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Yes...2 different blends. The "Euro" blend you have will foul the DPF (still on a 2010). Proper 0W40 is Mobil ESP. 07 and up all use the same oil. Basically if it doesn't say MB229.51 on the bottle, she's a no good!

We need another bridge, period. The current state of the Ambassador bridge under the current neglectful ownership is proof. When they finally do re-deck it (and that's very soon) and it is down to 2 lanes, what is the alternative? The new bridge is a Public / Private partnership with the state...

Congrats Jack...welcome to the world of big white sailboats with wheels! Your Captains hat is in the mail!

TJ...and anyone else with an 07 up, This procedure works on vans without the steering wheel buttons/upgraded dash. 1. Put the key in the ignition and switch it on without starting the engine. 2. The ASSYST mileage will show, when the mileage shown returns to the vehicle mileage, hold the O...

OVM...the 2010 diesel still requires a MB229.51 oil. The 0W40 commonly available is not approved. It must be Mobil 1 ESP 0W40 to be approved. Have not run across it yet at retail. Greg, the driveshaft is just the way it is, a component designed to speed the assembly process and live long enough...

Give it 40k tj....you should be able to coax 25 out of it. And get someone to teach you to do your own services! Great way to stretch out and spend 30 minutes!

Did you do the update yet hawk?

The biggest pain is the aftermarket has not caught up with parts availability yet. This is exaggerated as the new vans (like a lot of new stuff) have a lot of parts that you cannot service or maintain...you just replace. Need Ball Joints? Buy a whole control arm ($4-600 each) Wheel Bearings...

Great comments.....try owning a 2007 and up. The economical advantage gets a lot slimmer.

I'm surprised they lasted.....it is a known weakness that resulted in a redesign/update. Unfortunately the redesign is not backwards compatible as it requires a different shaft. When the rear half of my driveshaft was replaced, I got the updated bearing for that part..my front shaft is still the...

Is this the first hanger bearings you have put in it eb?

Ask yourself this question, what generates more revenue 1) a 1/2 filled box running down the road 2) you sitting because you are too small to haul the load Bunks are important...you live there and it becomes home, but in todays competitive environment, I would want all the flexibility I could...

Syracuse NY...and it has snowed on and off most of the afternoon. Ugh...I hate this place. If fuel wasn't the bargain price of $3.30 /gal I would have departed for the Great White North long ago, where, my wife tells me it is sunny and 50 degrees.

And at 13 k miles mistakes at the assembly plant may just be starting to rear their ugly head. If I tell FedEx it's safe, I want to know it truly is. I do the inspections my self AND then take it someplace (FedEx will not let me sign my own safeties). An extra $60 a year on inspections (the $65...

In 15 minutes you did not get an inspection....you got a signature and a piece of paper. If everything applicable to vans is checked properly on the FedEx sheet, it takes a minimum of 30 minutes, the vehicle needs to be jacked up or put on a hoist. As a licensed mechanic, when I do the...

Fresh cut grass, the springtime sun Here I sit, waiting for a run It's peaceful here, just me and the tree's A happy spot, to ponder life's mysteries A colleague arrives, fresh from the road His truck in shambles, looks very old He approaches me, quick in step Good conversation, surely that's...

Agreed. If a potential new recruit was to come up to you at a truck stop and ask about these types of things....and our response is we don't know anything about them...does not leave a very good impression of the company on the potential recruit.

In relation to the sign on bonus thread.. I just heard an add from Custom Critical on XM that mentions the sign on bonus, an immediate need for drivers, and mentions dedicated routes.

The good filters have a "High Efficiency" logo on them. Next time you are near a Cat dealer they can give you the very latest part number...my info here is a few years old so there might have been an update.. Good thing you got the warranty!! Cat warranties are the best, usually no haggle, just...

DD..there are Cat branded filters that fit a C9....and there is the right Cat branded filter. Not all Cat brand filters are 2 micron.