Oil Change Reminder
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Oil Change Reminder
Just curious why my oil life reminder just started coming on. I've had the truck 14 months, first changed the oil at 1K and I now have 4,500 miles on the clock. Seems kind of soon for an oil change (3,500 miles) using full synthetic.
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The OLM doesn't know what type oil you are using. All it computes is how the vehicle is being used over time. Short drives where the engine can't fully come up to temperature and infrequent use will shorten the mileage between changes. Did you reset the OLM when you changed the oil?
Last edited by C12H24; Jul 16, 2018 at 03:10 PM. Reason: changed time to mileage
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The truck doesn't know when you change the oil, unless you tell it by resetting the oil life monitor. It has certain parameters it goes by (length of time, mileage, type of driving, etc...) to tell you when to change it.
I change my oil by mileage, and pay no attention to the computer.
I change my oil by mileage, and pay no attention to the computer.
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The truck doesn't know when you change the oil, unless you tell it by resetting the oil life monitor. It has certain parameters it goes by (length of time, mileage, type of driving, etc...) to tell you when to change it.
I change my oil by mileage, and pay no attention to the computer.
I change my oil by mileage, and pay no attention to the computer.
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Well Cokes are no longer a nickel either. The internal tolerances on these engines are much tighter than in years past so the lubrication and corrosion properties of the oil are more critical than in the past. That being said it also depends on the specific oil one chooses to run as well. To say one pays no attention to the time element of the oil and the consequences of the degradation of the various additive packages over time utilized is just not prudent. Every oil manufacturer that exists addresses this. Just be smart out there....
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