First Oil drop-

DuraYuk · Nov 12, 2022

Oil can get dark in an instant. It is nothing to worry about if the car runs well.

Just relax and enjoy it.

Also engines do not break in like the olden times. Everything is done at the factory.

I am not sure why your doing an oil change at 700 miles. But if it helps you sleep at night roll with it.

HotrodZ06 · Nov 15, 2022

The owner's manual (2021 Tahoe Z71) says not to tow any trailer during the first 500 miles and recommends that you change the engine oil before you first tow a trailer. I needed to tow our race car in an enclosed race trailer three weeks after buying our Z71, so I performed an oil and filter change at 550 miles myself just to be on the safe side.

Rod

WalleyeMikeIII · Nov 15, 2022

HotrodZ06 said:
The owner's manual (2021 Tahoe Z71) says not to tow any trailer during the first 500 miles and recommends that you change the engine oil before you first tow a trailer. I needed to tow our race car in an enclosed race trailer three weeks after buying our Z71, so I performed an oil and filter change at 550 miles myself just to be on the safe side.

Rod

Interesting, I don't recall anything in the 2022 owners manual about changing oil before towing, only not to tow during break in...

pa31p · Nov 15, 2022

I dropped the oil early as I could not find any info what the factory oil is. I’d like it to be a full syntetic. The 5.3 runs flawless! really happy with it, like to keep it that way, maybe it does nothing but will drop it again at 4500 miles in two weeks.

Same reason I wax my car or wash it. sleep better at night. It may not actually do much for the car..

WalleyeMikeIII · Nov 16, 2022

pa31p said:
I dropped the oil early as I could not find any info what the factory oil is. I’d like it to be a full syntetic. The 5.3 runs flawless! really happy with it, like to keep it that way, maybe it does nothing but will drop it again at 4500 miles in two weeks.

Same reason I wax my car or wash it. sleep better at night. It may not actually do much for the car..

No sweat, clean oil is always good oil.

Was just commenting on @HotrodZ06 post, who was stating the OM says to change it before towing...that info not in the 2022 OM that I could find, but would never be a bad thing.
I am changing at 5k on my 6.2, w/ its 8qt oil pan.

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