Oil Change Requirements
#1
Oil Change Requirements
How frequently should the oil be changed on the SS?
I had the dealer perform the first @ 3000 miles (free) and they put the sticker in the window showing next oil change @ 6000 miles. The way I'm reading the owners manual, it goes by oil life percentage on the DIC or at least 1 year.
I'm sure this has come up before but a search didn't show it.
I had the dealer perform the first @ 3000 miles (free) and they put the sticker in the window showing next oil change @ 6000 miles. The way I'm reading the owners manual, it goes by oil life percentage on the DIC or at least 1 year.
I'm sure this has come up before but a search didn't show it.
#6
Use a full synthetic meeting the appropriate GM standard cited in your owner manual and change it and the filter every 7500, or go by the Oil Life Monitor on the DIC, which will probably illuminate Change Oil Soon indicator around 8500 - 11,000 miles, depending on driving habits and climate.
#7
Seems to me if GM is going to stand behind the powertrain for 100,000 miles going by the DIC, I'm going by the DIC.
You can be assured, if there is supposed to be a break-in early oil change it would be in writing somewhere so they could cover there a$$.
Edit: Changing the oil early is only putting more money in the pockets of the people selling it and keeping the price of it up for the rest of us.
TomR
You can be assured, if there is supposed to be a break-in early oil change it would be in writing somewhere so they could cover there a$$.
Edit: Changing the oil early is only putting more money in the pockets of the people selling it and keeping the price of it up for the rest of us.
TomR
#8
In absence of any other method of oil performance measurement, use the DIC as an indicator. The SS comes with Mobil 1 5w-30 from the factory, so ensure you use an oil that meets GM Spec GM4718M. Here's a GM published list, current as of 2/08, of oils that meet GM6094M and GM4718M:http://www.andersonperformance.net/o...ts_02_2008.pdf
#9
In absence of any other method of oil performance measurement, use the DIC as an indicator. The SS comes with Mobil 1 5w-30 from the factory, so ensure you use an oil that meets GM Spec GM4718M. Here's a GM published list, current as of 2/08, of oils that meet GM6094M and GM4718M:http://www.andersonperformance.net/o...ts_02_2008.pdf
#10
i use royal purple 5w30 and will be changing my oil every 5000. I ve been doint that on my other cars every 5 and oil still looks ok when i change it but i just like 5000 for some reason and yes different people will tell you different things