Oil life

[hamd1719]

Anyone knows how does Oil life meter works? I know this much that it just calculates rpm and miles to give percentage, but does it like measure the the oil life or just calculates.

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[Robert Frank]

Good question. I am old school and have the oil changed every 5,000. Most trips I make are short in nature so why run the risk of taking the oil too far. My two cents.

 

[iamdub]

It doesn't actually analyze the chemical composition and physical structures of the oil. It factors mileage, engine loads, temperatures, idle times, etc. to estimate oil condition.

I run synthetic which doesn't break down over a normal oil change interval, it just gets dirty. I change mine when it appears dirty to me, which is around 6,000 miles. Sometimes it's still not so dark at 6,000 miles, but I still stick to that schedule because I rotate my tires then and changing the oil while I have the car up on jack stands is convenient. I don't even refer to the oil life indicator, but I recall seeing it during my last oil change/rotation because I was going through the menu to relearn the TPMS. If I recall correctly, it indicated that the oil life was somewhere in the 50-percentile range.

 

[hamd1719]

Well I have free service plan from my dealer for every 10000kms/5000 miles approx till 150000 KMS
I think I should be good if I just stick to mileage based oil change instead of using the oil life meter.

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[iamdub]

I agree.

The company I work for switched to a different brand of vans for our fleet and one of the requirements is that the oil has to be changed and tires rotated every 5,000 miles and only at a Ford dealership. The oil life meter is never referred to. My previous van, a 2013 Chevrolet Express with a 6.0, would go something like 15,000 miles before the oil life meter was at 25%. I opted to stick to 6,000-mile oil change intervals. I ran the piss outta that van for 230,000 miles in the 3 years I had it and it still ran like a champ and burned no oil when the trans died at 230K miles.

 

[treehan77]

I change mine at 50% and again at 0%!then reset it. Or 5000 miles, whichever first

 

[cardude2000]

I change mine at 50% and again at 0%!then reset it. Or 5000 miles, whichever first

Yep. Same here. It costs like $40 or something silly cheap to get it changed. No brainer every 5k for me.


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[Miami-Dade]

Going to do 5K mile oil changes also like I have been doing in all my vehicles..Right now I am on my factory fill in my 2016 Tahoe..I have 3200 miles and have 54% life left in the oil..Might have to change out the factory fill before 5K miles but not sure yet.

 

[Tonyrodz]

In my 03, I do it every 2500-3000 miles. I don't even pay attention to the oil life meter. I just hit 276,000 with no major issues.

 

[GM Customer Service]

Anyone knows how does Oil life meter works? I know this much that it just calculates rpm and miles to give percentage, but does it like measure the the oil life or just calculates.

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[Big Mama]

Mostly goes by miles. Take the 3200 miles on yours and see what 3200 is 54% of. I'm no math whiz but I'd say it's around 7000 miles which is close to what my owners manual says. I try to follow the manual. They set the frequency for a reason. Also keep receipts in case you have an issue and you need to prove you did your part.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Your right Big Mama..I feel better now..Thanks.

 

[Big Mama]

Glad to help. Take care of that truck and you'll be amazed how reliable they are. I use the cheapest OnStar subscription, I think less than $10 month and get the reminders for all services needed from rear diff to air filters and if I'm locked out they open remotely. I had to use it dang dogs locked me out with it running. Good luck

 

[Miami-Dade]

Thanks for the info on OnStar..Had no idea I can get that low rate for all those reminders..I will get that as my feebie for it is about up.

 

[Big Mama]

Good choice. No one uses the in car gps anyway or the built in onstar phone.