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Actually I would prefer that GM put the bypass valve back into the block but we have to work with what we are given...

Here is why I use the PF64: A) top mounted bypass valve - which means the oil does not sweep by the filter media when it does into bypass mode B) bypass valve pressure is 22PSI rather than 12 for the NAPA and yes I can't wait for the 0W-40 Dexos 2 - might just use it in ALL my cars Ref...

Originally Posted By: donnyj08 a friend of mine owns the same truck, they are super nice. That DI 5.3L is a hot rod. Nice report. You should have free oil changes for the first 24k miles. Take advantage of those. GM allows you to bring them in at 20% OLM for a change. most dealers use A/c...

this might be a better video http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toro...rticle26962192/ in my opinion they should have tased him first instead of after he was dead...

Originally Posted By: Shannow Originally Posted By: jk_636 I have heard some people change them based on filter minders and some that say they filter better when dirty (makes no sense to me). OK, you have pingpong balls and tennis balls floating down a river. (dust in air is the analogy). You...

Well to put some sort of line under all this - here is what I've decided to do. As in my original post - I'm not the type to keep looking at the odometer. The OLM is great for a guys like me - I'll just keep changing the oil when it tells me to - even with the synthetics. I'm going to stay...

Originally Posted By: stower17 Dexos came about more because of turbo charged engines (2011 chevy cruze) than because of VVT. VVT runs fine on non dexos oil, your truck has the same OLM calibration as the 2010. The GM 3.6 DI and 2.4 DI motors up to a certain year model had a recall to...

OK - so I got myself a 2010 Silverado with GM's Oil Life Monitor. I have always changed the oil at the dealership according to the OLM with conventional 5W-30 oil. So this summer my wife got a 2015 Equinox that specifies Dexos oil. Well not the type to spend a whole lot of time thinking about...