02-20-2014, 02:21 PM | #29 |
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Yes. Point is, you don't want it full if you run your car hard. If not, it won't make any difference.
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02-20-2014, 02:26 PM | #31 |
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If you have a GM Certified car, you get free oil changes for a year. You will not receive your free oil change until the OLM reaches <22%. 35% is still very fresh.
I wouldn't worry about it until you're <20%. My oil just hit 19% today and I just scheduled a change at the dealer for Saturday morning as of 25 minutes ago. Just make sure to monitor the LEVEL of the oil. That's what will hurt your motor. Old, dirty oil at the proper level isn't nearly as big a problem as fresh oil that's low!!! |
02-20-2014, 02:36 PM | #32 |
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Sure! If the oil level is high enough to allow the crankshaft counter-weights to "beat" into the oil in your pan, it foams up a bit from air being "whipped" into the oil.
Valve lifters are small hydraulic pumps, and depend on air-free oil to operate properly. By introducing aerated oil to them, it can affect performance and create undue lifter tick. Air compresses; oil does not. That small bit of compression caused by aerated oil can cost a few thousandths of an inch of valve lift, thus affecting overall performance of the engine. In extremely aerated oil (filling way beyond the full mark), you can end up with cylinder scoring and bearing damage. Rare, but it could happen.
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02-20-2014, 02:38 PM | #33 | |
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My point was the olm is showing the time to change, not the level. I was not debating when to change. Sent from my AGM, 2SS/RS |
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02-20-2014, 02:40 PM | #34 |
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Really, Really!
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a little knowledge can be helpful or very dangerous. If you are unsure there are no stupid questions. Stupid is thinking i should ask someone because i'm unsure and then ignoring that felling and doing it anyways and damaging something or someone.
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I agree with most of what the rest of you have said, but just wanted to point out OP has a V6, so the 7.5 and 8 quart discussions do not apply to him. Capacity on the V6 is only 6 quarts and they do use oil. It still shouldn't be overfilled, but it is a different engine design and we do often have to add oil between changes.
Trashmanssd - great story, funny for us, and another good point that if you don't know what you are doing don't work on your car! - at least not without asking someone who does know.
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02-20-2014, 03:20 PM | #38 |
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As men, we would rather be a love pinata in a Mexican prison than read directions, or in this case an owner's manual. But all that info is in there.
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I'm not going to agree with you this time... what you do on your vacation is your own business, but I'd rather read the manual.
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lol, the Mexican prison part I'm guessing?
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To answer your question, personally for a brand new car I recommend changing the oil absolutely no later than 5,000 miles into a new engine. Personally I would rather change after the 500 mile break in period so you know if anything isn't going right before you get too far into a new engine. However, 3-5k is a good rule of thumb.
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02-20-2014, 04:15 PM | #42 |
It's the oil life, tells you when to change it. What do you mean when you say you put more oil in when it went lower percent?
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