time I checked, even the new Health Care plan does not have a Gravity Tax yet, so it is still free.
Even Canada & Europe have not figured out how to tax gravity yet :ROTFL: :ROTFL:
If you want the cheap 55 GPH one I bought from PA Biodiesel Supply, you better move fast, I heard some of the other centrifuge companies are talking to their Lawyers. If they come out with a 25 GPH one, I may put one on my Wife's TDI or change my CRD over to the 25 GPH so it will rev higher, create more Gs and pull out more crap like soot.

When you want to get serious about the trans, put in a SunCoast double lockup clutch, clutch pack (that can handle 800HP), and the Stage 2 TCM mod. With the SunCoast in my CRD, I can now hear the tires with the lower engine vibration level that does not produce noise in the cab. Plus, I have to massage my Wife's back more since she does not get a vibration back massage when she rides with me any more.

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I really don't have any major issues with your modifications. But I would not take it to such an extreme in my case. The Technology and Maintenance Council, the defacto industry testing and standards committee for commercial trucking, has shown that deviation from the fuel filter micron ratings the OEM determined for their particular engine can have a negative impact. Likewise, changing the OEM micron rating for transmission filters may not be a solid idea also. We all know that engine oil filters leave a lot to be desired. The only caveat would be that, if not done right, it can reduce the oil flow and pressure to some critical components.

I have done the engine oil bypass filter idea on my 2006 Cummins ISX, but everything else is OEM spec'd ratings. Got 583,000 miles on this engine and no major problems and oil samples that look as good as they did early on. And my engine costs $25.000 to replace with a remanned engine (installation not included), but I am not worried.

But I suppose it can be fun to try new things.

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Nice clean install 8) 8)

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Got a lot of room under the hood on that Dodge. In the KJ CRD. . . Well who needs a passenger seat, anyway?

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Cowpie1 wrote:
The Technology and Maintenance Council, the defacto industry testing and standards committee for commercial trucking, has shown that deviation from the fuel filter micron ratings the OEM determined for their particular engine can have a negative impact. Likewise, changing the OEM micron rating for transmission filters may not be a solid idea also.


The filter system has an internal bypass valve set at 25 PSI to allow some fluid to bypass the filter, which means that the transmission filter wont stop the flow if the filter gets clogged. If the filter gets clogged, the by-pass system will go into complete bypass mode. The gauge is a nice indicator letting you know when the filter needs to be changed. This type of filter not only prolongs the life of the transmission, but it can literally save a transmission if or when the TC fails. 8)

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I’m going to change my Baldwin coolant filter (45um absolute) to the Donaldson ECF4085 (14um absolute) The Donaldson is rated for 150,000 miles, 4,000 hours, or 1 year. Both have the same flow rating.

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Great job DE,that Dodge is well pampered.

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I’m going to change my Baldwin coolant filter (45um absolute) to the Donaldson ECF4085 (14um absolute) The Donaldson is rated for 150,000 miles, 4,000 hours, or 1 year. Both have the same flow rating.


Donaldson makes a good anti-cavitation additive for the coolant.I put it in the CRD.

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Mag-Hytec front differential cover (4 quarts total capacity)

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Great job DE,that Dodge is well pampered.


Thanks...... and yes, it's well pampered. :mrgreen:

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