flyingjack
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Any Godzilla owners that I can have a phone conversation with? Please private message me and I'll send cell #.
Thanks
Jack
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Jack
Gotcha, so I will be of no helpMy questions are specific to towing heavy loads (5ers) vs current diesels. Traded 2015 Chev LT Silverado 2500 with 6.2 gasser for 23 Silverado 2500 Duramax and having my first issue with exhaust components- long term doesn't sound great.
Hi Flying Jack. Our tow vehicle for our Avalanche 5th Wheel (approx 12,500 lbs loaded) is a 2024 F250 with Godzilla 7.3 engine. Have only had for 6 months but have hauled our rig up and down some decent hills. Plenty of power and torque for me. Gas mileage not great but I didn’t expect it to be. 10 speed tranny shifts smooth and I like the gear control when going downhill while in tow mode. So far no complaints.Any Godzilla owners that I can have a phone conversation with? Please private message me and I'll send cell #.
Thanks
Jack
Boy, your oil change interval with a full synthetic oil is a bit of overkill. Using eight qt. of full synthetic oil every 3,000 miles is a waste of money.A little late to the party, but we bought our new in 2021. Like NH bulldog, we put about 2000 miles on it and we have about 12,000 miles on a fifth wheel that weighs 11,000 pounds.
You learn how to drive it a little bit. Pretty much like everybody else I get about 9 to 10 miles of a gallon and I’ve gotten as much as 19 without anything behind it.
We have 22,000 miles on it so far. We just use it for pulling mainly.
I like to use the cruise control and I have learned how to pull the average hill without the engine rubbing up much past 3000 RPM. I tried to limit myself so it doesn’t run too hard.
It does freak me out when we come down a mountain and it starts shifting down and is running 4000 to 4500 RPM trying to hold the truck back which it does pretty well. So far it’s ran like a champ.
I will say that I changed the oil every 3000 miles, I don’t stretch it to their 5000+ miles recommendations. I only use Mobile one in it also.
We bought this because I had many mechanics. Tell me to stay far away from any of the newer diesels because of all of the new controls for the DEF. They were great until they don’t and then they’re nothing but a huge dollar item to fix.
Boy, your oil change interval with a full synthetic oil is a bit of overkill. Using eight qt. of full synthetic oil every 3,000 miles is a waste of money.
Our 2016 diesel has oil changes every 15,000 miles.
Our 2001 had oil changes every 10,000 miles, and looked like the picture below at over 300,000 miles.
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Understand that motor oil is vastly improved over the oils of 40 to 60 years ago! The detergent formulas are improved as the lubricant itself!Being old school when it comes to working on engines, I have it engrained to err on the side of changing my oil before rather than after. I'm from the change it every 3000 miles era but I have progressed to the 5000 mile mark now. I'm proud of myself!