charles_reed
Active member
Modern high-speed diesels on road-vehicles require an oil-change every 18 or 24k miles.
This might lead one to question why our boat diesels need such frequent oil-changes.
There are several reasons for this - marine diesels are archaic technology. They run colder and, generally when auxiliary engines, for very short periods.
For this reason it is dangerous to use high-speed road diesels as a valid comparison.
Most engines, in leisure boats, are used for such short periods during a season that they never achieve, in a season, their own limited periods between changes.
This might lead one to question why our boat diesels need such frequent oil-changes.
There are several reasons for this - marine diesels are archaic technology. They run colder and, generally when auxiliary engines, for very short periods.
For this reason it is dangerous to use high-speed road diesels as a valid comparison.
Most engines, in leisure boats, are used for such short periods during a season that they never achieve, in a season, their own limited periods between changes.