2011 DEXOS motor oil requirement - GM Vehicles

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Dec 3, 2010 | 02:30 PM

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Slappy3243

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Re: 2011 DEXOS motor oil requirement - GM Vehicles

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Originally Posted by zq8colorado04

My 2010 Camaro came with 5w-30 Synthetic Mobil-1 oil on June 9th 2009, I changed it at 1000 miles and replaced the oil with 5w-30 Synthetic Mobil-1 oil, I then replaced it at 5000 miles with 5w-30 Synthetic Mobil-1 oil...and whenever I get to 10000 miles I'll be putting 5w-30 Synthetic Mobil-1 oil in it again.

You oil life indicator will probably tell you to change your oil before 10,000 miles. On average, the oil life monitor in my GTO will alert me after about 7000-8000 miles.

Dec 7, 2010 | 09:57 AM

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Z28Wilson

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Re: 2011 DEXOS motor oil requirement - GM Vehicles

Is this DEXOS stuff going to be anything like the oh-so-popular DEXCOOL antifreeze and that whole disaster?

I can see it now - class action suits due to premature corrosion, compliments of another GM "DEX" product.

Dec 7, 2010 | 12:42 PM

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HAZ-Matt

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Re: 2011 DEXOS motor oil requirement - GM Vehicles

No because GM isn't developing any chemistry... they are just making a more stringent requirement for the oil spec, bringing required for all their cars up to specs that are already met by good synthetic oils.