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Hi,

I have a 2008 Silverado 1500 Crewcab with my warranty ending the latter part of next year. When I bought it the dealer included a "customers for life" deal which included free oil changes and I pay for the filter and get a tire rotation each time I brought it in. Since then the dealer went out of business and sent me to a Toyota dealership he owned. They were changing the oil every 6k with Mobil and assured me it was fine being a new truck because I am old school and been changing my own oil every 3k like clock work. Now they have moved it up to 9k and I'm getting uncomfortable with this. The Toyota place also put my tire sensor in the wrong place...when the left front is down the indicator comes on for the LR.

 

I said all that to say this: Can I do the maintenance myself without voiding my warranty if I keep a record and receipts? Can I bring it to an independent garage? The dealers say it will but they want to keep me on that program because my upcoming transmission flush will be be around $400! I don't want to go 9k between changes. I also want to use Mobil1 and do it myself as I have been all my life. In the final analysis it's my truck(warranty gone next year) and want to get the mileage or more I got out of my old 1994 Z-71!

 

Thanks in advance! :chevrolet::happysad:

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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You should be able to change it yourself. Some shops will let you take it to them for other things, and then put it in the books as an oil change. I "know a guy" who does that. :lol:

 

As for the tranny flush, skip it. You're a lot better off just dropping the pan and changing the filter.

 

EDIT: I go 5k with Mobil 1, and probably wouldn't think twice about going to 7. I'm at 4200 on this change, and oil still looks new.

dsr611 Senior Enthusiast

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Yes, you can do the maintenance on your truck yourself with no worries about your warranty.

Yes, you can take it to an independent garage, another local GM dealer, or anywhere else that you want to get the oil changed.

You can go by the oil life monitor to gauge oil change intervals instead of changing it every 3000-5000 miles.

Your owner's manual should have the procedure on resetting your TPMS so that it reflects the air pressure in the correct tire (RF shows pressure of RF tire, LF shows pressure of LF tire, etc)

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You should be able to change it yourself. Some shops will let you take it to them for other things, and then put it in the books as an oil change. I "know a guy" who does that. :lol:

 

As for the tranny flush, skip it. You're a lot better off just dropping the pan and changing the filter.

 

EDIT: I go 5k with Mobil 1, and probably wouldn't think twice about going to 7. I'm at 4200 on this change, and oil still looks new.

 

 

Yeah I know a guy that would charge me just $10 if I bring my oil and filter and I would have a receipt with his letterhead, but I would still rather do it myself! I think you're right about the transmission and screen, this flushing stuff is all new to me. I've got 24,000 miles on her and about 8 months ago a genuine GM mechanic at the Chevy actually told me the flush was better!! I have yet to understand that ....like transmission fluid never breaks down and the filter doesn't need to be replaced?? :dunno: I run Mobil1 in my motorcycles and it says 15k but that's a little much for me. I do 8-9 and change the filter at 4K.

 

Thanks! :thumbs:

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chevyguy69

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You should be able to change it yourself. Some shops will let you take it to them for other things, and then put it in the books as an oil change. I "know a guy" who does that. :lol:

 

As for the tranny flush, skip it. You're a lot better off just dropping the pan and changing the filter.

 

EDIT: I go 5k with Mobil 1, and probably wouldn't think twice about going to 7. I'm at 4200 on this change, and oil still looks new.

 

 

Yeah I know a guy that would charge me just $10 if I bring my oil and filter and I would have a receipt with his letterhead, but I would still rather do it myself! I think you're right about the transmission and screen, this flushing stuff is all new to me. I've got 24,000 miles on her and about 8 months ago a genuine GM mechanic at the Chevy actually told me the flush was better!! I have yet to understand that ....like transmission fluid never breaks down and the filter doesn't need to be replaced?? :dunno: I run Mobil1 in my motorcycles and it says 15k but that's a little much for me. I do 8-9 and change the filter at 4K.

 

Thanks! :thumbs:

I go anywhere from 5 to 8 thousand on mine km .

 

 

I go anywhere from 5 to 8 thousand on mine km .

 

Morgan, So 8,000km is like 5,000 miles? You must be using conventional oil. :thumbs:

chevyguy69 Enthusiast

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Do it yourself. Just use the maintence log in the back of your owners manual to doument the dates/mileage.

 

 

I see you have a 2012, do you do the basic maintence yourself? If I hadn't been told by the dealer that "If I did the maintence MYSELF it would void the warranty" I would have been doing it since day one as I always have.

 

Thanks for the help! :thumbs:

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Yes, I have a 2012. I just use the vehicle maintence log on oil changes, tire rotations, wiper blades, etc.

 

I did the same on my old 2004 & 2009 Sierra's too.

 

I also run Mobile 1 5W20 with an AC Delco oil filter, and changed both every 6K. I went to a local (& good) Tire shop here and paid for a lifetime R&B right around my 1st 7K on all my trucks. This way every year (12K) I get the tire moved & balanced "for free".

 

I do rotate my tires every 6K myself during every other oil change. Check & top off fluids, etc.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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On Mobil 1 HM I go 9-10,000 on it. I change when the DIC tells me

 

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