One more thing that has always confused me. My change engine oil light has only come on once since we have owned it. Every other time the OLM will hit 0%, but I will never get any indication unless I look at the OLM. Curious if the OLM has some glitches with it...
My OLM usually hits 0% at around 3,500 miles, but I have had it go to around the 5,000 mark. I don't know much about how it detects when a change is required, is it a preset number or does it have some type of sensor? Should I follow the OLM even though it seems like a ridiculously frequent...
I posted my other vehicle and got some great feedback, so I figured I would post my wife's as well. She drives a 2009 GMC Acadia with about 45K miles. I have always changed the oil every 5K miles and I use Quaker State Syn 5w30. She does mostly city driving. There are no issues with the vehicle...
Thanks for all the responses. Good news is I am already using Maxlife HM. I am going to shift to the 5w-30 first to see if that helps at all.
bepperb - Although I never found anything for my specific engine, generally it seems a lot of people feel like the seals are really difficult. I also...
My 2007 Toyota Camry 4 cylinder engine has 150,000 miles on it. Toyota recommends 5w-20 and this is always what I have used. I started using the high mileage 5w-20 at about 120,000 miles. They also recommend 5,000 interval, which I have always followed. I noticed about a year ago that it blows...