[Sp00ner]

Finally had the oil change warning come up. At just around 6500 miles. Might be 6800, I forgot already. But it's on!

 

[WopOnTour]

Finally had the oil change warning come up. At just around 6500 miles. Might be 6800, I forgot already. But it's on!

Congratulations!!
WOT

 

[Sp00ner]

I reset it accidentally at about 100 miles or so, it was 6834 that it came on at. So just about 6700 miles. Dosen't seem to crazy, I've seen more than one car site that states their factory maintenance schedule says 5000-7500 miles... I'll change it, reset it, and see how long again... I changed it once at 3,000. So I'll do it now and get back on schedule.... it's pretty annoying when it's on.

 

[jpapa]

Ah so you did change it at 3000 and just kept the monitor on. At least we are getting more and more reports that make this thing sound like it's semi accurate. I'm thinking about changing my oil now at 3k just to get all the initial crap out because it sounds like a good idea to do so. I don't know if I'm going to reset the monitor when I do that, or if I'll just let it keep going to see where it goes off....I'll probably reset it and then wait to see how long it tells me to go before changing again. Just good to know that it's actually working decently and knows we're using synthetic.

 

[LoungeLizard]

I don't turst those things. I change mine every 3000 just to be safe.

 

[linenoyz]

GM recommends using the Oil Life System over the usual 3000 mile rule. It's in almost all their new vehicles...but hey, if you feel like wasting money, go for it.

 

[clownhair]

I don't turst those things. I change mine every 3000 just to be safe.

why? Mobil one guarantees it to last past that.

 

[ptparker]

But even the Mobil One just looks extremely dark after 3000 or so miles... It seems like it is just as dark as just some el cheapo walmart special. Why is this so? Is the color of the oil not a factor in it's life?

 

[Sp00ner]

No, the color of the oil has NOTHING to do with it's life. Oil will change a darker color over it's lifetime, and does not indicate 'useable life' of the oil. It's one thing if it's dark 'cause it's dirty. If you have that much dirt in your oil though, you got bigger problems. During the giant 'Oil Change War' in March or so, a couple of the artices posted and researched by people specifically stated that the oil color was irrelevant. At least one said it would change colors as it 'broke in'.

 

[slt]

Yeah, ours is at 6500 miles and the light still hasn't come on. Ours sees mostly Hwy miles and not very many starts, so I expected around 6-7K miles. With 8+ quarts of Synthetic, a 3,000 mile oil change is definatly excessive unless your beating the crap out of it.

 

[jpapa]

With 8+ quarts of Synthetic, a 3,000 mile oil change is definatly excessive unless your beating the crap out of it.

6.75 qts of synthetic...unless you're talking about a different car.