Oil expiration ?
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djthumper
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Your owner's manual indicates: your engine oil and filter must be changed at least once a year and at this time the OLM system must be reset
- Jun 1, 2012
- 932
meerschm said:
Great responses. I changed the oil and used synthetic I shouldn't need to change it until 10k mi ±.
My engine runs fine purrs right, tranny gets a little bitchy at times but not a concern really as I don't hammer on my vehicle. Someday I'll get the pcm tune.
meerschm
Member
- Aug 26, 2012
- 1,079
did you reset the oil monitor? following from your owners manual:
How to Reset the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
Light
The GM Oil Life System calculates when to change
your engine oil and filter based on vehicle use. Anytime
your oil is changed, reset the system so it can
calculate when the next oil change is required. If a
situation occurs where you change your oil prior to a
CHANGE ENGINE OIL light being turned on, reset the
system.
To reset the CHANGE ENGINE OIL light, do the
following:
1. Turn the ignition key to RUN with the engine off.
2. Fully press and release the accelerator pedal slowly
three times within five seconds.
3. Turn the key to LOCK.
If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL light comes back on when
you start your vehicle, the engine oil life system has
not reset. Repeat the procedure.
For vehicles with the Driver Information Center, see
Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 3-48
to reset
the system
How to Reset the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
Light
The GM Oil Life System calculates when to change
your engine oil and filter based on vehicle use. Anytime
your oil is changed, reset the system so it can
calculate when the next oil change is required. If a
situation occurs where you change your oil prior to a
CHANGE ENGINE OIL light being turned on, reset the
system.
To reset the CHANGE ENGINE OIL light, do the
following:
1. Turn the ignition key to RUN with the engine off.
2. Fully press and release the accelerator pedal slowly
three times within five seconds.
3. Turn the key to LOCK.
If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL light comes back on when
you start your vehicle, the engine oil life system has
not reset. Repeat the procedure.
For vehicles with the Driver Information Center, see
Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 3-48
to reset
the system
meerschm
Member
- Aug 26, 2012
- 1,079
Ghost said:
That process should reset the smarts in the computer that keep track of how you drive and decide when to turn on the oil light.
(assuming you do not have the Drivers Info Center that lets you choose between display of time, miles, trip odometer, average MPG, instant MPG, miles till empty. and of course Oil Life.in percent)
djthumper
Administrator
Not every GMT-360 has the oil life monitor. It appears that those that were rentals they were disabled and possibly deleted.
seanpooh
Member
- Jan 24, 2012
- 461
I agree with the one year expiration. Oil being used and then sitting around that long without the mileage should be changed. All the grades of amsoil says one year/25K miles.
If you aren't doing that much driving, an oil change once a year is still saving money.
If you aren't doing that much driving, an oil change once a year is still saving money.
Mark20
Member
- Dec 6, 2011
- 1,630
The oil change light will light when the engine computer thinks its time to change the oil. However without a DIC or Scan Gauge type reader hooked up, you don't really know when the light pops up. But when you do the reset that light will blink back at you to acknowledge you pressed the peddle three times. As I found out the hard way, the reset will not take until the light blinks. It takes - maybe - five seconds to start blinking after you've pushed the accelarator three times.