Another oil change question
If it was 1 year the OLM will say to change! Seeing you live in MI you may have had the vette stored for the winter so the OLM decreased every month!
Unlike my C6 (and other prior Vettes and many cars) which said in the Owner's Manual to change when the OLM said to or 1 year max that OLM did not measure time. The C7 measures time.
FWIW, I change the oil in my Prostreet Rod's 502 cid engine once a year and it mostly only goes to car shows!
If it was not a year from the 500 mile change but you only make very short trips that don't allow the oil to get to operating temp (especially with a dry sump that takes longer to heat the extra oil) it may tell you to change sooner!
The worse thing for an engine is to start and stop it! For example even in my Street Rod, if I have to pull it out of the garage to get assess to something I drive it ~25 miles to get the oil hot! When starting the clearances between piston and cylinder walls are large and combustion products (like water a major component) blow past the rings and get into the oil. That forms acid etc. Oil additives, which make today's oil better than the stuff years ago we had to change at 3000 miles, also deplete over time.
Just say'n.
Last edited by JerryU; Apr 23, 2016 at 09:15 AM.
















