fondupot
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Yea I know another OLM thread. But I couldn’t find one that had similar circumstances. I’ve noticed my OLM going down VERY fast in my 2021 Yukon 5.3.
I changed the oil on 5/10/2025, today is 6/9/2025. So about 1 month ago.
Today after a short drive to and from the grocery store (about 12 minutes each way, 10 miles round trip). The oil life monitor went from 93% to 91% in this trip. Now I reset trip 2 when I changed the oil, and so far on this oil change I’ve only driven 213.7 miles. That equates to roughly 23.7 miles per 1% oil life.
So if I extrapolate out: 23.7 miles x 100% =2,374 miles. That seems way too short for an oil change interval. I know this is lot the exact calculation, just a rough estimate.
In my experience with GM vehicles with OLM systems. It usually is around 65-75 miles per 1% oil life, under normal driving conditions. Extending out to 6500-7500 mile oil change intervals.
Now I know the OLM uses a lot of data to calculate the percentage. Granted our driving so far has been short trips, just to and from the grocery store basically all in town driving. I just feel like something is out of whack.
I changed the oil with Amsoil 0W20 signature and used a Wix filter.
Any thoughts? Am I just overthinking it?
Thanks in advance.
I changed the oil on 5/10/2025, today is 6/9/2025. So about 1 month ago.
Today after a short drive to and from the grocery store (about 12 minutes each way, 10 miles round trip). The oil life monitor went from 93% to 91% in this trip. Now I reset trip 2 when I changed the oil, and so far on this oil change I’ve only driven 213.7 miles. That equates to roughly 23.7 miles per 1% oil life.
So if I extrapolate out: 23.7 miles x 100% =2,374 miles. That seems way too short for an oil change interval. I know this is lot the exact calculation, just a rough estimate.
In my experience with GM vehicles with OLM systems. It usually is around 65-75 miles per 1% oil life, under normal driving conditions. Extending out to 6500-7500 mile oil change intervals.
Now I know the OLM uses a lot of data to calculate the percentage. Granted our driving so far has been short trips, just to and from the grocery store basically all in town driving. I just feel like something is out of whack.
I changed the oil with Amsoil 0W20 signature and used a Wix filter.
Any thoughts? Am I just overthinking it?
Thanks in advance.