Well, it's coming up soon, in another two weeks or so my Avalanche should hit the big 3,000 and be ready for oil change number one, or maybe not.
I've read in other publications that the change oil monitor in GM products works pretty good, and general advises an oil change between 3,500 and 5,500 miles - but can come on as early as 2,000 or as old as 10,000 depending on driving conditions.
So - if I change the oil at 3,000 miles I basically render this feature useless. There is no way to reset it back to zero when you change the oil (which would be ideal because under abusive conditions you could get an early warning) and it will, in all likelyhood come on between oil change one and two.
The cynic in me says this feature would be good, but not TO good. General Motors does have a vested interest in making sure my Avalanche doesn't last forever.
So what are folks doing here. Are they changing at 3,000 miles or are they waiting for the change the oil light to come on.
BTW - I'm going with Mobil One from this day forward...
I've read in other publications that the change oil monitor in GM products works pretty good, and general advises an oil change between 3,500 and 5,500 miles - but can come on as early as 2,000 or as old as 10,000 depending on driving conditions.
So - if I change the oil at 3,000 miles I basically render this feature useless. There is no way to reset it back to zero when you change the oil (which would be ideal because under abusive conditions you could get an early warning) and it will, in all likelyhood come on between oil change one and two.
The cynic in me says this feature would be good, but not TO good. General Motors does have a vested interest in making sure my Avalanche doesn't last forever.
So what are folks doing here. Are they changing at 3,000 miles or are they waiting for the change the oil light to come on.
BTW - I'm going with Mobil One from this day forward...