03 Silverado,do not use OLM.
03 Impala,do not use OLM.
Both get oil changes Nov 1 with an 0w and May 1 with a 5w....
03 Impala,do not use OLM.
Both get oil changes Nov 1 with an 0w and May 1 with a 5w....
Have you done any UOA to see whether your opinion of the OLM's performance is as insane as you think? Run a google or two and review the technical stuff written on the OLM. You'll find that it's calibrated to be conservative (set to call for a change earlier than necessary) while using the most average of dino oil. In addition, it's calibrated to the performance of each individual type of engine-car combination. If your's happens to be one that's easy on oil, the OLM's performance will reflect that.quote:
I dont use it because I have no way of knowing what % my oil life is at in my camaro. So, I do a 3k Oil change because I drive 6mi round trip each day to school and back, maybe Ill go on a 10-15mi jaunt if I get a chance. My oil life monitor tends to kick the light on around 5500-6000mi under these conditions which is insane! The range of my monitor is 3000-7500. So I really wonder what on earth I would need to do to make it come on sooner. In my opinon the light is a worst case scenario light.
. . . right around the time when snow drifts block Satan's front door. . .quote:
wonder when the "oil industry" will move off the 3000 mile changes?