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Service Intervals?
Hey Guys,
Just wonder what you guys do in terms of service intervals for drive engine and geny…
When I did my PDI the tech I worked with suggested… 12-13K or yearly on the Drive and 250 hours or yearly on the geny…
I have 13K on the drive and about 150 hrs on the geny… Sitting at Prevost in Nashville so was thinking about having both done…
Bill
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7 Replies
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You have required chassis lube every 6200 miles and that is a good opportunity to also do a air system drain and a visual inspection.
One year is a long time.
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I shoot for 5000 mile engine oil change and I do about 100 hours on the genny. Oil and filters are lots cheaper than engines, and with EGR on the Detroit, I like to get rid of the garbage it puts back into the oil.
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I’ve always made it a habit of doing the engine, genny, aqua hot services each fall. We travel in the winter months mainly so everything is fresh when I put it away. I’m not as “handy” as others on the site and don’t do much of my own maintenance at all other than visual inspections of systems.
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5000 miles seems short , to me 200 hours on engine and 150 on gen I change every filter on motor and gen every time.. 200 hours times 50 mph average equals 10000 miles .. No filters left out ever air dryer ,coolant filter, air filter ,fuel filter, just my thoughts ….If i did it every 5000 miles I would be in shop every 3 weeks for service
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Do what you want. I was simply stating what I do. I did three oil changes this year between April and October. I stored the bus for the winter with clean oil in engine and generator. To me it is well worth it. For you it may not be.
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Mark was not saying you are wrong, but to change oil every 5000 miles !!! I would be in shop more than on road I would put that on in 3 weeks I travel 1600 miles a week for the last 25 years have never had trouble with a motor Cat , Cummings , or Detroit all had 600,000 miles on them when I sold them.. I always did it on 200 hours hit or miss , usually if it starts to drop on dip stick its time to change it just my thoughts.. I too change oil and filters in engine and gen before parking it for 3 months……..Gen at 150 hours toooo…..I drain air tanks every week and grease every 5000 miles .. And drain wet tank every day .. I think I over do the maintenance to be honest…Not many people change all the filters every time they service it or change all other fluids every year and belts….
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Biggest problem for most conversions is lack of continious excerise.. That.s why you see suggestion 1 yr or XXX X numver of miles…. it’s not usually not the miles that come first but the hot cold cycles and humidity exposure time to the oil..Like your AIr filter element actually has a coating on it that will have a expration date like a gallon of milk(not that quick) It’s printed on them..The deal s on E-bay beware! might not be deals at all. I know you have all been aware of battery dates here so there is another… Just like you antifreeze has a life span and the filter for that system is specfic with chemical load to engine/antifreeze installed…For the do it yourselfer =things to think about..For the concerned owner=questions to ask if your coach is ready for these service test:: to be recorded in your Prevost Maintance book. Then you know when and who was responsible for work. I record my own work —-I know the dummy(who) but the when and what I used (example) distilled water-Detroit Extended Antifreeze $8gl plus preloaded coolant filter on Oct 21 2013, What this tell me good for up to 6 years in my use/mileage and filter should go life of coolant .Prob run a strip test around 2017–
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