2004 6.0 NV4500 Tahoe

[Dantheman1540]

37* this morning and no oil issue again so I think Ill stick to 5w30 in the winter and the thick boy stuff during the summer. Also, hit 260k on my way to work, I keep forgetting to check the title and see how many miles it had when I bought it but I think it was low 230k.

I find it ironic that out of all the bulbs in the cluster its the voltage gauge that doesn't light up

 

[iamdub]

37* this morning and no oil issue again so I think Ill stick to 5w30 in the winter and the thick boy stuff during the summer. Also, hit 260k on my way to work, I keep forgetting to check the title and see how many miles it had when I bought it but I think it was low 230k.

I find it ironic that out of all the bulbs in the cluster its the voltage gauge that doesn't light up

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You have me curious now. Gonna be in the low 30s this weekend. I'll start mine up just to see how it does. I'm running 11.67W-40 Rotella T6.

 

[Dantheman1540]

You have me curious now. Gonna be in the low 30s this weekend. I'll start mine up just to see how it does. I'm running 11.67W-40 Rotella T6.

11.67 that's very precise what did you measure that with?

 

[Fless]

11.67 that's very precise what did you measure that with?

What else but this?

 

[Dantheman1540]

What else but this?

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My * required some in tents maths but idk wtf that thing iz

 

[randeez]

 

[iamdub]

11.67 that's very precise what did you measure that with?

Actually, precise would be 11.66666666666667. I rounded.


Four quarts of 15W-40 and two of 5W-40 mixed together
Two weights: 15 and 5
Four parts of the 15W: 15x4= 60 parts
Two parts of the 5W: 5x2= 10 parts
Add the two amounts together to get the total parts of the mix: 60+10= 70
Divide the total parts of the mix into quarts: 70÷6 = 11.66666666666667
Rounded: 11.67W

 

[Dantheman1540]

Actually, precise would be 11.66666666666667. I rounded.


Four quarts of 15W-40 and two of 5W-40 mixed together
Two weights: 15 and 5
Four parts of the 15W: 15x4= 60 parts
Two parts of the 5W: 5x2= 10 parts
Add the two amounts together to get the total parts of the mix: 60+10= 70
Divide the total parts of the mix into quarts: 70÷6 = 11.66666666666667
Rounded: 11.67W

Was there a reason for the street chemist oil mixture?

 

[Fless]

My * required some in tents maths but idk wtf that thing iz

It's what we used in the Jurassic Period for advanced math. I remember when the handheld (electronic) calculators came out. HP's were around $400 for something you'd pay $8 for today. Miniature tubes were expensive.

 

[iamdub]

Was there a reason for the street chemist oil mixture?

5W is too thin for my preference, 15W is a bit heavy. So, I bought a jug of each to mix and lighten 'em up a little. I'll mix 50/50 at the next change for a net 10W-40.

It's all probably unnecessary effort. But, we are obligated do that which gives us the psychological closure of sustaining the buoyancy of our metaphorical watercraft.