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Maintenance

Yahoo Message Number: 6371
I am curious about what maintenance everyone is either performing or having done... Do you change your oil, lube the chassis and change filters. Has anyone noted an increase in MPG because of these actions? I have started lubing the drive shaft universials more frequently and noted a slight increase.

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Yahoo Message Number: 6373
Besides oil and lube, I change the diesel fuel filter twice as often as recommended - about every 7K miles. This year I plan on changing the trans. fluid for the first time and the trans. filter for the second time. I'll have 30k + miles. No notice of any MPG effects.


Charles



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I change oil filter every 10,000 miles or one time a years whichever comes first.
Change fuel filter at same time as oil change.
Lube the drive shaft and front end every 5,000 miles. Very important. Front parts are very expensive on these chassis.
Changed trans oil at 40,000 miles. Be aware that our Kodiak Chassis come with Transynd oil from factory. Changed trans filter every 15,000 miles.
Changed Dex-Cool antifreeze at 50,000 miles.
Flush/changed brake fluid at 50,000 miles.
Changed power steering fluid at 50,000 miles.
This summer I will change rear axle fluid.
Changed air filter every 25,000 miles.
No improvement in fuel mileage. But have had no mechanical problems with MH.
Best
Ron Hall

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Good summary for reference.

From: ronjhallsr
Sent: February 09, 2011 8:31 AM
To: KodiakChassisClassC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [KodiakChassisClassC] Re: Maintenance


I change oil filter every 10,000 miles or one time a years whichever comes first.
Change fuel filter at same time as oil change.
Lube the drive shaft and front end every 5,000 miles. Very important. Front parts are very expensive on these chassis.
Changed trans oil at 40,000 miles. Be aware that our Kodiak Chassis come with Transynd oil from factory. Changed trans filter every 15,000 miles.
Changed Dex-Cool antifreeze at 50,000 miles.
Flush/changed brake fluid at 50,000 miles.
Changed power steering fluid at 50,000 miles.
This summer I will change rear axle fluid.
Changed air filter every 25,000 miles.
No improvement in fuel mileage. But have had no mechanical problems with MH.
Best
Ron Hall