C8 included maintenance
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C8 included maintenance
Searched for the answer and found this, which makes me very happy since I enjoy trying to do some maintenance tasks.
https://www.torquenews.com/8047/2020...inally-thought
Has it been announced?
https://www.torquenews.com/8047/2020...inally-thought
Has it been announced?
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Searched for the answer and found this, which makes me very happy since I enjoy trying to do some maintenance tasks.
https://www.torquenews.com/8047/2020...inally-thought
Has it been announced?
https://www.torquenews.com/8047/2020...inally-thought
Has it been announced?
Last edited by lgodom; Sep 23, 2019 at 10:30 AM.
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It's a great marketing ploy for manufacturers to plug their new vehicles have free scheduled maintenance for 2-3 years. Most folks don't realize that modern vehicles require no scheduled maintenance other than an oil change every 12 months.
Last edited by Foosh; Sep 23, 2019 at 11:02 AM.
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At the NCM 25th, I confirmed with Quality Brand Manager Jeff Strausser that there will be only one free oil change. It will be required at 7,500 miles, includes motor oil and filter, and DCT filter canister change out/trans fluid.
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Apparently the 500 mile one with dry sump is not going to be the case on LT2 like it was on C7 LT1????
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Here is an an update from a few years ago regarding the C7:
According to Chevrolet, contaminants in the oil can cycle through the engine during break-in, causing issues. Chevrolet said that it was upgrading its manufacturing process to minimize the risk of contaminating the oil. The cause could be thread shavings for the oil filter which may have made their way into the oil pan when the threads were tapped.
As a result, Chevrolet is asking owners to ditch the break-in oil quickly. “We now encourage all owners to change their oil at 500 miles to remove possible contaminants created during the engine break-in process. And, as always, we encourage the use of Mobil 1 synthetic oil – which is a factory fill for all Z06 models, and Stingray Z51 models – and encourage owners to follow the engine break-in process detailed in the owner’s manual,” stated Monte Doran, spokesman for Chevrolet.
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That was to address oil contamination during the manufacturing process. GM has addressed the manufacturing issues and an early oil swap is no longer necessary.
Here is an an update from a few years ago regarding the C7:
According to Chevrolet, contaminants in the oil can cycle through the engine during break-in, causing issues. Chevrolet said that it was upgrading its manufacturing process to minimize the risk of contaminating the oil. The cause could be thread shavings for the oil filter which may have made their way into the oil pan when the threads were tapped.
As a result, Chevrolet is asking owners to ditch the break-in oil quickly. “We now encourage all owners to change their oil at 500 miles to remove possible contaminants created during the engine break-in process. And, as always, we encourage the use of Mobil 1 synthetic oil – which is a factory fill for all Z06 models, and Stingray Z51 models – and encourage owners to follow the engine break-in process detailed in the owner’s manual,” stated Monte Doran, spokesman for Chevrolet.
Here is an an update from a few years ago regarding the C7:
According to Chevrolet, contaminants in the oil can cycle through the engine during break-in, causing issues. Chevrolet said that it was upgrading its manufacturing process to minimize the risk of contaminating the oil. The cause could be thread shavings for the oil filter which may have made their way into the oil pan when the threads were tapped.
As a result, Chevrolet is asking owners to ditch the break-in oil quickly. “We now encourage all owners to change their oil at 500 miles to remove possible contaminants created during the engine break-in process. And, as always, we encourage the use of Mobil 1 synthetic oil – which is a factory fill for all Z06 models, and Stingray Z51 models – and encourage owners to follow the engine break-in process detailed in the owner’s manual,” stated Monte Doran, spokesman for Chevrolet.
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One of the people on the Corvette team recently said that GM has standard time requirements in which maintenance and repair activities have to be completed, and the C8 meets or beats all of those requirements.
The biggest issue for the do-it-yourselfer is that a lot of maintenance has to be done from below, so unless you have a lift that could be a problem.
The biggest issue for the do-it-yourselfer is that a lot of maintenance has to be done from below, so unless you have a lift that could be a problem.