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I searched as best I could, and found lots of people talking about engine hours and what they mean, but I can't find an answer for how to read the gauge. On the control panel, it shows a number for the hours, and inside the engine graphic is a pie gauge that is filling in. But how long does it take, and what does it signify when it fills in? At 1570hrs, it shows about 2/3 full. So at 4500hrs do I change the oil? Rebuild it? Watch it reset and fill up again? The manual says nothing.   

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5 minutes ago, ftwhite said:

I searched as best I could, and found lots of people talking about engine hours and what they mean, but I can't find an answer for how to read the gauge. On the control panel, it shows a number for the hours, and inside the engine graphic is a pie gauge that is filling in. But how long does it take, and what does it signify when it fills in? At 1570hrs, it shows about 2/3 full. So at 4500hrs do I change the oil? Rebuild it? Watch it reset and fill up again? The manual says nothing.   

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Huh?  It's just a symbol that can be used to anybody with a Head/brain and eyeballs to realize this is tracking engine operation by time?  Hence the the time gizmo inside engine.

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Thanks. So I know when a clock rolls over you get a new day (or half day). When, as you say this obvious graphic rolls over, what do you get? 

Or, are you saying the graphic doesn't move....I hadn't seen it that way. I guess I need to get head/brain at the parts store next time. 

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time gizmo, 

 

Think you need to use a more laymen's term to describe what you are talking about, that sounds way to technical for most of us....

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7 hours ago, ftwhite said:

I searched as best I could, and found lots of people talking about engine hours and what they mean, but I can't find an answer for how to read the gauge. On the control panel, it shows a number for the hours, and inside the engine graphic is a pie gauge that is filling in. But how long does it take, and what does it signify when it fills in? At 1570hrs, it shows about 2/3 full. So at 4500hrs do I change the oil? Rebuild it? Watch it reset and fill up again? The manual says nothing.   

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It is simply a static graphic.  It does not change.  The gauge in the graphic is static as well and does not represent anything.  No action needed.

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7 hours ago, btj_z71 said:

It is simply a static graphic.  It does not change.  The gauge in the graphic is static as well and does not represent anything.  No action needed.

Wait a minute, are you telling me my engine doesn't have large pie chart inside of it????

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Just search for "Silverado Engine Hours".  I attached a screenshot to save you all some time.  

 

I understand the graphic used on those models was misleading.  My 2014 had the same on it.  From purchases at 8k miles to when I sold it with 99k miles, the graphic never changed.

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Odd to me that there is not much consistency to their use of these gauge "icons". Some move, some don't. For example, the Fuel gauge icon actually moves as you get close to empty, the Oil Life monitor shows a clock, even though the oil life is a finite gauge (it runs out), and the transmission temp is a icon that looks very static (too me). Seems like engine hours should use the clock icon from oil life (it never runs out), and oil life should use the pie gauge from engine hours.  

 

But maybe I spent too much time thinking about this ?

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mookdoc6 Senior Enthusiast

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I guess the good thing is I rarely ever look at the icons/dummy lights etc.  Radio up, Cigarette out and keep truckin! 

CamGTP Senior Enthusiast

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The fuel gauge icon doesn't move. I could have a full tank or be running on empty and the screen says the same thing.

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2 hours ago, CamGTP said:

The fuel gauge icon doesn't move. I could have a full tank or be running on empty and the screen says the same thing.

You right. I sware mine had moved on my last trip and turned red at the bottom. I must have been seeing things. 

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