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You should be fine. Back in 1996 I had a 5.7L engine replaced in my chevy truck. The dealer told me to go 7500 miles before my first oil change. Noting that the assembly/break in lubes were there for a reason. I did so, and proceeded to change the oil every 3000 miles for the next 250,000 miles...

I've had a FRAM filter give up the ghost back in 1998 on my 1985 GMC Jimmy with 2.8l V6. I had changed the oil and filter in the fall in prep for winter. In the spring about 6 months and 2500 miles later when starting up the Jimmy, the engine started making a loud ticking sound, and the Check...

Originally Posted By: dave2009 I do tend to agree about fuel dilution, even though I can't prove it, is causing problems. This theory is just based on how it drives and the relative poor hwy mileage. I read somewhere that GM runs the engine richer to aid with cooling. Don't know if that is true...

I recently sold a 1998 3.8L Buick with 168,000 miles that has been in the family since new. We used the OLM since new with Valvoline dino, and most of the time it would go off around 5000 miles or so. Not a single issue with the engine. We use the OLM on my wifes 2006 Impala too, and we...

Josh, I just recently sent Blackstone in the oil from my '03 Duramax with 42k on it. I had 12 months 8,000 miles on the oil (Shell Rotella T 15W40). They told me to go 8,500 miles on this next oil change. This was on conventional oil. I'm running Delo this time and will run it the 8,500 and...

Find someone with a HANDHELD and get some REAL readings of what the PCM is seeing. The gages on the dash are just for reference, and that's it... They are not accurate enough for actual temp readings. On my Duramax the dash gage tells me 220 when the PCM tells me 190.. That's a 30 degree...

oh, and there seems to be no power loss. It has plenty of pep.

Thanks for the tips. Yeah, I searched high and low for the PCV and could not find one. I figured maybe they used some type of solenoid valve or something. Maybe on one of them links posted above (thank you) I can get some more info on why she may be burning oil. To answer a few of your...

I went and purchased a jug of SuperTech 10W30 and some SuperTech filters the other day. She currently has 1k miles on the current oil change (5W30 MAXlife), so this is a good time to dump in the Auto-RX. At 3k, I'll dump and start the rinse cycle with the 10W30. Or maybe I should dump the...

I have a bottle of Auto-RX I purchased for my Caprice. Maybe I'll dump it into her car on the next oil change. How about Auto-RX and Rotella 5W40 for the clean cycle? The new Rotella is ultra low sulfer, so that should be fine on the CAT I would think.. ??

My GF has a 2000 Grand Am 2.4l cylinder with 114k on it. Since new She's used the GM oil life system which always go off around 4000-5000 miles. For the last 50k miles or so she's had to add 1 quart every 1000 miles. She always goes to Quaker State and uses 5W30 which the manual calls for. What...

I see one piston tiped at an angle, and another piston laying flat.

Thanks for pointing out my T Y P O 3.75 for a 383 3.48 for a 350 I hit the 8 a lot when entering 7's. Must be from my broken wrist.

GM says wait no longer than 500 miles MAX.

I don't see them as the ones needing an education. The 3000 mile OCI started back in the 1960's, and has somehow stuck and been imprinted into peoples minds. The local Sheriff's Dept goes by the built in oil change meter. They sell the cars once they have 100k on them. I have one of them with...