[AT] Tractor OEM filters/Eco Diesel

[Mike]

That's a good point Dennis, it would suck to have a failure and find out 
it wasn't covered because you used the wrong oil. Steve, I didn't 
realize that the new diesels were so picky, good to know.

Mike M


On 7/27/2015 4:31 PM, Dennis Johnson wrote:
> Mike,
>
> The only issue is if you cannot prove you used the new formulation, you do not have warranty. Just had to have a catalytic converter changed under warranty, so I am sensitive to keeping warranty on this as long as practicle.
> I will keep checking what is available, but a week ago I checked at O'Riley's and there system did not show any oil or filters for that model. They had some $1.50/qt listed, but I did not believe there system was right.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Jul 27, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>
>> I would think it would be hard to beat Rotella T6 Synthetic, and it's
>> only about $5 a quart.
>>
>> Mike M
>>
>>> On 7/26/2015 10:31 PM, Dennis Johnson wrote:
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> Feel lucky. The new oil and filters for my Ram ECO-Diesel are not yet available at most parts houses. One place listed oil at about $13 per quart (10 qt required), but filter was not available. Therefore dealer charges $198 for oil and filter change every 10,000 miles.
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>> On Jul 26, 2015, at 5:44 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> OK, so a few months back I bought a Mahindra 4035 to replace an aging
>>>> Massey 255. So far I love it; it sips fuel, and best of all, I'm not
>>>> working on it all the time. The OEM recommends changing the original oil
>>>> at 50 hours, then every 200 after that. So I called the dealer I bought
>>>> the tractor from to see if they had a filter in stock, they did, for the
>>>> bargain price of $27!!!!!!!!!! I mean come on, it looks like a regular
>>>> filter nothing special. I can't believe Mahindra designed their own
>>>> filter when there are thousands of ones already in production. Evil
>>>> Dave, have you had any similar issues with your new Kubota? Any thoughts
>>>> on how to cross this filter? I've tried to cross the OEM number with
>>>> Wix, Baldwin, Donaldson, NAPA, all with no success.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mike M
>>>>
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