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Old 12-09-2014, 02:18 PM   #1
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Re: Hour Meter

Not really more logical because these aren't boats.

If you have 100 hours driving down a highway, it's going to be a lot different than idling 100 hours. Much more different than a combined city/highway average.

What would you be using as your benchmark for changing the oil?
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Old 12-09-2014, 03:35 PM   #2
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Re: Hour Meter

Plug it in at the fuse box to an ignition switched auxiliary. No cutting required.
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Old 12-09-2014, 05:26 PM   #3
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^^^^.. What he said. IGN UNFUSED in the fuse box.

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Old 12-09-2014, 06:21 PM   #4
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Re: Hour Meter

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Not really more logical because these aren't boats.

If you have 100 hours driving down a highway, it's going to be a lot different than idling 100 hours. Much more different than a combined city/highway average.

What would you be using as your benchmark for changing the oil?
I haven't thought it out that far yet. I'll come up with some standard. I just feel hours are a more logical gauge as vehicles sit and idle especially in hot weather a lot more than we realize.
I'm also seeing more and more research showing oil is happier with filter changes more often than a complete change. Just my observations......
Leon; MARKDTN..........Thanks for the help
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