RE: amsoil switch questions
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/10/2008 12:43:59 PM
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SHoffman
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so, its time for an oil change and I dont have time or money to order all amsoil. i decided to use bg 109 to clean out the system, and then use mobil 1 for now. hopefully ill have more money next time to go with amsoil
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/10/2008 6:18:37 PM
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LB
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Order well in advance with the AMSIOL, my order took 2 weeks before they shipped it.
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/11/2008 1:34:47 AM
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turbot_bird
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Order well in advance with the AMSIOL, my order took 2 weeks before they shipped it.
LB
Really? Ive gotten orders to a DF member ups ground in less than a week. I do drop shipments when I need to ship. I place to order at the corporate DC and they ship it out next day as long as its in stock (and with the major facility upgrade just completed I don't see backorder being an issue anymore for a while)
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/11/2008 4:13:43 AM
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Dak_in_Black
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Order well in advance with the AMSIOL, my order took 2 weeks before they shipped it.
LB
Wow, what did you order?? A couple of 55 gal drum? 
I just ordered some stuff on Tueday(I think) and I everything came in yesterday...
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/11/2008 12:27:48 PM
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LB
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6 qts ASL wfilter, 2 Qts ATF,3 Qts 75-140, 2 Qts 75-90, pump.
It came out of Vegas and I live near Salt Lake city. 2 weeks before they shipped it, 4 days to get here once it shipped, and they didnt even send a STICKER!!!??? tight @$$'S.
Looks like I need to get with Turbot next time. I signed up as a preferred customer for 6 months, so I get the same pricing from you?
Dak, you did your trans as well? how many qts and how dod you do it?
Thanks,
LB
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Mopar underrail bedliner and bed rail caps
K&N Air Filter
2" TM level kit
07 Chrome RAM 20's
265/50/20 Bridgestone Alenza'a
Transgo 545RFE -HD2 shiftkit
R/T hoodscoop or deepthroat hood next
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/11/2008 6:38:44 PM
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Dak_in_Black
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Dak, you did your trans as well? how many qts and how dod you do it?
6 quarts for just the tranny another 8 if you plan on draining the convertor (which you should)...
For the transmission pan, the back four bolts are kinda blocked by the crossbrace. Could you remove them without removing the crossbrace? Possibly, but I went ahead and removed it anyways. The transfer case sagged somewhat, but nothing critical. 4 bolts and some presuasion and it comes out, I had to use the jack to wedge it back up. While you have it off, you may as well replace the filters, there are two, the flat one and a spin on. The kit I got came with a gasket.
For the Torque Convertor hose you need to get a 'quick disconnect tool'. I went to autozone and got the 9.99 quick disconnect set, just a bunch of plastic pieces. If you go http://www.diesel-central.com/News/ford-ac3.htm that is what they kinda look like, and I needed to use a very small blue one to get it to disconnect. IMO this is not really the 'proper' tool as I had to play with it to get the wire to pop up, but it will work. A metal one would have been much easier, but there were none that were small enough.
The output line from the torque converter is on the bottom of the radiator/passenger side (don't be directly under it when you pull it loose, you get fluid leaking almost immediately). I had 6 empty amsoil quart bottles from the pan, and 8 for the torque converter, had the wife turn the truck on and off, as I filled one quart, I had my son add another quart until I went through all eight bottles.
It took a bit longer, but I know it was done properly...
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/11/2008 11:52:07 PM
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SHoffman
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ok, another change of plans. I was talking with the napa people who work at the dealership i'm at, and they had access to amsoil. i probably should have asked earlier.... so im running 5w30 now with a napa gold filter, and figure ill try and get the ams filter next time. i think ill change it at 10,000 just to be safe this first time.
as for the tranny fluid, would you be able to swap it in using a tranny flush machine? i know most people probably dont have access to it, but i think it would work, right?
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Amsoil for crankcase
K&N 63 Series FIPK
Autolite 3923''s
Flowmaster Exhaust
NEW THING: Satin Silver Bezel, for the awesomely low price of FREE
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/12/2008 2:39:00 AM
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Shibby927
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Sorry if this is a stupid question but can our dakotas use synthetic or conventional motor oils, or just one or the other? I haven't changed the oil on mine personally as I generally don't have the time to do it because I sleep all day and work all night however, I'm pretty sure my truck uses conventional motor oil and I know that I went about 8000 miles between my last oil change and the oil still looked fine and none needed added. I drive about 80 miles a day all interstate driving.
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/12/2008 4:16:36 AM
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Dak_in_Black
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as for the tranny fluid, would you be able to swap it in using a tranny flush machine? i know most people probably dont have access to it, but i think it would work, right?
Would it work? I guess... Would I trust some moron to do it? No...
One place royally screwed up the tranny on my old Caravan...took it to a tranny shop and they had to replace most of the seals because the flush is done under pressure...this is what caused the seals to blow...
Changing it yourself is not that hard nor does it take that long...having two extra people is what really helps...one to turn on the truck and get the convertor going, one to catch the fluid as it is pumped out, and third to pour new fluid...
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/12/2008 4:23:59 AM
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Dak_in_Black
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Sorry if this is a stupid question but can our dakotas use synthetic or conventional motor oils, or just one or the other? I haven't changed the oil on mine personally as I generally don't have the time to do it because I sleep all day and work all night however, I'm pretty sure my truck uses conventional motor oil and I know that I went about 8000 miles between my last oil change and the oil still looked fine and none needed added. I drive about 80 miles a day all interstate driving.
You can run either and it won't make a difference...well it will run better on the synthetic...
There is now way to tell if oil is good or bad based on looks or smell...you have send it off you an lab to have it analyzed and if you are running dino oil, it probabaly isn't worth the cost...
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RE: amsoil switch questions - 4/12/2008 4:37:56 AM
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turbot_bird
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ok, another change of plans. I was talking with the napa people who work at the dealership i'm at, and they had access to amsoil. i probably should have asked earlier.... so im running 5w30 now with a napa gold filter, and figure ill try and get the ams filter next time. i think ill change it at 10,000 just to be safe this first time.
as for the tranny fluid, would you be able to swap it in using a tranny flush machine? i know most people probably dont have access to it, but i think it would work, right?
Which oil are you going with? the XL, ASL, Or SSO?
Shibby927- 8000 on conventional oil? thats a lot. I dont know if I would be doing that without testing it to make sure everything is ok. any motor weather it is a car or lawn mower can benefit from synthetic oil.
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