Three important staements HELP OIL CHANGE

[Steve Calvin]

You can avoid the dry start up by fillin gthe oil filter with oil before you put it on.

I been doing that for years ... it works too .. you have oil pressure right away

Thought that was s.o.p.

 

[warren s]

You can avoid the dry start up by fillin gthe oil filter with oil before you put it on.

I been doing that for years ... it works too .. you have oil pressure right away

Not all cars have the filter mounted at a right angle where you can fill it up and put it on with the oil staying in it.

 

[Tom73]

The service manual for the '04 Vette states to change the oil when the CHANGE ENGINE OIL light come on. It goes on to say that the "oil and filter must be changed at least once a year".

So it is simple, change when the DIC tells you to or once a year, which ever comes first.

 

[Charles Patrick]

Just proves there are many different opinions on the subject.

I like to do mine every 3K with mobil one or if I am using amsoil every 5K. If you want to go with the Oil Life monitor great, I wouldn't go longer then a year time wise. This is my opinion.. some engineer will tell us different some tech with say this it's all blah blah blah... if it's DIRTY I would change it ASAP. If not then no longer then..... a year at most while monitoring the oil life and I would still stick to 3K or 5K intervals and the most frequent.
-=Rick

The Dealer I purchased my 2000 c-5 used valvoline synthetic instead of mobil one as recomended. I changed over to Jack Cauley, premier corvette dealer however they also continued using valvoline synthetic. My question is if I change to mobil one now will there be any problems?

 

[BlackNBlue95]

The Dealer I purchased my 2000 c-5 used valvoline synthetic instead of mobil one as recomended. I changed over to Jack Cauley, premier corvette dealer however they also continued using valvoline synthetic. My question is if I change to mobil one now will there be any problems?

Shouldn't be any problems.
-=Rick

 

[Charles Patrick]

Thanks Rick!

 

[Tom]

I change the oil in my 2004, every 2,500 miles. I have gone from every 2,000 miles on my other Corvettes, to 2,500 miles on this one. I just don't like the idea of having dirty oil in my cars.

 

[KANE]

So it is simple, change when the DIC tells you to or once a year, which ever comes first.

Of course... that only works when you RESET the oil life monitor...:L

 

[beezvette]

I'm with you Rick, every 3K. BTW I love those PRT's. Thanks. and here's how I put my C5 up in the air:

http://home.comcast.net/~beezvette/C5pics.html

 

[BlackNBlue95]

I'm with you Rick, every 3K. BTW I love those PRT's. Thanks. and here's how I put my C5 up in the air:

http://home.comcast.net/~beezvette/C5pics.html

Howard?

No problem on the PRT's if you want send me some pics of your car I'll feature it in my next customer video. Just e-mail me pics or video's..
Thanks,
-=Rick

 

[beezvette]

Yup, that's me.