When to change oil?
03-04-2014, 02:13 PM
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When to change oil?
Assuming the oil life was reset at dealer (bought car 12/18/13 and it was 100% then).
Do you change oil when you hit 3K miles or 3 months or when the oil life gets down to...what percentage?
Do you change oil when you hit 3K miles or 3 months or when the oil life gets down to...what percentage?
03-04-2014, 03:49 PM
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I change the oil (M1) when the DIC says to. The longest I've gone has been 11,000 miles and the DIC was at 19%. (I did a lot of highway driving) I have 128K+ miles on the clock, the car uses no oil between changes. My last oil change 4000 miles ago, the DIC says 69% today. GM spent a lot of $$ and created the algorithm that monitors oil. It seems to work on my HHR. It doesn't seem to work very well for the 2.4L DI engines used in the Equinox/Terrain, as they have reprogrammed the computer.
You car, your money, change it as often as you want.
You car, your money, change it as often as you want.
03-04-2014, 03:49 PM
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LOL!!!!
Noooooooooooooooo!!! This has been discussed to death - more so than almost any other topic. Use the Search Tool if you want to spend hours reading about, or just follow the instructions in the OWNERS MANUAL.
Sorry - but this thread is closed.
Noooooooooooooooo!!! This has been discussed to death - more so than almost any other topic. Use the Search Tool if you want to spend hours reading about, or just follow the instructions in the OWNERS MANUAL.
Sorry - but this thread is closed.
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