Oil change light?
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Oil change light?
I changed my oil at 3k on my new truck. I never got a light. No I am at 4600 miles and the oil change message came on. Is this because I never got a light the first time? Do I really need to change my oil at 1600 miles on the new oil? That seems a bit strange? Should I just reset the message and drive till this oil has 5k miles on it? Also, going by hours my average mph is 42mph. Seems like mostly highway driving!
I am using a fleetgaurd filter with delo 400.
Thanks.
I am using a fleetgaurd filter with delo 400.
Thanks.
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It sounds like the light/message is based upon distance (5000miles with 400mile pre-warning). You'll probably need to look in your owner's manual to figure out how to re-set it.
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I never follow that light...
I change mine at every 5000 miles. Always have always will. I clear the light if and when it comes on. 58500 trouble free and running strong as ever.
Edit: To clear the message, key on to run position, pump accelerator three times, key off. Might take you a couple of time to get it right.
I change mine at every 5000 miles. Always have always will. I clear the light if and when it comes on. 58500 trouble free and running strong as ever.
Edit: To clear the message, key on to run position, pump accelerator three times, key off. Might take you a couple of time to get it right.
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I changed my oil at 3k on my new truck. I never got a light. No I am at 4600 miles and the oil change message came on. Is this because I never got a light the first time? Do I really need to change my oil at 1600 miles on the new oil? That seems a bit strange? Should I just reset the message and drive till this oil has 5k miles on it? Also, going by hours my average mph is 42mph. Seems like mostly highway driving!
I am using a fleetgaurd filter with delo 400.
Thanks.
I am using a fleetgaurd filter with delo 400.
Thanks.
If you did reset the light, change the oil.
IMHO lots of oil changes the first 15K miles are good.. I prefer 500, 3K, 6K, 9K, 12K, 15K, then go longer intervals.
I never follow that light...
I change mine at every 5000 miles. Always have always will. I clear the light if and when it comes on. 58500 trouble free and running strong as ever.
Edit: To clear the message, key on to run position, pump accelerator three times, key off. Might take you a couple of time to get it right.
I change mine at every 5000 miles. Always have always will. I clear the light if and when it comes on. 58500 trouble free and running strong as ever.
Edit: To clear the message, key on to run position, pump accelerator three times, key off. Might take you a couple of time to get it right.
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i never pay any attention to the light or any indicators except lab analysis. Sometimes I go 8K miles sometimes only 5k miles. Pull a sample every 2K miles and send off. let the lab tell you when things start piling up. If it worrys you so much...
Personally I don't see any problem changin every 5-8K miles under those mild conditions.
Personally I don't see any problem changin every 5-8K miles under those mild conditions.
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i never pay any attention to the light or any indicators except lab analysis. Sometimes I go 8K miles sometimes only 5k miles. Pull a sample every 2K miles and send off. let the lab tell you when things start piling up. If it worrys you so much...
Personally I don't see any problem changin every 5-8K miles under those mild conditions.
Personally I don't see any problem changin every 5-8K miles under those mild conditions.
Every 2K, wow thats a lot of samples at $25 a pop.. I have done mine at 7,500 mile intervals.
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I was just making the statement of so far so good.
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Did the DPF and EGR unplug with and Edge at 17000. When the Smarty came out I did full deletes at 43000.
I was lucky, mine never made oil in the stock form.
Maybe I should have mentioned again that I do have the deletes in place. I forget sometimes that I did the comical thing in my sig.
Because, you are correct, elimination of the 4th injection event by either the Smarty or H&S eliminates the growing oil problem.
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The 6.7 went back to the re-entrant design which keeps the flame in the middle and is more efficient. The 04.5-07 pistons were designed for emissions reasons, and were part of the reason an EGR wasn't needed.