Oil change schedule

[eandj23]

I bought my Yukon recently and havent needed an oil change. I have the diagnostic readout on my dash that has a "% of oil life" but I dont have any idea of when to change the oil.

I know newer cars dont require oil changes as frequently but I am not sure if the 07 Yukons are like that.

Thanks!

[blueflamed03]

if your unsure, get it changed and record from there. Mainly highway driving, you can go up to 5000 miles. Dirt roads,etc...3000 miles.

if it has the %, it will read 54% life, your good until 1-2%. Then get it changed.

[eandj23]

Thanks Blue! I changed my old 94 Yukon ever 3000 regardless but obviously it was much older. Wasnt sure if I should follow the same schedule for my 07.

Thanks!

[blueflamed03]

yep, my 03 I got by the % reading as well, cool man, good luck!

[LVyukyuk]

I change every 3K. Old habits die hard. Funny thing, I reset the % indicator every time. All of the three times I have changed the oil, only 9K.

Others go by the % indicator and I have heard it nets out at around 8K. Anyway, if you don't know, change the oil and go from there. Just like Blue said.:hands:

[Modded]

Don't mean to thread whore buy I just noticed the dog in the front seat in you pic LVyukyuk

[nc6600]

I go every three thousand miles, and i was told not to trust the oil life monitor by the GMC dealer.

[glpd74]

I was told by GM mechanic that if you use synthetic you can go by the % monitor.

[LVyukyuk]

Don't mean to thread whore buy I just noticed the dog in the front seat in you pic LVyukyuk

Every time we go on a road trip and we have to run into a gas station or something, that is what I return to! :hands: Cracks me up each time. You should see the looks they get when I use the autostart and someone walks by and sees them!!

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e185/chadrod99/Car%20stuff/doggiepilots.jpg

[rogersinsel]

I bought my Yukon recently and havent needed an oil change. I have the diagnostic readout on my dash that has a "% of oil life" but I dont have any idea of when to change the oil.

I know newer cars dont require oil changes as frequently but I am not sure if the 07 Yukons are like that.

Thanks!

I change at 5,000 even. I also use synthetic.

[quick66ss]

Change the filter at 3000 and the oil at 6000.

[02Lightning]

This last truck I had was a Trailblazer SS with the LS2 in it and it required synthetic. I sent my oil off to a lab at 3k and they told me I could go another 1500 and that was about where the oil percentage ran out. The 08 Yukon I’m running regular oil and I’m going to send the oil off at 3k and see what they tell me. I have 3600 on it now and I changed the oil at 500 and 1800, this will be the first oil change I run for 3k. It does seam like the oil percentage life runs down a lot quicker in the Yukon.

[Conor]

I go every three thousand miles, and i was told not to trust the oil life monitor by the GMC dealer.


Having your oil changed every 3000 miles is a marketing scheme to get people in there doors. ANYONE who says that a late model car needs to have the oil changed @ 3000K is just trying to steal your money.

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Change the filter at 3000 and the oil at 6000.


Are you saying you change the oil filter at 3K??? And not the rest of the oil??? Can you tell me the logic behind that? Changing the filter without the rest of the oil would not do anything for you. The main reason you need to change the filter with the rest of the oil is that if you dont, you still have a quart of dirty oil from the filter. The oil filter itself does not go bad after 3K.

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Change the filter at 3000 and the oil at 6000.


I would hope you are reffering to the air filter?

[LVyukyuk]

Having your oil changed every 3000 miles is a marketing scheme to get people in there doors. ANYONE who says that a late model car needs to have the oil changed @ 3000K is just trying to steal your money.[COLOR="Silver"]


I think this depends on environment and driving conditions more than a marketing ploy. Temps in the 100s during summer, towing a boat on weekends, and generally dusty conditions, I change at 3K. Funny though, I though my rig had 9K miles as I have changed the oil three times. I have 7,500 miles. I forgot the first change was at 500 miles. Besides, there is nothing 'wrong' with changing oil every 3K. It's only $15 at my dealer...

[nc6600]

Having your oil changed every 3000 miles is a marketing scheme to get people in there doors. ANYONE who says that a late model car needs to have the oil changed @ 3000K is just trying to steal your money.

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Are you saying you change the oil filter at 3K??? And not the rest of the oil??? Can you tell me the logic behind that? Changing the filter without the rest of the oil would not do anything for you. The main reason you need to change the filter with the rest of the oil is that if you dont, you still have a quart of dirty oil from the filter. The oil filter itself does not go bad after 3K.

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I would hope you are reffering to the air filter?Thats funny because i have free oil changes for life at Hendrick BPG and they are the ones that told me that.:mexsmoke:

[02Lightning]

There is no set answer to this, change it at 3k and send it off to a lab and let them tell you when to change the oil. http://www.blackstone-labs.com/

[blueflamed03]

why send off to the lab if you change at 3000 miles? As engine wears, get looser tolerances, etc, the lab results will vary depending on age.

[eandj23]

Thanks for all the input guys!

[jmildoc]

I change every 3k or less if the oil isnt to my liking......

[Modded]

Haha I changed out at like 9k miles and the car didnt get back to 0% till 15,XXX miles, but then again thats mainly highway driving.
New cars don't need an oil change every 3k miles, especially when you use Mobil ! Extended Perf. 5W-30 15k mile synthetic oil, with that and the K&N wrench on filter, I just replace it when the car tells me too.

Only new model cars subject to alot of bad conditions and brutality need a change every 3k, not a Texas 2WD lowered truck lol :hands:

Plus why would the oil be changed w/o the filter??????

[quick66ss]

I change the oil filter only at 3000 and then the oil and the filter at 6000. At 3000 the oil looks some what dirty. Once the new filter is on the oil cleans back up until 6000 when I drop the oil and the filter.

[LVyukyuk]

I change the oil filter only at 3000 and then the oil and the filter at 6000. At 3000 the oil looks some what dirty. Once the new filter is on the oil cleans back up until 6000 when I drop the oil and the filter.

I have never heard this before...learn something new every day. How did you come across this practice? I've just never heard of it before is all. I guess it makes sense as the oil is not broken down at 3K, just dirty as you say.

[quick66ss]

I have never heard this before...learn something new every day. How did you come across this practice? I've just never heard of it before is all. I guess it makes sense as the oil is not broken down at 3K, just dirty as you say.

Its just the way I was brought up. I run Mobil 1 synthetic and by 3000 it looks pretty dirty but I know its got life left in it so I throw a $5 filter and $4 worth of oil and go another 6000 miles with the oil looking good. If it looks good at 6000 I have done a filter swap and run it to 9000 with no problems. My 85 S-15 had 300,000 miles on it when I sold it 3 years ago and the motor had never had any work done on it.

[02Lightning]

why send off to the lab if you change at 3000 miles? As engine wears, get looser tolerances, etc, the lab results will vary depending on age.
If you want to get prolonged oil changes, send it off at 3k so you know how long your oil is good, otherwise your just guessing. A lab tests will also tell you the condition of your motor.

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I change the oil filter only at 3000 and then the oil and the filter at 6000. At 3000 the oil looks some what dirty. Once the new filter is on the oil cleans back up until 6000 when I drop the oil and the filter.

Are you saying the oil filters fail prior to 3k and start letting contaminates through then the new filter cleans everything up?

[quick66ss]

Are you saying the oil filters fail prior to 3k and start letting contaminates through then the new filter cleans everything up?

All I am saying is at 3000 the oil does not look like new. After the filter swap it cleans up again. This is just what I do. I don't care what anyone else says this is how I take care of my rides. I only posted in to offer my 2 cents on the topic.

[02Lightning]

I’m just trying to understand your train of thought not trying to offend you. My .02 is changing the filter at 3k isn’t going to filter the oil any better or clean it up unless your filter is clogged and oil is going through the internal bypass. Or if the filter had something catastrophic happen to the filter material to let contaminants through. Also don’t use Fram filters, they are garbage, even the so called better quality filter.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/
http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html

[Z15]

Follow the owners manual. Changing your car’s oil at 3,000 miles is a myth.

Oil companies and quick-lube shops like to promote this idea that engine oil should be changed every 3,000 miles.

A recent survey published by a the quick lube industry (National Oil and Lube News June 2009) tells a lot about them such as these excerpts;

Did You Know that 32% of customers change their oil whenever the sticker on their windshield tell them to?
Meaning, put 3,000 or 3 months on there and they will be back

More the 90% of customers believe the drive under normal conditions?
Meaning, if we convince them they drive under severe conditions they will come back more often to spend money

62% use a quick lube and only 6.5% change their own oil, 9.1% go to the dealer, 11.7% use a mass merchant (i.e.Walmart)

[blueflamed03]

If you want to get prolonged oil changes, send it off at 3k so you know how long your oil is good, otherwise your just guessing. A lab tests will also tell you the condition of your motor.

I'd just guess it'd be cheaper to just change the oil versus paying a lab to check my used oil is all.

[Conor]

All I am saying is at 3000 the oil does not look like new. After the filter swap it cleans up again. This is just what I do. I don't care what anyone else says this is how I take care of my rides. I only posted in to offer my 2 cents on the topic.


I do not see how changing the filter would clean up the oil. You still have 7 or 8 quarts of dirty oil in the sump. Also, how is it possible to pull off the oil filter and not loose all the oil in the process?

I hope you dont think I am being condescending, I have just been around cars and dealerships for a long time and I have never heard anything like this.

I work for a company thats owns and manages the largest fleet of cars and trucks in the world and I often work directly with the manufacturer about service intervals. With newer cars the oil is never changed before 5K because that is when the manufacturers recommend it be done.

[02Lightning]

I'd just guess it'd be cheaper to just change the oil versus paying a lab to check my used oil is all.

I just do this one time as a guide on the cars I drive every day to give me an idea how long the oil really last. Or if I want to know if I have a bearing failing or leaking head gasket.

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Also, how is it possible to pull off the oil filter and not loose all the oil in the process?


It will not drain the pan pulling the filter off, you will just loose what is in the filter it's self, maybe a little more.

[Conor]

I just do this one time as a guide on the cars I drive every day to give me an idea how long the oil really last. Or if I want to know if I have a bearing failing or leaking head gasket.

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It will not drain the pan pulling the filter off, you will just loose what is in the filter it's self, maybe a little more.


Regardless, there is still no point in changing the filter and not the rest of the oil. But, "To each his own I guess."

[Yuk_Nali_6.0]

I change the oil in everything I own every 3K miles. Never had to do any work to an engine...even my Tahoe that had 207K miles.

[02Lightning]

Regardless, there is still no point in changing the filter and not the rest of the oil. But, "To each his own I guess."

And as I stated earlier, I agree with this?

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I change the oil in everything I own every 3K miles. Never had to do any work to an engine...even my Tahoe that had 207K miles.

I agree with this too, only reason I decided to get my oil analyzed because I got a vehicle that required synthetic oil (per the sticker) and I’ve heard so many different opinions on how long you can use it I wanted to form my own opinion.

[Z15]

I drove fleet owned trucks (mostly suburbans) for over 30 yrs and we only changed oil every 5,000 miles irregardless of time. In those 30 yrs my SUV never had any engine problems. I used anything they wanted to put in, I could have cared less. I ran the truck 40 hrs a week and it idled most of those hours. Never did any of our vehicles have engine problems. So if our DOT trucks could go 5,000 miles on regular oil, your truck ir SUV can easily do that and changing at 3,000 miles is a waste of oil and your money.