GM 1.5L Turbo - Help Me Pick an Oil!

[Nessism1]

I do not know the answer. Are you saying piston melting due to pre-ignition?

That's my understanding.

 

[nickaluch]

That's the plan. No maintenance history on Carfax but what I can see from the oil fill hole looks clean. GM's severe service for the transmission is every 45k, lifetime fill for standard service.

I plan on doing two spill and fills with some Valvoline Dexron IV to get rid of what is in there, probably the factory fill. Then I'll do a couple with HPL's ATF-Green. Bought a case for the Mazda that got totaled, lucky me it uses the same HPL Green.

I'll probably do all the fluids this weekend. I've got some Mobil 1 Synthetic 75W-90 already for the rear diff and transfer case.

Coolant and spark plugs will be next in the coming month or so.

You are going love the oil change so easy filter n drain plug right in the front no obstruction to the filter. I don't even jack it up put one tire on the curb.

 

[AdmiralYoda]

You are going love the oil change so easy filter n drain plug right in the front no obstruction to the filter. I don't even jack it up put one tire on the curb.

Transmission drain is right there too. Seems to be easy to work on.

 

[road_rascal]

My wife's 2018 1.5L Equinox is approaching 76,000 miles and all I have done is use whatever 0W-20 is on sale and change it between 5-6K miles, and most of the time I use regular 87 octane. Most of the trips on that car is highway though. She works from home so most of those trips are to the cabin and back.

 

[nickaluch]

My wife's 2018 1.5L Equinox is approaching 76,000 miles and all I have done is use whatever 0W-20 is on sale and change it between 5-6K miles, and most of the time I use regular 87 octane. Most of the trips on that car is highway though. She works from home so most of those trips are to the cabin and back.

I just did first oil change on GMC terrain used OE filter and Kirkland 0/20 caught on sale but mostly short trips changed OLM hit 5%. Bizzare thing AWD takes 5.3 qts FWD takes less If I remember correctly 4.2qts