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Old 04-17-2015, 11:52 AM   #55
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Originally Posted by DPerry View Post
My LLT blew after 85,00 miles only 20 or so minutes after getting my oil changed due to there being no oil at all before the oil change. yet my car read 50% oil life left. It was 6,000 miles from my last change, a little to far I know, but I don't think it should've blown after 6,000. Anyways I'm getting a LS3 here as soon as my car gets its new engine in so I won't have to worry about these problems anymore.
Oil life and oil level are two different things. The oil life monitor simply takes a lot of inputs, runs them through an algorithm, and estimates the "life" left in the oil you have. You have to use the good old dipstick if you want to know how much oil you have left. Check the level every other trip to the gas station and you will know if you need to add some before it gets dangerously low.
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