"Break-in" oil or urban myth?

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8/19/13, 12:15 PM

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as Desha says. there is no such thing as too many oil changes (or something to that effect). I did my first one at 1600 miles.

you know as long as you go to the dealership for said oil changes. What if you want to change it out every 250 miles would she still hey go for it?

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8/19/13, 12:58 PM

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I did my first oil change at 2300 miles and now use Mobil 1 extended performance fully synthetic , 5W 30 blend.

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8/19/13, 01:30 PM

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^ My "oil life" indicator wanted to do it at ~2100 miles. Seemed low to me, no way I'd have done it earlier than that. ('13 V6)

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8/26/13, 07:52 AM

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Thanks Deysha! I'm aware of the oil life monitor (it says I can wait a while longer) - its really a matter of connivence and avoiding any preventable problems. As much as I like my service dept, I'd rather be out driving!

As per your Owner Guide, as long as you get it done before your 12 months are up, you’re ok, thebms.

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8/26/13, 09:27 AM

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^ My "oil life" indicator wanted to do it at ~2100 miles. Seemed low to me, no way I'd have done it earlier than that. ('13 V6)

Oil life monitor must not have been set correctly or wasn't reset from the previous oil change

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8/26/13, 09:43 AM

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Oil life monitor must not have been set correctly or wasn't reset from the previous oil change

I was thinking the same thing because the oil life monitor has to be set manually every time after one changes the oil.

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8/26/13, 10:01 AM

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I was thinking the same thing because the oil life monitor has to be set manually every time after one changes the oil.

Correct. At least we can do it without requiring a 200 dollar tool like my wifes BMW.

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8/26/13, 10:10 AM

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Correct. At least we can do it without requiring a 200 dollar tool like my wifes BMW.

Are you serious bro. 200 dollar tool to reset the oil life. Holy Schmidt. Oh, that's crazy but say no more BMW. LMAO wow

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