first 500 mile oil change and Nitrogen fill - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

66olds442 · 01-07-2011, 10:15 AM

Just changed my oil yesterday at a little over 650 miles as well as putting on a magnetic drain plug and here are my thoughts.

First of all the oil was pretty dark which really surprised me, but thankfully didn't see any metal bits in the oil. Made me feel good about changing it and knowing when it was done and it's done right.

I also had them fill up my tires with Nitrogen and thankfully they didn't put on the green caps. The ride with the Nitrogen is actually noticeable to me. I live in a town where the roads have a lot of dips and you can get a lot of road noise sometimes. Switching to Nitrogen made a difference in ride and road noise.

2010 2SS RS · 01-16-2011, 05:42 PM

Where did you get the tires filled at ?

BowlingSS · 01-17-2011, 10:11 AM

How much did they charge to fill the tires up? I was thinking of getting this done.

Bill

CamaroShayne · 01-17-2011, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BowlingSS

How much did they charge to fill the tires up? I was thinking of getting this done.

Bill

I think I paid $50.00 back in 2009 on my 2010. I am going to get it done again on my 2011. It does make a nice ride difference, and no "tire warning" lights on when its cold outside!

66olds442 · 01-18-2011, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BowlingSS

How much did they charge to fill the tires up? I was thinking of getting this done.

Bill

I got mine done on Base (Goodfellow AFB) for $20. Guy gave me a deal because he loved my camaro

ITGuy11 · 01-18-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroShayne

I think I paid $50.00 back in 2009 on my 2010. I am going to get it done again on my 2011. It does make a nice ride difference, and no "tire warning" lights on when its cold outside!

You paid $50 to inflate your tires

blackknight · 01-18-2011, 12:41 PM

Magnetic drain plugs sound cool. Whered u get it?

BowlingSS · 01-18-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by blackknight

Magnetic drain plugs sound cool. Whered u get it?

Most auto parts stores sell them.

Bill

blackknight · 01-18-2011, 02:41 PM

Cool thanks

66olds442 · 01-19-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by blackknight

Magnetic drain plugs sound cool. Whered u get it?

I googled magnetic drain plug, just make sure they have one that specifically will fit your car. I got one just to keep an eye on how my filter was doing and what type of engine wear I was getting.

TonyCigar · 01-19-2011, 04:59 PM

I left the original factory fill engine oil in until I reached 9,400 miles (4% oil service life), then performed the first oil change. Mobil 1 synthetic oil does not break down & you have an oil filter to collect wear particles. I saved the old filter & will open it up with a special pipe cutter & inspect it. The oil begins to turn dark from the products of combustion as soon as you drive the car, which is normal & doesn't indicate that oil is dirty.

Baja74vw · 01-19-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by blackknight

Magnetic drain plugs sound cool. Whered u get it?

Try www.goldplug.com

use their search engine - http://www.goldplug.com/search.html

domano 68 · 01-25-2011, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ITGuy11

You paid $50 to inflate your tires

I have the same question.

Maybe everyone doesn't know air contains 78% nitrogen. Hard to believe an extra 22% is noticeable.

Shredder · 01-25-2011, 02:27 PM

http://www.goldplug.com/

+1, and don't forget extra washers for future changes, the plug for the V6 is AP-04.

Shredder

01-07-2011, 10:15 AM	#1
66olds442 Born Olds, Living Chevy Drives: 2011 2SS/RS: VR A6 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,080 View My Garage	first 500 mile oil change and Nitrogen fill Just changed my oil yesterday at a little over 650 miles as well as putting on a magnetic drain plug and here are my thoughts. First of all the oil was pretty dark which really surprised me, but thankfully didn't see any metal bits in the oil. Made me feel good about changing it and knowing when it was done and it's done right. I also had them fill up my tires with Nitrogen and thankfully they didn't put on the green caps. The ride with the Nitrogen is actually noticeable to me. I live in a town where the roads have a lot of dips and you can get a lot of road noise sometimes. Switching to Nitrogen made a difference in ride and road noise. __________________

01-18-2011, 12:41 PM	#7
blackknight Camaro Lover Drives: 2014 GMC Sierra 5.3L Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Posts: 709	Magnetic drain plugs sound cool. Whered u get it? __________________ No Camaro right now. But I'll be back in one in a few years.

01-18-2011, 02:41 PM	#9
blackknight Camaro Lover Drives: 2014 GMC Sierra 5.3L Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Posts: 709	Cool thanks __________________ No Camaro right now. But I'll be back in one in a few years.

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