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I decided to do one as I plan to keep this thing for a while... Just hit 1500mi over the weekend so i went over to advanced auto and picked me up some Mobil 1 Syn and Mobil 1 filter. I probably could have gotten away with not doing the filter but figured "why not".

 

Anyways.. I guess I'm just wondering who else would / does do this with their new rides. I plan on using my DIC to tell me when to change from now on but feel more comfortable knowing what i have running through my engine.

 

Also did my wife's front and rear diff sunday.. productive weekend haha

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I decided to do one as I plan to keep this thing for a while... Just hit 1500mi over the weekend so i went over to advanced auto and picked me up some Mobil 1 Syn and Mobil 1 filter. I probably could have gotten away with not doing the filter but figured "why not".

 

Anyways.. I guess I'm just wondering who else would / does do this with their new rides. I plan on using my DIC to tell me when to change from now on but feel more comfortable knowing what i have running through my engine.

 

Also did my wife's front and rear diff sunday.. productive weekend haha

 

 

 

I hope she was satisfied afterwards. :D

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I've let the dealer do it, they're cheap enough that there isn't much savings, plus I live in an apartment now so to do it I'd have to use a friends place and put up with him if I wanted to. :lol: I don't go by the DIC though, it would be about a 7-10k mile drain interval and I'm not comfortable with that and have been doing 3-5k depending on my schedule as they don't have weekend hours.

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Also did my wife's front and rear diff sunday.. productive weekend haha

 

 

 

I hope she was satisfied afterwards. :D

 

 

:lol::lol::lol: you son of a..

 

 

forgot to mention the trailblazer part

 

I've let the dealer do it, they're cheap enough that there isn't much savings, plus I live in an apartment now so to do it I'd have to use a friends place and put up with him if I wanted to. :lol: I don't go by the DIC though, it would be about a 7-10k mile drain interval and I'm not comfortable with that and have been doing 3-5k depending on my schedule as they don't have weekend hours.

 

 

yea i thought about that.. it will probly be more like every 5k. I would go nuts if it went past 7

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah I drive almost exclusively long highway trips so mine drops slowly- my last oil change was 6/14 and in the 3000 miles since the OLM is at 76%. It'll be time for another oil change soon.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Changing the oil in my camaro soon almost to the 500 mile mark

 

Bad thing is it takes 8 qts :(

 

 

Ryan

 

 

gnet158 Senior Enthusiast

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I changed to Pennzoil syn at the 1,2xx mile mark on my 08 Sierra. Fastforward to my 2012, I wanted until the DIC showed 35% which was about 4,5xx miles. That was in Feb, I just change her again this past weekend. The important thing is that you change the oil when needed. Or when ever you think you need to.

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Changing the oil in my camaro soon almost to the 500 mile mark

 

Bad thing is it takes 8 qts :(

 

 

Ryan

 

8 quarts? Well that is actually a good thing, just not so for you wallet! I would like it if mine took 8. The camaro must have a deeper oil pan?
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I have always changed my oil & filter for the first time at 1,000 miles on all of my new vehicles. Then I change at 5,000 - 6,000 mi intervals after that. And have always ran Mobil 1. So far, no problems in the last decade of doing so.

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I have always changed my oil & filter for the first time at 1,000 miles on all of my new vehicles. Then I change at 5,000 - 6,000 mi intervals after that. And have always ran Mobil 1. So far, no problems in the last decade of doing so.

 

thats what i like to hear

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