Dealership employee rant.

[NEFisher11]

My 2011 is a push to release

[Colossus]

No matter what car or truck I take to the dealer for an oil change they always put sticker in the left side of the windshield, next oil change 3000 miles later. Really? I just times it by two. Even on my old trailblazer SS, it came with mobil one.

 

They gotta make money somehow.

[SnakeEyeSS]

 

 

No matter what car or truck I take to the dealer for an oil change they always put sticker in the left side of the windshield, next oil change 3000 miles later. Really? I just times it by two. Even on my old trailblazer SS, it came with mobil one.

 

They gotta make money somehow.

If you read the newest update on the 2014 Mazda 6 long term that Motor Trend has the editor of MT admits he forgot to have the oil changed until it hit 14K miles. On factory oil! The dealer told him not to worry(probably because they will be cashing in on all the repairs in 5 years)

[newdude]

2012 here. Push to release. I have done this myself once or twice. Simple mistake since most of the ones I've gotten in are push to release.

[KARNUT]

If you read the newest update on the 2014 Mazda 6 long term that Motor Trend has the editor of MT admits he forgot to have the oil changed until it hit 14K miles. On factory oil! The dealer told him not to worry(probably because they will be cashing in on all the repairs in 5 years)

Back in the early nineties we sold amsoil, we sell and repair land clearing equipment, doing it almost 40 years. The cars and trucks we had at the time we change the oil at 25,000 miles filters at 12,000 miles. Some of the diesels trucks were haul trucks. The ROW land clearing equipment we used we doubled the oil change time, even we all the dust they saw. Did all of the oil test to make sure there wasn't any problem. Never had an oil related problem or failure. Im not talking about a few, close to fifty just with me, this includes high performance cars and modified diesel trucks. Now days as efficient as these engines run I have no problem going with high end on the oil changes per owners manual. More if they allow it using synthetics. My 77 year old father is still driving the 97 Dodge diesel he use on the ROW will not trade it in. My mother is driving a 2000 Ford diesel, still doing the 25,000 mile oil changes. Will not trade in either. Still drive six hours each way to the gaming joint two times a month.

[BlackZ71Silverado]

900's also offered 2 styles of dashes

They also had the front door inside handle in different spots. My 2008 is just about directly under the arm rest. My 2010 is farther forward. Quite a few things different if you look closely. The OEM floor mats are also a little different design.

[Chris]

They also had the front door inside handle in different spots. My 2008 is just about directly under the arm rest. My 2010 is farther forward. Quite a few things different if you look closely. The OEM floor mats are also a little different design.

Both of yours are the LT with the "lower grade" dash right?

[BlackZ71Silverado]

Correct, both LT models.

2008 Vortex Max ext. Cab 1LT

2010 5.3L ext. Cab LT

[MikeNH]

Both of yours are the LT with the "lower grade" dash right?

 

 

For 2010 they added seat-mounted side airbags in addition to the side curtain airbags. I recall reading somewhere that with this addition they re-did some structural work inside the door to improve crash performance which required a new door panel.

[Daryl LBZ]

My 2009 2LT had a release latch, my 2011 2LT was push to release.

[SnakeEyeSS]

Back in the early nineties we sold amsoil, we sell and repair land clearing equipment, doing it almost 40 years. The cars and trucks we had at the time we change the oil at 25,000 miles filters at 12,000 miles. Some of the diesels trucks were haul trucks. The ROW land clearing equipment we used we doubled the oil change time, even we all the dust they saw. Did all of the oil test to make sure there wasn't any problem. Never had an oil related problem or failure. Im not talking about a few, close to fifty just with me, this includes high performance cars and modified diesel trucks. Now days as efficient as these engines run I have no problem going with high end on the oil changes per owners manual. More if they allow it using synthetics. My 77 year old father is still driving the 97 Dodge diesel he use on the ROW will not trade it in. My mother is driving a 2000 Ford diesel, still doing the 25,000 mile oil changes. Will not trade in either. Still drive six hours each way to the gaming joint two times a month.

If you use the right oil and filter, that is doable. But not on factory fill oil! It contains break in agents and has a lot more metal than normal due to the new motor.

 

I was at an antique store and saw an unopened can of Mobil from the 50s, advertising one year of life. and people wondered why old cars died around 100k miles. Today's cheapest oil is probably 10x better than that old stuff was.

[KARNUT]

It has more to do with the engine becoming more efficient . Fuel injection, electronic ignition. A lot less gas wash down and hotter engine temp. And better oil.

 

 

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[MikeNH]

If you use the right oil and filter, that is doable. But not on factory fill oil! It contains break in agents and has a lot more metal than normal due to the new motor.

 

I was at an antique store and saw an unopened can of Mobil from the 50s, advertising one year of life. and people wondered why old cars died around 100k miles. Today's cheapest oil is probably 10x better than that old stuff was.

 

Factory oil is nothing special. Says so right in the manual. Break in oil is a myth on modern engines.

[RyanbabZ71]

Just curious if you have the release latch do you have the integrated trailer brake? I have the ITB and the push on type parking brake

 

 

Ryan

[Mossyoakglock]

I do not have the brake controller and have the release latch. Same on my dad's '07 Avalanche.

 

I don't think anybody said what dash they had but could it depend on the dash style in the truck? Maybe the LTZ/Tahoe style dash uses the release latch and the LT/LS dash uses the push to release?

 

My truck is a LTZ and dad's Avalanche is LT2 with the Tahoe style dash/center console.