Scotiez
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That's BULL, AC Delco Dexos has been available for consumers for over a year. Our Ware house has been selling it to dealers, private garages, and customers in general for a long time now. They are giving you a bunch of BS.
Changing your Sonic's oil.
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That's BULL, AC Delco Dexos has been available for consumers for over a year. Our Ware house has been selling it to dealers, private garages, and customers in general for a long time now. They are giving you a bunch of BS.
Hypurr
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I wouldn't worry about getting the syth-blend from GM, get your filter from them and the oil at Wally World. Here's a list of approved and licensed oils.
GM dexos information center
GM dexos information center
davecerv
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Just finished doing my oil change! (At 2,795 miles) Sooo easy. I love where the oil filter is, makes life simple. I got the oem ac delco filter at the dealer, mobile 1 oil, and bought some ramps and the tools needed. Took me a little over 30 minutes as I was taking my time. Next change at 5k I will time myself.
The dealer only has it in the 55-gallon drum. They have never had a request for it by the case/quart according to the parts manager. I haven't had a need for it yet and my first oil change will be next year for free. I will do my own oil changes after that.
Chevrolet Customer Care
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Hello Bandita,
We would suggest having the scheduled maintenance performed before the estimated time of next visit with oil life below half. Or have you already had the service completed on your Sonic?
Marlea Wilson
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Paulybagadonuts
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Mityvac Pump
I just changed my oil and used an extractor pump. What a breeze. You stick the tube down the dip stick tube and suck the oil out so there's no ramps no need to get under the car, or even remove the drain plug. I noticed this is how they do oil changes at Mercedes the last time I went in for an A service so figured why not use it on any car.
What a pleasure, doing a complete oil change from under the hood in about a half hour without getting dirty or spilling any oil. I'm actually looking forward to the next one.
I just changed my oil and used an extractor pump. What a breeze. You stick the tube down the dip stick tube and suck the oil out so there's no ramps no need to get under the car, or even remove the drain plug. I noticed this is how they do oil changes at Mercedes the last time I went in for an A service so figured why not use it on any car.
What a pleasure, doing a complete oil change from under the hood in about a half hour without getting dirty or spilling any oil. I'm actually looking forward to the next one.
Scotiez
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Don't know what kind of fly by night dealer your dealing with cause we sell a lot of it by the quart, and case lot. But if you really have that hard of a time finding Dexos in your area then get one that is Dexos approved. Their are tons of different oil brands that is licensed to the specifications.
$ub$onic
The Sticker Guy
I agree, that is kinda sketchy.
I only ran factory oil for the first 2 oil changes then switched to royal purple. Every 5k miles and a oem filter. Used a stp once and it twisted and Shriveled up. Poor quality. Will never run anything but oem in it from now on. I get a case of royal purple from summit racing for $106. They are only a hour and a half away and it's a cool store I look in.
I only ran factory oil for the first 2 oil changes then switched to royal purple. Every 5k miles and a oem filter. Used a stp once and it twisted and Shriveled up. Poor quality. Will never run anything but oem in it from now on. I get a case of royal purple from summit racing for $106. They are only a hour and a half away and it's a cool store I look in.
sx sonic
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Hey Scotiez since you seem pretty knowledgeable on the stuff what's the special twist for the "Dexos" label? What's it's improvement/trade off over the last cert?
I've gotten the impression that it's more catalytic converter friendly from the limited research I've done, or atleast "the same stuff as before but now more enviro friendly".
The reason I ask is because I'd REALLY like to know why it's recommended to decide if I Need a certified oil or not. I've been running a private labeled synthetic since about 5k mi and it's not "dexos" certified but met all the previous oil specs..... The last spec GM released wasn't so much for engine longevity so much as it was tangentially to it and pro emissions (it actually lost some high pressure lubricants), is this Dexos similar thing?
Scotiez
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dexos1 oil is introduced in all gas GM vehicles, and dexos 2 in all diesel GM vehicles in 2011. dexos 1 is very similar to GF-5 oils which was introduced in all oils in 2012.
dexos was certified by GM for several reasons,1. Fuel economy cause dexos is a synthetic blend bringing friction lower then conventional oils, 2. it was also used to extend the time and distance between oil changes reducing the amount of waste for the environment and economy. Conventional oils were recommended to change every 3 months or 3 thousand miles, Dexos is designed to be used by the oil life monitor in GM vehicles which calculates in driving distance between start and stops, temperature of the engine at start and warm up. Using dexos approved oil should now be able to go a lot longer between oil changes and some vehicles going up to 10,000 miles depending on driving type and temperatures. I was one who changed my oil every 3 months regardless of miles drivin. I am now going by the oil life monitor and going about 6 to 8 thousand miles depending on what time of year it is. In the winter months in North Dakota the oil life monitor gets used up rapidly cause of the -0 temps we have here.
Also may I add this, the price of dexos1 is not cheap like conventional oil, The price of full synthetic is only pennies higher then dexos1 (synthetic blend) so why not just switch to a full synthetic on your next oil change. I did, I use full synthetic Mobil one in my sonic but what ever synthetic you use is your choice of course. Just be sure it is dexos1 approved. If you have an engine failure the GM dealer will take a oil sample and send it in to GM to determine warranty, If GM finds that this oil is NOT dexos1 licensed or certified it could void the warranty.
That arrow is pointing at where you bought the Fram. Take it back and go buy an AC Delco.
Macehammer
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Wah wah wah waaaahhh....
It turns out the parts manager at the dealer thought I wanted 5W-20 oil for some crazy reason. I told him what car it was for in the beginning.
Scotiez
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well that makes more sense
5W-20 was started as standard oil in a lot of Mopar vehicles the past few years. I think Chevy and ford might follow in the future, have to wait and see.
mowcowbell
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I went straight to synthetic on my last 4 vehicles, several which went well over 120,000 miles without any issues. You can switch to synthetic oil at any time on a modern engine.
mowcowbell
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well that makes more sense
Owned a 2006 Ford Escape which recommended 5w-20 oil. Ford's been recommending that for years now.
Scotiez
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That makes sense. I am not really a ford guy so I had no idea they were using it. I know Jeep (Mopar) does cause that is what goes in my partners vehicle.