2017 Silverado 5.3 Oil well over the fill line....

[Eric1234]

I bought a 2017 new silverado yesterday and love the truck. I had a friend ask me if I have checked the oil level, of course my response was no the truck has 50 miles on it. He bought a 17 silverado three weeks ago and the oil level was over the fill line 1.5" so he drained it back to the fill line. So I checked mine this morning and noticed the same thing, it looks like it is over a quart high. Is this normal? I know they come with break-in oil and it needs to be changed at 1500 miles. I wanted to wait to see if this was normal before I take mine in to have it drained.

 

Thanks

[Coby7]

The way these 5.3 go through oil it will be at the fill line in no time flat.

[duquephart]

I bought a 2017 new silverado yesterday and love the truck. I had a friend ask me if I have checked the oil level, of course my response was no the truck has 50 miles on it. He bought a 17 silverado three weeks ago and the oil level was over the fill line 1.5" so he drained it back to the fill line. So I checked mine this morning and noticed the same thing, it looks like it is over a quart high. Is this normal? I know they come with break-in oil and it needs to be changed at 1500 miles. I wanted to wait to see if this was normal before I take mine in to have it drained.

 

Thanks

 

Break-in oil? Where do you get that from?

[diyer2]

Remove the excess oil to the full mark.

Yours may not use oil, you might want to get a range device to keep it out of v4 mode. Lots of info on here about this.

[Rawyzf]

The way these 5.3 go through oil it will be at the fill line in no time flat.

 

I run about 5000 miles per oil change, I have never seen the oil level low? Curious as to what you are seeing, or if others are seeing this as well.

[Eric1234]

I was told that the original oil that comes in these trucks has more conditioners and they refer to it as break in oil. There may not be a such thing as break in oil. Thats why I want a GM tech to comment with a response.

[TxTruckMan]

I was told that the original oil that comes in these trucks has more conditioners and they refer to it as break in oil. There may not be a such thing as break in oil. Thats why I want a GM tech to comment with a response.

There is a such thing as break in oil, but our trucks don't come with them. Just drain it to the marked level and you will be fine. Your owners manual is your friend.

[BigBadSierra]

The dealer over filled mine on the first service I just lowered it when I got home.

 

Now they are begging and pleading with me to come back.

 

Think it's to late guys!!!!

[TxTruckMan]

The way these 5.3 go through oil it will be at the fill line in no time flat.

I haven't seen that there's a oil burning problem with these new engines. You have a 2011 and the OP has a 2017 - COMPLETELY different engines.

[mookdoc6]

I agree these engines ain't a Burning the Oil! They all come overfilled it actually only takes 7.75 to hit the top line on Newly minted GM dipsticks........8 still goes over...just saying

[HeathT-87]

I have 40k on mine, at about 3,000 miles after the change I'm at least 1/4 quart low.

[tnchevy]

No break in oil in new vehicles and the oil being over the fill line from factory is not a big deal. As mentioned the 2014's originally were supposed to have 8.5 qts which shows over filled on the dipstick so they lowered it to 8 qts. My company trucks only get the first oil change at the specified intervals which is usually 7,500 miles or so on newer trucks and we run them to 150k miles and never a problem. You can change it early if it makes you sleep better at night. I dropped mine at 1k miles just because I wanted to.

[mookdoc6]

I have 40k on mine, at about 3,000 miles after the change I'm at least 1/4 quart low.

 

Really, Where do you end up at the oil change would say? How many miles on Oil and how low are you just for reference?

 

Never mind I guess you go 3,000 miles.....Wow, If it's 3,000 your at the most volatile point of Oil and Carbon Coking too! Just keeping at that point on A GDI engine it seems spells trouble IMO.

[HeathT-87]

I always refill the 1/4 at about 3,000. I change at 5,000. I don't want to see how low it would go if I left it go to 5,000 lol.

[Rawyzf]

I always refill the 1/4 at about 3,000. I change at 5,000. I don't want to see how low it would go if I left it go to 5,000 lol.

 

I just want to make sure I understand this.

 

Are you saying your oil level is about 1/4qt below the fill line after 3,000 miles?

 

Or, Are you saying, withing 3000 miles, you drop from the fill line, to 1/4qt below the low fluid line?