Oil change today at dealer ... question

[jagan323]

update: GM actually pushes u towards their own Dexos approved engine oil. From now on, if you don't use Dexos approved engine oil, they will deny your warranty.

Just an FYI for you guys.

[Sneeks20]

Originally Posted by Aequitas & Veritas

I bought my own mobil1 and filter brought it to the dealer and was charged $13 total but now i do it myself.

Thats what i did also.

[ron8879]

i buy 6 qts of mobil1 and a filter....do it at home....take used oil to autozone and they dispose of it for free....dont remember for sure but it has to be at least 1/2 of what the dealer charges

[happycamper]

Originally Posted by jagan323

update: GM actually pushes u towards their own Dexos approved engine oil. From now on, if you don't use Dexos approved engine oil, they will deny your warranty.

Just an FYI for you guys.

Not true anymore. Mine came with an update to the owners manual which supercedes the dexos requirement and specifies GM6094M oil, which is standard oil.

[CamaroDreams07]

They should've given you a choice, but you should go with synthetic anyway so it's all good. I only use Mobil 1 and it costs me about $75 I think.

[nak3dsnake]

Originally Posted by jagan323

update: GM actually pushes u towards their own Dexos approved engine oil. From now on, if you don't use Dexos approved engine oil, they will deny your warranty.

Just an FYI for you guys.

The new mobile one oil out should be Dexos compliant so no worries.

[OOLIE]

Originally Posted by jagan323

update: GM actually pushes u towards their own Dexos approved engine oil. From now on, if you don't use Dexos approved engine oil, they will deny your warranty.

Just an FYI for you guys.

It actually recomends the dexos oil. In my manual it says if it is not available you can use standard oil. So I HIGHLY doubt the warranty would be void for using standard oil as long as you use the right oil 5w-30. Standard oil is 20-30 dollars and synthetic is 60-80 dollars. I use the synthetic as a few extra dollars is protecting many thousands.

[NOT URSS]

As long as your oil cap doesn't say Mobil 1 your good to run anything you want that's recommended in your owners manual. Yes Dexos is the new GM standard.

[JasonK]

If you don't use synthetic oil a kitten dies....

[Kurushio]

When i went for my oil change i asked for synthetic but then before they did the lady called me and asked if i was sure and then she said the price for it was 80 and i basically said Screw That! Made no sense that synthetic would cost 60 over regular so i just went with regular and if i cant buy the oil and let them do it for 20 then i guess i will do it myself. Almost seems like the BBB should be in on that price gouging lol.

[jays455ta]

the 6cyl or 8cyl are both very easy to change the oil on and this will save you money ! the stealership will try to sell you a maintenance one or some package ! Just man up and do it your self this is what camaro owners should know how to do as far as basic maintenance and it will feel good knowing you did it and its done with the products you want to use !

[Dyk-NO]

I get it for free at the dealer car got 2,300 miles and had already 3 oil changes. I love to abuse free stuff LOL

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by SummitWhiteLS

With 4,000 miles on the car, I decided to bring it to the dealer for an oil change (Oil Life Monitor said I still had 35% left - LOL).

Guy said they would use a synthetic blend oil.

I said the car doesn't call for that, but they said that's what they liked to use. I said fine, so the 5k service was $80. He gave me $10 off, and I had a $25 credit from before so with tax I only paid ~$50.

Question: Are the dealers telling you guys to use a synthetic blend as well?

NO!..any dealer who tells you that needs to be investigated!..bunch of s**t!
the 2010 v6 does NOT require synthetic!..you CAN use mineral oil,and you will be fine!..just change your oil when the monitoring system tells you to!..i usually change around 5,000 miles,but i have done that with ALL of my cars over the years,and NEVER had issues with any of them!..just sayin!

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by SNV

I use Mobile1 in my car. They should of offered you plain synthetic rather then a blend. Your best bet if you want to run synthetic. Find a small local shop. Ask if he will do the oil change if you give him the oil and filter. Grab some Mobile1 from walmart when it's on sale. This way you are using a full synthetic and aren't getting raped. Some places will let you bring your oil.

it's a bunch of "crap!" you DON'T need synthetic,and a waste of money IF you change out at 5,000 miles or less!..save your money!..as the asians say!..it's "suuuup to you!