i ran several searches on these forums, and couldn't find it anywhere in the owners manual either, but when should I do my first oil change on the SS? i'm over 400 miles now and i know generally new cars have a short interval for the first change due to initial breaking in of the engine. about how many miles in should i do it?

 

Opinions will vary a lot on this topic. But, the manual does not state a "break in" period for one reason, it's not required.

Modern motors don't need it.

 

cool. so just keep goin til the DIC tells me to change it then?

 

Yep listen to the DIC

 

Why would a DIC lie?

 

Just my 2 cents. I did my first oil change at 5000 kms. The DIC had 78% on the oil life. The second change was at about 13,700 and I changed to synthetic. Even though they say there is no break in needed, I feel all that all those new parts rubbing up against each other for the first time is going to put some metal in the oil. I never heard of an engine failing because of too many oil changes.

 

When was the last time you heard of any oil related engine failure? My guess, a very long time.

Modern technology bores and cuts with very precist tolerances. Not like the old days of mechanical honing. Engines used to come with a break in oil for that reason. No longer needed. We buy thousands of new vehicles for our customers each year. They are all placed on a 1 year or 7500 mile (which every comes first) schedule for the first oil change and all afterwards. I can't remember the last time we had an engine failure.

Tranny's on the other hand, slushboxes are the worst IMO.

 

Also remember that the SS has a factory fill of Mobil1 oil, it would be a waste to change it early.

 

Well, I know just a little bit about surface finishes as I work in a bearing factory grinding and honing profiles into raceways. I don't think the engine manufacturers are near the Ra specs we use, especially in the aerospace components we make.