Ok, I'll say that they app uses the last known readings because they don't want to be sued for the Satellite draining you battery...
First Oil Change?
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WLGJ
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Well that sounds good. I hope mine does the same. The problem is, your warranty says mileage or time, once a year.
The app still shows the same as 5 weeks ago and the oil life % syncs exactly with the mileage seemingly indicating that it will reach 0% right at 12,000 km . Then again who the heck knows.
WLGJ
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WLGJ
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Maybe my C8 knows better than yours!Good suggestion but first I want to consult with @Bunny Hop …..
WLGJ
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Ok all you doubting Thomas, read page 245. It says clearly, change at least once a year. I, myself don't listen to these rules but I went and bought an extended warranty.
WLGJ
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247 . One a year regardless is always a requirement of all warranties to the best of my knowledge. Oil cheap, engines expensive I always say. You definitely should change it and document it for warranty coverage. Having an extended warranty doesn’t make any difference.
Knowledge is cheap, so is being ignorant. Oil being cheaper than an engine means absolutely nothing in reality. The only thing that really matters is whether GM will fight a catastrophe and where that line is.
Oil change recommendations at one year have been around since the 40's. You telling me that oil hasn't changed? Of course it has. BIG time. So has machining tolerances. One year oil changes should be out with the Dinooilsaurs
Oil change recommendations at one year have been around since the 40's. You telling me that oil hasn't changed? Of course it has. BIG time. So has machining tolerances. One year oil changes should be out with the Dinooilsaurs
What are you trying to say ? There are many people who buy a vehicle and never do any maintenance at all until it breaks down. For them oil would have been cheaper by a mile. A lot of them never even check the oil level let alone change it. I have seen it happen.
I mean that oil changes at a defined preset interval is wrong. All kinds of things affect oil life. Like you said earlier, mileage has an effect as does time as does weather conditions as does elevation etc. etc. etc. Just where would GM draw the line? The difference between a car stored for 6 months of the year with 6 month old oil and a car stored for 6 months with fresh oil is negligible at best. Yet GM will decline a warranty claim if the first car has an engine issue a month later because they didn't change their oil? I suppose they could for any reason, but will they? They certainly should not! There is no real difference in the quality of the oil between either car.
Gotcha. I agree with that. There is also the hope on the part of GM that owners go to GM dealers for service as well. Not that many owners put 2 or 3 hundred thousand on the odometer and if they only changed the oil every three years would likely never have a problem or see a difference in performance but they got us by the short and curlies in the wording of warranty requirements.
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