cuttin edge
Senior Member
Watched a video the other day of a guy installing a conversion kit on a Duramax to fit a CAT IR-1807 oil filter. Knowing how expensive Cat can be, would it be worth it' and what would the benefits be?
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Cat oil filter for Duramax
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crane operator
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Larger filter to flow more oil for a high HP application, would be my guess.
Or he's trying to justify his mud flap, and other poor life choices.
Or he's trying to justify his mud flap, and other poor life choices.
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Because they can. Goes with the flat brim hats and white Oakleys. Bro Dozer’s gotta Bro Doze. #Rolling Coal. #LB7Life.
Shimmy1
Senior Member
My 13 year old son came home the other day with his hat brim almost straight enough to check deck height. I grabbed it, formed it properly, and told him if I ever caught him with his hat like that again I would disown him.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
Ball caps backwards is like fat people in spandex. Should be some kind of law against it. Welders caps are designed to be worn backwards and sideways to protect from sparks. Ball caps not so much. Have seen a couple welders use ball caps for welding. Terrible idea especially if they have nylon in them and/or a nylon adjuster. If something bad happens the nylon can melt and weld to your skin.
Shimmy1
Senior Member
We're not discussing backwards caps, we're talking about flat bills. You know, white boy gangsta things.
Elvenhome21
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I've heard of cat fuel filter conversion for the 1 micron. But not for oil filter
Keith Merrell
Well-Known Member
Only advantage of the Cat filter conversion in my opinion is the extra filtration for your fuel. And just easier to change because its spin on. All those silly mods for pickup trucks are a great example of the whole "fool and his money" thing
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
I'm pretty annoyed with the whole cartridge filter thing. Started with the 7.3 I think. Except all the antiques from the 60s.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
Seems the higher it's turned up the stupider the person looks. Probably has the belt on his pants about a foot below his waist too. I was in a mall and saw a kid like that. You just want to tell him how bloody ridiculous he looks. You're also kind of hoping his pants fall right down and everybody's looking at him trying to pull his pants up with his belt still firmly tightened.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
My 2.7 Eco boost has a cartridge oil filter but it's up higher. For me it's much more convenient to just go to a quick lube. The one I go to isn't a big franchise and quite a bit cheaper. Quite a few years ago I went to a franchise quick lube because I had a coupon for a free oil change. While the oil was draining another person takes the intake boot off, without asking and it's a little black so says I should get the intake cleaned... for about $16. I declined. Then they tried to charge me for an extra litre of oil at about $5. I said the coupon has no limit of 4 litre's on it only that diesel is extra. Then they said, "well we'll let it go this time". That's a pretty straight forward case of false advertising. I knew that because I heard about a lawyer getting a car wash coupon and then getting another coupon after his car was washed. He went home and brought his wife's car back. The car wash tried to say the coupons were limited to 1 car per customer. Nope, only if it specifically mentions conditions on the coupon. It was a little ironic a lawyer was that cheap but he was right.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
That's all will be found on Daimler Detroit, cartridge filters. I install drain valves on the oil pans,
I can change all filters plus drain oil without sliding underneath. Less mess.
Truck Shop
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Welder Dave
Senior Member
This is a bit confusing. Reading it says there is more mess with Cat.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Average full service time on a DD15 in our shop-Thats three fuel filters one air filter one oil filter 11 gals oil
cab filter wiper blades top of fluid--35 minutes. I do that while Jeff greases, fluid levels, checks tire psi.
Off the jacks and rubber out the door. And the new Penske shop when I leave {ain't going to happen that
quick}.
Zero mess on truck, truck engine or floor-The last time I used floor sweep-I believe 4 years ago. Wait that's
not right, I used some floor sweep last winter-traction on ice for trucks climbing the slight incline to shop.
I hate FLOOR sweep, drain pans under anything that has fluid. Last time I bought floor sweep 5 years ago.
cab filter wiper blades top of fluid--35 minutes. I do that while Jeff greases, fluid levels, checks tire psi.
Off the jacks and rubber out the door. And the new Penske shop when I leave {ain't going to happen that
quick}.
Zero mess on truck, truck engine or floor-The last time I used floor sweep-I believe 4 years ago. Wait that's
not right, I used some floor sweep last winter-traction on ice for trucks climbing the slight incline to shop.
I hate FLOOR sweep, drain pans under anything that has fluid. Last time I bought floor sweep 5 years ago.
92U 3406
Senior Member
Trucks are definitely cleaner than equipment. Not often there's enough room to even get a small catch pan under a line or filter in some places on a machine. Big containment pan is your best friend during services or changing hoses.
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
I agree, no need to introduce grit and dirt into the shop. I prefer to mop up spills (from removing components) with rags and solvent, than to make the mess worse with grit.
crane operator
Senior Member
I occasionally will perform a repair in the gravel portion of the lot, because I make such a big mess if I'm in the shop. I could buy my floor sweep by the truckload. I've started clean up with a shovel first scooping up the oil off the floor- so I don't have to use so much oil dri.
Pulling apart a 30' long telescope cylinder is on my list of "in the gravel" projects. I have oil everywhere.
Pulling apart a 30' long telescope cylinder is on my list of "in the gravel" projects. I have oil everywhere.