When do I need an oil change?
I have a new 2013 Suburban Truck with 4200 miles on it over the past 5 months. I am going to do about 1000 miles this upcoming week, not towing. My oil life indicator says 43% and "oil change not i...
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ScottG wrote:
I would follow the indicators advice because they have been proven to be very accurate. Changing the oil now is just a waste of money.
Unlike the engines of yesterday, modern engines do not need the oil changed early the first time because of metal contaminates.
Agreed. The OLM in my Wrangler sure knows when I've been playing off-road and drops the oil change to about 3,000 miles. When I'm mainly on-road it jumps to about 8,000 miles.
But on my GM it pays to monitor the percentage of use. I saw it glitch once and jump from about 60% used to 0% used.
