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

 

[Mephy]

Will that raise the octane rating?

No, but it keeps the combustion chamber cleaner, and the deposit will be softer. Take into consideration that the turbo has a lower compression ratio, so there is no need for high octane; however, premium fuel has more combustion energy anyway.

 

[MurkyAsparagus]

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

It’s not bad at all. The only thing is getting the fill cap off and a funnel in without burning your hands off. Thus, do it cold .

 

[kschachn]

No, but it keeps the combustion chamber cleaner, and the deposit will be softer. Take into consideration that the turbo has a lower compression ratio, so there is no need for high octane; however, premium fuel has more combustion energy anyway.

Thanks. It can provide for a more efficient extraction of the energy (if the engine can compensate), but the total BTU content of the two will be the same.

It gets a bit complicated when you consider how the octane rating is achieved. Using EtOH will actually reduce the total energy of the mixture while raising the rating.

 

[road_rascal]

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

I wish auto engineers would make sumps that take exactly 5 or 6 quarts. My Toyota V6 is supposed to take 6.4 qts but I dump in 6 and the dipstick is at the full mark. The Chevy 1.5l is hilariously small at 4.2 qts.

 

[wemay]

I wish auto engineers would make sumps that take exactly 5 or 6 quarts. My Toyota V6 is supposed to take 6.4 qts but I dump in 6 and the dipstick is at the full mark. The Chevy 1.5l is hilariously small at 4.2 qts.

Agree 100%

 

[JTK]

It’s not bad at all. The only thing is getting the fill cap off and a funnel in without burning your hands off. Thus, do it cold .

If you un-clip the ECU out of it's holder and flop it out of the way (still plugged in), you gain a bunch of room to reach in for the ATF refill cap on the 2018+. Just use caution around the plastic clips. I snagged one on my sleeve and snapped it right off. Either way, you still need a funnel with a hose or very long, thin spout to reach the hole for the re-fill.

 

[Nessism1]

I wish auto engineers would make sumps that take exactly 5 or 6 quarts. My Toyota V6 is supposed to take 6.4 qts but I dump in 6 and the dipstick is at the full mark. The Chevy 1.5l is hilariously small at 4.2 qts.

4.2 quarts is about average I'd say. My old Nissan sentra was less than 3 quarts. That, was disappointing.

 

[fen1]

Back to your question about which oil to use, I'll go for M 1 ESP 0/5W-30. For my 2020 2.0 GDI this what I use. In fact, it recommends 5W-30 oil, which pleases me. Most of the time I use Shell midgrade and it seems to work well for me. Hope you have a long happy ride with your Equinox.

 

[xmanjeff]

my 2016 with 1.5 turbo called for 5w-30,thats all i run now

 

[nickaluch]

I wish auto engineers would make sumps that take exactly 5 or 6 quarts. My Toyota V6 is supposed to take 6.4 qts but I dump in 6 and the dipstick is at the full mark. The Chevy 1.5l is hilariously small at 4.2 qts.

4.2 is for FWD 5.3 qts for AWD which is confusing both the same 1.5 turbo 4 cylinder. I will say I just put in 5 qts was at the full mark or close enough

 

[Jetronic]

I wish auto engineers would make sumps that take exactly 5 or 6 quarts. My Toyota V6 is supposed to take 6.4 qts but I dump in 6 and the dipstick is at the full mark. The Chevy 1.5l is hilariously small at 4.2 qts.

is that toyota a 2.3 V6 or smaller? If not it actually has a smaller sump vs the the size of the engine. And that matters, there's more to lubricate, more to seal, and more contaminants making it into the oil. I don't consider 4.2 quarts hilariously small, but wouldn't like it any smaller either as when the oil level falls to minimum it barely got 3 quarts in it.