12-16-2016, 06:12 AM | #1 |
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UPDATE.....Urgent: Should I add oil?
I think there is a thread out there talking about this so apologize to creating another one but I have to get ready to drive 550 miles.
Simple question, I have 720 miles on the car and about to total up another 1100 miles in the next 10 days. I checked my oil after the car sat there for a day and this is the status, should I add a quart? There is oil right at the tip of the crosshatch. Please reply and thank you!!!
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12-16-2016, 06:24 AM | #2 |
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I would.
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12-16-2016, 06:36 AM | #3 |
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please do...it may even take over a quart to reach the top of the marks.
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12-16-2016, 06:56 AM | #4 |
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I would add oil a half quart at a time and then give it plenty of time to drain down. I usually wait at least an hour, recheck and add more if needed. The slow draining back is a pain when trying to check your oil but a big positive in that it keeps the oil up top for lubrication when you shut-down and re-start a lot.
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Without wanting to sound stupid, had a question: Doesn't the engine sensors alert you via the dash when you need an oil change(scheduled maintenance)? Also, the oil life percentage that comes up on the dash?
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12-16-2016, 08:34 AM | #6 |
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Yes.
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12-16-2016, 08:39 AM | #7 |
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probably not sensors, more of a calculation based on time and driving habits, i.e. stomping the gas all the time vs. driving Ms. Daisy, the car knows how your driving affects the life of the oil.
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The concern with OLM within the first 1500 miles is that GM isn't clear on if they are actually actively monitoring the oil consumption or is it based on a canned formula based on miles driven. I will pick up a quart of Mobil-1 and monitor carefully.
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As others have said, the old drains very slowly from the top of this engine. So make sure there is a decent amount of time between shutting off the engine & checking the oil level. You may be surprised & accidentally overfill it.
But if indeed you are low, dropping that amount of oil with such few miles would have me monitoring it very frequently. My car burned off a quart during initial 1K miles, then seems to have settled in & the oil level has held steady since. I'm at 3K now. Last edited by BrianL; 12-19-2016 at 08:21 AM. |
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The OLM is about how long the oil is still good for before you need to change it based on fancy math. Oil level is not a part of it. The OLM may say 90% but be 2 quarts low on oil. I believe there is a separate sensor that will set off a low oil level alert, but not sure at how low it will go off.
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follow up question. What kind of oil should one get?
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