New vehicle engine oil- first oil change recommendations
I have a new vehicle. It's a 2015 Impala LT with the LT2 option...the 305 hp, 3.6 liter V6.
Eventually I plan to use it for light towing...my Old Town freighter canoe....which along with the light boat trailer, weighs less than 500 lbs, much less then the maximum towing capacity of 1000 lbs. Bit I'm not looking at towing for a number of months, yet.
Right now I've got about 500 + miles on it and I've followed the GM break in recommendations. No hard starts, keep the engine revs moderate, vary the engine rpm.
However when it comes to oil, I've always made sure my first oil change was at 500 miles. The idea was to clean out any swarf that may develop as a result of the break in process.
But I know engine routines are different now, so is oil. In fact my Impala has a synthetic blend oil.
I can't find anything in the owner's manual about changing oil within the first 500 miles or so.
What it does say is that the car has a computer system that tells when to change the engine oil. This could be quite a number of miles ....possibly 7500 miles or more.
This bothers me as I've driven vehicles since 1965 and I've always changed my initial oil in a new vehicle at 500 miles or so.
What do you think and what would you're recommendation be and why ?
Eventually I plan to use it for light towing...my Old Town freighter canoe....which along with the light boat trailer, weighs less than 500 lbs, much less then the maximum towing capacity of 1000 lbs. Bit I'm not looking at towing for a number of months, yet.
Right now I've got about 500 + miles on it and I've followed the GM break in recommendations. No hard starts, keep the engine revs moderate, vary the engine rpm.
However when it comes to oil, I've always made sure my first oil change was at 500 miles. The idea was to clean out any swarf that may develop as a result of the break in process.
But I know engine routines are different now, so is oil. In fact my Impala has a synthetic blend oil.
I can't find anything in the owner's manual about changing oil within the first 500 miles or so.
What it does say is that the car has a computer system that tells when to change the engine oil. This could be quite a number of miles ....possibly 7500 miles or more.
This bothers me as I've driven vehicles since 1965 and I've always changed my initial oil in a new vehicle at 500 miles or so.
What do you think and what would you're recommendation be and why ?
