Why you should change your oil

[mikehaugen]

were you doing this as a favor for him or were you trying to buy it off him?

 

[Soundguy]

i mowed his property as a favor. wasn't interested in his tractor. AFAIK, he sold it later that year prior to selling his property.

He did let me borrow his 4' mower to use for a couple minths in between.. for that I changed it's gear oil, sharpened it's blades and painted it, then greased up the tailwheel bearing, bushing and spindle, replaced a few grease fittings.. serviced the pto shaft and yoke joints too before giving it back.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Told me to change it and drive. It still runs fine, has plenty of power, and is averages 15.9mpg on this tank. About right for a 4x4 with 3.73 gears.

I put in 5W20 synthetic.

Chris

It holds 7qts and I got 6 out of it and another 1/2 qt in the filter. It had not used or lost any oil and I am fairly certain he did not check it because it took some effort to get the dipstick out. It was corroded in place.

Chris

I called my buddy and he priced us a reman at $4400 with a $1000 core charge. He said the core can not have a thrown rod. He said a days labot to change it.

The metal in it is what appears to be about 1/2 steel (magnetic) and the other 1/2 bronze.

I rented the little lady a car today, a Subaru. Tonight I got a call from the body shop and its already done. Not bad considering we took it in last Saturday and the holidays and all.

I am going to trailer the truck back tomorrow the 120 miles and then trailer the BMW home.

Chris

When you get to Cincy, give your BIL a kick in the pants for this. Of course a $5400 bill is probably gonna hurt just enough to change his mind.

Dont know why he would even think of spending money on it. ... Runs good - doesnt use oil. Just needs to start changing it some.

 

[94BULLITT]

I called my buddy and he priced us a reman at $4400 with a $1000 core charge. He said the core can not have a thrown rod. He said a days labot to change it.

The metal in it is what appears to be about 1/2 steel (magnetic) and the other 1/2 bronze.

I rented the little lady a car today, a Subaru. Tonight I got a call from the body shop and its already done. Not bad considering we took it in last Saturday and the holidays and all.

I am going to trailer the truck back tomorrow the 120 miles and then trailer the BMW home.

Chris

The price on the engine sounds about but the labor is way off unless he meant a day as in 24 hours. Flat rate for R&R of the long block is 24hr plus .2hr if it has a skid plate.

 

[ljohnson778]

Well as of 10:30 last night its out of my hands. Well see if he can get it pushed through as a warranty.

I did not mention this before but to make matters worse he works at the Ford Plant in Cincinnati making SuperDuty transmissions. You would think he would understand maintenance.

Chris

What I'm hearing is a greater than thou attitude... He let you use his rig, but you do nothing but bash him. Maybe next time you walk home?

 

[Markcuda]

What I'm hearing is a greater than thou attitude

Not Chris

 

[94BULLITT]

What I'm hearing is a greater than thou attitude... He let you use his rig, but you do nothing but bash him. Maybe next time you walk home?

He did change the oil and put a new air filter in it.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Dont know why he would even think of spending money on it. ... Runs good - doesnt use oil. Just needs to start changing it some.

Because it sounds awful and shakes like a dog shattin a peach seed.

Its out of my hands now. Its his problem.

Chris

 

[Diamondpilot]

The price on the engine sounds about but the labor is way off unless he meant a day as in 24 hours. Flat rate for R&R of the long block is 24hr plus .2hr if it has a skid plate.

Not sure. Maybe he throws 3 guys on it at once. He changed my buddies 360 20011500 Ram in a day. It was 4x4 also.

Chris

 

[Diamondpilot]

What I'm hearing is a greater than thou attitude... He let you use his rig, but you do nothing but bash him. Maybe next time you walk home?

Call it what you want but my daughter even knows to change your oil. I told this all to his face and he had two choices, agree or swing. He agreed he screwed up.

Chris