Changing the oil

[Intercooled]

Sorry to hear about your bad luck. But I'm not sold on dealership work either. I just had my work truck worked on. The hydroboost brake part went bad and had it replaced. Also my check engine light has been on for 9 months with no luck from the local mechanic to figure out the porblem. The Dealership diagnosed a bad MAF sensor and to replace the Hydroboost part. Got the truck back and brake pedal still has alot of travel with not much difference in better braking. And my check engine light came back on 2 days later!!! I dont think these guys thoroughly check anything let alone take the truck out for a test drive. All they do today is replace parts and send it on its way!

[HummerJim]

It was a nice fall day so I changed the oil today. Took 30 minutes with 6 qts of 5w-30, and I didn't have to remove the skid plate to get to the oil filter. I found it hiding up high just behind the skid plate and got to it with no problem, just a little arm twisting. I put a plastic bag around it to keep the oil from running on everything when I spun it off. I also found out that you can reset the oil life by pressing the reset button on the steering wheel (--> from one of the older posts on here) instead of pressing the accelerator three times like the book says.
There's so much good info on this forum, you just have to dig through some of the refuse to get to it.

[blackhawk29]

why even bother changing it... I don't. do you think the dealer cares when you trade it in? I think the 3k oil change interval was thought up by the oil companys to sell more oil. This stuff lasts longer than you think. i had a suburban that racked up 245K on it with only a few oil changes here and there. that thing ran great till the day i sold it, no burning oil and no leaks !

[liquidsilver]

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