Dexos1 Quarts Available - Only By Special Order

[Black4x4Z71]

I dropped by my GM dealer today to buy a quart of Dexos1 oil to keep in the truck for topping off the engine when needed between oil changes. My dealer didn't stock it. They only stock it in 55 gallon drums for their shop to use. So I called all other GM dealers within a 100 mile radius and I received the same answer from each one.

 

GM requires you to use this new oil to keep your 2011' warranty valid and they also recomend that you to wait on oil changes until your onboard computer tells you its time to change it. This means waiting up to 10k miles between oil changes! These dealers crazy to think that these AFM engines are not going to use any oil between these changes.

 

Well I found this oil availble for only $3.30 a quart from gmpartsdirect.com and ordered a few quarts to keep around my garage for topoffs between changes by my dealer. The GM P/N is 19293000 if you want to order some.

[redvett]

You can use any major brand is approved. Go to this site for a list.

 

http://www.gmdexos.com/licensedbrands.html

 

I dropped by my GM dealer today to buy a quart of Dexos1 oil to keep in the truck for topping off the engine when needed between oil changes. My dealer didn't stock it. They only stock it in 55 gallon drums for their shop to use. So I called all other GM dealers within a 100 mile radius and I received the same answer from each one.

 

GM requires you to use this new oil to keep your 2011' warranty valid and they also recomend that you to wait on oil changes until your onboard computer tells you its time to change it. This means waiting up to 10k miles between oil changes! These dealers crazy to think that these AFM engines are not going to use any oil between these changes.

 

Well I found this oil availble for only $3.30 a quart from gmpartsdirect.com and ordered a few quarts to keep around my garage for topoffs between changes by my dealer. The GM P/N is 19293000 if you want to order some.

[Z45]

You can can use any oil labeled dexos1, its does not have to be a GM product or be on any list of GM approved oils. GM approved oils are paying GM for the privilege of being on that list. If the oil manufactured puts it meets dexos1 specs on the label then they have to prove they meet those specs. It would be foolhardy for any oil company to mislabel their oil, they would soon find themselves out of business for false advertising. There are very strict federal and states laws of labeling of products.

 

With significant dollars at stake, it's not hard to understand why GM and the dealer want you to think that GM oil or the oil on the GM list is the only oil that is safe to use. The OEM's/Dealers want a monopoly on the products you use and the owners manuals and warranties are written to affect that end.

[Black4x4Z71]

You can can use any oil labeled dexos1, its does not have to be a GM product or be on any list of GM approved oils. GM approved oils are paying GM for the privilege of being on that list. If the oil manufactured puts it meets dexos1 specs on the label then they have to prove they meet those specs. It would be foolhardy for any oil company to mislabel their oil, they would soon find themselves out of business for false advertising. There are very strict federal and states laws of labeling of products.

 

With significant dollars at stake, it's not hard to understand why GM and the dealer want you to think that GM oil or the oil on the GM list is the only oil that is safe to use. The OEM's/Dealers want a monopoly on the products you use and the owners manuals and warranties are written to affect that end.

 

I agree, by doing this, the dealers are pushing customers back to WalMart where they can get Dexos1 rated Mobil1 Extended Life sythentic installed in their trucks for less than what the dealer charges for this GM product.