GlennWest Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 I have only put 2700 miles on my truck. Most work now new construction and jobs long term so not driving a lot. Full after service when purchased and now at add mark. Now, I'm not complaining, excepted usage. Is this about normal for 770k 14L Detriot or excessive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Glenn, Can’t talk about Detroits but on my Volvo D12 since I got my injector harness changed and fixed that leak, I have never had to add oil. I put about 5-6000 per year. Using about a gallon in 2700 miles? That sounds excessive. Big puddles on the ground under the truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertMiner Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) You have been changing your oil and filters (oil, fuel(s), yearly right? Even with low miles lots of garbage collects in the oil system especially on the older trucks that are a bit on the “sooty” side! Edited July 1, 2018 by DesertMiner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted July 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 No puddles. It smoked pretty good when I first got it. Stopped that after running it a while. Truck had set up a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted July 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 It's due a change. Likely get this done during this job. Love's just down road from here. We east of Lake Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted July 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Just realized. My truck not level. It might not need oil. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Howdy Glenn, when I first got my Freightliner with a series 60 engine I researched the heck out of it what I found was that it was NORMAL for a series 60 to use a quart of oil every 1,500-2,500 miles. I changed my oil every 15,000 miles and would add around a gallon during that 15,000 miles. This held true for the 68,000 miles that I put on the truck. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 On 7/2/2018 at 11:46 PM, mr. cob said: Howdy Glenn, when I first got my Freightliner with a series 60 engine I researched the heck out of it what I found was that it was NORMAL for a series 60 to use a quart of oil every 1,500-2,500 miles. I changed my oil every 15,000 miles and would add around a gallon during that 15,000 miles. This held true for the 68,000 miles that I put on the truck. Dave That sounds about right Dave...it's about the same on my 11.1 Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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