Oil Change Interval Thoughts
I just got back my Blackstone analysis and it looks like the on board indicator (computer that says life remaining) gave a pretty close indication of how much farther I could have run the oil. So I...
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shagan77 wrote:
It never ceases to amaze me, how people assume everyone in the world is privvy to their set of acronyms. I know it sounds stupid, but what is an OLM & an OE?
In this context:
OLM = oil life monitor
OE = I think a typo for OEM = original equipment manufacturer, apparently car/truck companies in this case.
The oil life monitor is the little computer display thingy that many newer vehicles have that tells you when it's time to do an oil change and possibly other service. Many are fairly sophisticated, certainly more so than just counting miles, taking into account things like cold starts, how hard the engine is working, etc. I guess some are not so clever.
