Its Finally Happened!

[truckofwinandawesome]

after 11 Months and 8,117 miles, the "Change Engine Oil Soon" message Finally appeared in our DIC. Today, I changed the Oil Myself after seeing the prices for the Stealer. I got 6 Quarts of Valvoline Premium 5W-30, and I INSISTED on getting the PF48 Filter for it so Our LY2 will last for a LONG time. (a Fram will NEVER be installed in my Driveway EVER again!) things went swimmingly, and the Oil Pressure was at the required 40PSI at Idle. and this was my Birthday present to dad: a Truck with Fresh oil in it, because the State gives him an Even Nicer Present Tomorrow: his License back!

[huero626]

My first oil change on the Max was at 3,000 miles. I never go by the Change Engine Oil Soon on the DIC, I have always changed the oil every 3,000 miles on my GM trucks and they have lasted me a long time.

[takevin]

yea same here, every 3000 or within a few miles, never at that point yeesh......

[jro909]

3k here for me too, i get shit for it but its cheap insurance

[apierce918]

oil changes at 3k religiously makes me giggle. ;)

 

i know oil change places love em though (and if you do it yourself, *insert favorite oil brand here* loves em)

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Glad you didn't throw a fram(radioactive piece of junk) on that good ol' silverado. You know your stuff!!

[C. Charles Hahn]

8100 miles before a first oil change.

 

I feel sorry for that engine.

[STINSAN3]

8100 miles before a first oil change.

 

I feel sorry for that engine.

 

I agree.

[Daryl LBZ]

oil changes at 3k religiously makes me giggle. ;)

 

i know oil change places love em though (and if you do it yourself, *insert favorite oil brand here* loves em)

 

 

 

 

Every Regular non-synthetic oil I have changed at 3,000 miles was pretty dirty to me. Now the Mobil 1 Synthetic I use in the truck, not so much.

[K20 Bowtie]

Glad you didn't throw a fram(radioactive piece of junk) on that good ol' silverado. You know your stuff!!

 

What's wrong with Fram?

[jro909]

Glad you didn't throw a fram(radioactive piece of junk) on that good ol' silverado. You know your stuff!!

 

What's wrong with Fram?

 

 

nothen if you want your oil to come out like black oatmeal, not a good brand unless your throwing it on a beater...i've used plenty of them on hooptys and the end result is a 25 minute oil drain waiting for the chunks to plop out, just my two cents based on experience..

[truckofwinandawesome]

Glad you didn't throw a fram(radioactive piece of junk) on that good ol' silverado. You know your stuff!!

 

thanks, Nothing but THE BEST for This truck, and i want this truck to last a LONG TIME!

[Z45]

oil changes at 3k religiously makes me giggle. ;)

 

i know oil change places love em though (and if you do it yourself, *insert favorite oil brand here* loves em)

 

 

The 3000 mile oil change interval has been pounded into people's heads for decades. It had a scientific basis when engines used non-multi-weight, non-detergent oil. It no longer has any scientific basis, but it is still being promoted by certain entities, most notably the oil change industry in the United States. This myth is also sometimes known as the "Cheap Insurance Myth."

 

Market forces that have a vested interest in convincing vehicle owners to change their oil more often than necessary. The prey of these market forces have become convinced that they are purchasing "cheap insurance" or "peace of mind" by changing their oil more often than necessary. Complicating things is the fact that doing oil changes is one of the few do-it-yourself maintenance tasks that is still within the ability of the backyard mechanic to perform.

 

Dark oil does not indicate the need for an oil change. The way modern detergent motor oil works is that minute particles of soot are suspended in the oil. These minute particles pose no danger to your engine, but they cause the oil to darken. A non-detergent oil would stay clearer than a detergent oil because all the soot would be left on the internal engine parts and would create sludge.

[2003 Sierra]

Here is some good info about filters and oil if you want to read a lot. The articles mention motorcycles since it is from a motorcycle site but most of the info is good for anything that requires oil.

 

http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Oils1.html

 

http://www.motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Filters.html

[JRLZ71]

oil changes at 3k religiously makes me giggle. ;)

 

i know oil change places love em though (and if you do it yourself, *insert favorite oil brand here* loves em)

 

 

The 3000 mile oil change interval has been pounded into people's heads for decades. It had a scientific basis when engines used non-multi-weight, non-detergent oil. It no longer has any scientific basis, but it is still being promoted by certain entities, most notably the oil change industry in the United States. This myth is also sometimes known as the "Cheap Insurance Myth."

 

Market forces that have a vested interest in convincing vehicle owners to change their oil more often than necessary. The prey of these market forces have become convinced that they are purchasing "cheap insurance" or "peace of mind" by changing their oil more often than necessary. Complicating things is the fact that doing oil changes is one of the few do-it-yourself maintenance tasks that is still within the ability of the backyard mechanic to perform.

 

Dark oil does not indicate the need for an oil change. The way modern detergent motor oil works is that minute particles of soot are suspended in the oil. These minute particles pose no danger to your engine, but they cause the oil to darken. A non-detergent oil would stay clearer than a detergent oil because all the soot would be left on the internal engine parts and would create sludge.

 

 

Good info!