Miles on an oil change?
 

I just got done doing a 10,000 mile service. Since I bought the SS I had changed the oil at 1000mi and at 5000mi. At the 10,000 the oil life monitor was reading 21%. At what mile mile mark do you change your oil? or do you change it according to the oil life monitor?

Uh oh! Now you gone and done it! :wink:

Here's a thread on oil change intervals, you'll find varying opinions and arguments, give it a read and draw your conclusions.

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/maintenance-upkeep-50/oil-change-time-36658/

IMO...On a highly strung turbocharged engine like yours, I'd change the oil every 3,000 miles, but that is just my opinion because the oil life indicator is not foolproof.

I don't want to start an oil thread. I am curious of what sort of oil life reading folks are having when they change their oil at what ever mileage.

Three time per reset, bout 4,500 miles each, still looks ugly when it comes out.:D

The point was ANOTHER thread:smile:. Search tool is your friend:wink:. Now let's ask what brand is best, nobody ever asked that. :lol::clappy:

How about not thinking of it as thread but a survey. My interest is in how much variation in mileage verses oil life readings. I already know I use the best oil and filter known to man and my maintenance skills are supreme.:lol:

Really, the thread and "surveys" have been done to death here. We almost need a separate category for it. LOL

Like donbrew says, the search engine is your friend. ;-)

(now I got to go change my oil again, cause I change my oil whenever a new thread pops up on this subject. This makes about 4 oil changes in the last 6 months. Gonna go broke at this rate - oh well, I'll just cut back on the dog's feed)

ok, you win, never mind,forget it,sorry I brought it up. c-ya later, happy motoring.

I think I'll start a thread in 2 days!!! You better buy extra oil!!!

When the Oil Life reads 40%, we change it.

Oh, you rotter!!! LOL Wait till it rains again, I really like laying on the driveway when it rains.

No offence meant man. It's been kind of a long running joke here at times - sometimes when the thread is brought up again, someone makes a comment about whopper having to go change the oil again. It's all in fun.

Yeah, please don't go away mad, its just one of those deals where instead of letting it get into "argument" territory again, we get a bit irreverent instead.

Now I know why there are so many members with low post counts that haven't logged on in forever. :lol: They must have asked about the oil before they got to know ya.

Please delete this thread... :lockd::lockd::lockd::lockd::lockd::lockd: Just kidding, LOL!

Gee, don't ask about tire pressure,............:D

my SS has been and will continue to be changed in between 3000 to 4000 miles. i know they say it lasts longer, but is it worth $100 or so a year to take a chance? wont hurt anything by changing it earlier.:thumb:

i dont really pay attention to the oil life monitor

oh and i have no problem answering questions for members if there could be another thread about it. its not like the forum is out of space like a over filled attic. just my opinion

We need a [sarcasm] font [/sarcasm] :skull:

True on that man. :thumb:

[sarcasm]What about tire pressure?[/sarcasm]

How many pounds of pressure do yours fluctuate from cold to hot. Mine cold 30, and hot 33, only 32, when raining, must be water cooled.:lol:

I put the miles on pretty quick, at 4,500, I'm changing every 60 days.:propeller:

When the DIC says CHANGE OIL and stays on all the time !

I get free oil changes for the first 2 years since it was a certified car. They will only change it when the DIC says it's time.

i would physically watch this get done and make sure they put mobile 1 in there. free changes they tend to throw whatever cheap shyt they have in there

Here ya go.


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http://www.mdshooters.com/images/smilies/sarcasm.gif So how often do I change the oil in my tires? Do I need a left handed wrench for the left side?

No just turn over your metric crescent wrench.:thumb:

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Cool stuff - is it available in a metric compatible size? Being in Can-a-duh, we are metric and are not allowed to speak that psi you mentioned. Here we typically run 220kPa in our tires.

And I read somewhere on the internet that psi-based air is not compatible with kPa air, so I don't even top up my tires when I am down in the USA. Better safe than sorry I say - if it saves but one childs life............ ;-)

Don't forget the import duties on non-Metric air, and then there are those "Air Sniffing" dogs at the border crossings you have to worry about.