I've got just about 500 miles on the new baby. Love this truck!


Going to take a 5,000 mile trip starting next week to head back East to pick up a new Cedar Creek fifth wheel. I think I would like to change the oil and filter before I go. What are recommendations?


1. Brand of oil and filter? Walmart?


2. How about the rear differential?


3. Front differential?


4. Transfer case? Hell...I don't even know what a transfer case is...Is it different than the front differential? I could read the manual, I guess. I guess I will.


Anyways, where's the best place to get good products at a reasonable price?


Thanks, much.

I took mine to dealer for first oil change. They did it for free, plus filled up my fuel tank. I used stock everything for first oil change.





BillEdited by: Redapple

Just make sure you do both the front and rear differentials. Even at 500 miles, you'll be amazed at the amount of "fur" on the drain plugs. I used 75w90 valvoline synthetic in the front and rear. Use mobil, gm, or whatever you wish. Just do it.

Make sure you use a quality oil filter as the Fram oil filter has been noted to fail on these engines due to high start up pressures, I think they are constructed poorly after I cut on open and looked in the inside of one (thats all I used to use). I now use a Baldwin 1441 oil filter and Delvac 1300 Super 15W/40 CI Rated Oil, and Baldwin BT 8460 Transmisssion filter along with Dexron III fluid.


Just my .02 Fran