New Oil Viscosity Recommended
- Thread starter Briachas
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Ironically, I have been tracking my recent oil consumption since my last oil change. Presently, I am at 52,345 miles and I have tracked the oil consumption at 1 quart / 1,300 miles. Also, verified the last 1,300 miles it required another quart. I usually change oil at the dealer every 5,000 miles. This is not good knowing I still would have +/- 2,400 miles to go before the next scheduled oil change.
I noticed once the truck turned 40,000 miles it used 1 additional quart per 5,000 miles. Other than that, the truck has performed great. Something is definitely headed in the wrong direction.
I noticed once the truck turned 40,000 miles it used 1 additional quart per 5,000 miles. Other than that, the truck has performed great. Something is definitely headed in the wrong direction.
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That's because it's about oil not fuel.......LOL!
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I remember seeing some comments about how the vette and Camaro platform run the 0-40 oil rather than 0-20 and some folks believed that to be the issue as to why the trucks/suvs have all the issues. It makes sense in my simple brain. If the crank is eating up bearing and coming apart, the metal shavings will affect the lifters and cause catastrophic failure before you would hear a rod knocking.
I can’t remember if it was on Facebook or buried in one of the oil threads here.
I can’t remember if it was on Facebook or buried in one of the oil threads here.
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I've run 0W20 oil in several vehicles for thousands of miles. The oil is not the root of the problem. It's shitty design, parts, and manufacturing. And the oil change is a bandaid fix that their lawyers told them implement as a CYA for pending lawsuits.
This was likely a result of their negotiations with NHTSB and Direction from the Board. Changing oil on vehicles that have logged thousands of miles isn't gonna charge anything, hence the emphasis on shit sitting on dealers lots, not the ones in your driveway. That's the low cost "remedy".
Remember, GM doesn't give two shits about the health, safety, and welfare of you or your family. They only care about extracting the maximum amount of cash from your pocket. They are no longer a car company selling vehicles for the enjoyment and benefit of customers. They are a huge annuity and health insurance company that happens to sell sell cars to fund their legacy social and welfare commitments to the Unions and employees. For every employee, they have to cover legacy UAW commitments to 2.5 employees (and thats old data). Wall Street and executives take what's left and you fund it with overpriced vehicles with low reliability and expensive repairs.
Don't believe me ........ just look at the the way they handled the Duramax CP4 fuel pump issue. The lawyers on both sides made 28 million and very few customers in a few select states got "remedy"......everyone else was left holding their own dicks for $12-15k repairs.
This was likely a result of their negotiations with NHTSB and Direction from the Board. Changing oil on vehicles that have logged thousands of miles isn't gonna charge anything, hence the emphasis on shit sitting on dealers lots, not the ones in your driveway. That's the low cost "remedy".
Remember, GM doesn't give two shits about the health, safety, and welfare of you or your family. They only care about extracting the maximum amount of cash from your pocket. They are no longer a car company selling vehicles for the enjoyment and benefit of customers. They are a huge annuity and health insurance company that happens to sell sell cars to fund their legacy social and welfare commitments to the Unions and employees. For every employee, they have to cover legacy UAW commitments to 2.5 employees (and thats old data). Wall Street and executives take what's left and you fund it with overpriced vehicles with low reliability and expensive repairs.
Don't believe me ........ just look at the the way they handled the Duramax CP4 fuel pump issue. The lawyers on both sides made 28 million and very few customers in a few select states got "remedy"......everyone else was left holding their own dicks for $12-15k repairs.
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Yeah @AXE I totally agree. Oil alone isn’t going to magically fix all these problems. While it might help this is just GM avoiding engine replacements on nearly a million vehicles because they don’t have the data to narrow this down to specific VINs. Engine design flaws would affect everyone. Can the NHTSA call bullshit on the corrective action or is any action allowed until enough additional failures occur? I don’t know but an oil change and a plastic filler cap is a testament to what GM thinks about us.
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Might want to consult a dealer, just to see if they have any better data on what might be coming for the average Joe. Theoretically, if you ran 0W40 on your own accord and your motor grenades, they could deny warranty. Not sure that is very likely, but it is plausible!
Remember, there's plenty of oil analytics on this 0W20 oil and for the most part all the samples look good and wear metals are in line with the averages for likely thousands of 6.2L motors in the laboratory's database. To me, that says something about the oil and something else about the reliability of the motor parts.
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I am curious about the same thing. Was gonna change my oil next weekend. But I haven't bought new oil and filter yet.
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