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Message: [QUOTE="Tree Trimmer, post: 1077521, member: 716"] i dont understand the science, and occasional, short term use will probably never see a issue, or potential issue. i used mine regularly, figured out i had a issue, that's what we decided it was. i worked with several shops around here, well known in my area. i took them all out for supper one night, lol, and we had a meeting of the minds, so to speak. everyone around here knew that truck, and i'm well known around here, and they were all up for a free supper, and the 1.5 hour conversation about what could or could not be going on, and what some solutions were, as long as they didnt involve opening up the motor. i didnt have a problem with a bore scope, if needed, but i wasn't opening it up. unless it failed. which it didn't. and knowing what i do now, i'd still put a water kit on it, without thinking twice about it, just now with the oil in the tank. the 7.3 just reacts well to water. my 6.4, not so much. as i said, it only takes a few ounces per gallon. or i measured it with 3 cap fulls per gallon. the oil i used had a lid about like a anti-freeze jug lid. oh, and another note, one you need to make sure of before you start using water. do you have a high mineral content in your water? for instance, do you ever have to clean your faucets in your house? do you get a lime buildup anywhere, say bathroom? high iron content? if so, you need to either filter the water before you use it, or go buy water. some people are fortunate enough to be able to use tap water, or from the hose outside. some are not, without having to filter it first. in a perfect world, you would use distilled water. thats technically whats supposed to be used in it. if i had to filter the water, or buy it, i might not put a water kit on my truck, just cuz i have other things to do than mess around filtering water for my truck, or buying water. [/QUOTE]