An interesting video even if your vehicle was not recalled.
FYI, an interesting video on the GM recall and motor oil in general by a 12 year veteran lubrication specialist for the Joe Gibbs Racing Team.
Buy a Toyota and smile.
That’s not the problem with these engines and GM knows it. The problem with these engines is the Multi-cylinder delete system that GM deployed to satisfy the insane commie CAFE standards imposed by Odinga and Biteme. Now GM is trying to stave off Armageddon with smoke and mirrors. I almost feel sorry for them until I remember 2008. Lay down with dogs and get fleas.
I did not read a lot of this posting, but yes run the car for a few hundred miles and get the oil out of the engine. That is the “break in” oil. Engines have to wear to get the moving parts set for long life. Remember that oil and filters are cheap! Cheaper to get any wear material out of the engine via oil and filter changes.
I use 5W-30 Mobil 1 in my 04 F-150 and have used it since day one. It currently has 250k miles on it with no problems whatsoever. I make it a point to change the oil 4x a year. I use Wix, Baldwin or Hastings oil filters in all my vehicles, the rest of them are crap. Motocraft and AC Delco filters are made by Wix. Here in the southwest U.S., you want the higher viscosity oil, specially in the summer months when temperatures are over 100 degrees F
Do any of the states still have Lemon Laws?
I purchased a Chevrolet with that engine in January of this year. That seems like a lot of hoops to jump through to fix the problem in two or three tries.
“I’m a Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Certified Lubrication Specialist”
I’m NOT going to say that would be a great line for when a mercenary barfly asks what you do. Nope.... I’m not gonna be indecent, not gonna say it.
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Autos have sacrificed a great deal of reliability to chase cafe standards. Low viscosity oils, sensors out the wazoo that break and impair the engine, complicated cylinder management, engine shutoffs at stoplights. None of these would exist if it were not for the federal gov.
Or skip GM, Ford, Chrysler and buy a Toyota, or Mazda that doesn’t wear out instead
This won’t work. By the time you get all those miles on the 6.2 engine then there is a good chance it is already blown up.
Like the Escalade that only made it 4 miles from the dealer.
These new engines have to be ditched. And return to the old and proven engines.
From what I am seeing it is not just limited to GM. Even Toyota engines are blowing up. Haundi, Kia too.
First of all, 5w20 oil, the first number means the base oil is a 5 (weight) viscosity. The second number is the viscosity when heated to 180 degrees. I pulled a tanker for 40 years and many loads of base oil into plants that canned it. They had 1000 tanks they blended additives into the oil. One additive they used was a really fine rubber powder. When the rubber heats up ,it expands and makes the viscosity go up. They also added other chemicals that aided the oil to adhere to hot metal. We had a couple of drivers that collect 4 or 5 gallons of the base oil and put it into their cars, within 500 miles their engines seized up. No high temp additives caused “dry” bearings.
The "myth" is not due to the company's wishes; it's due to government fuel economy requirements. Higher viscosity oil is generally allways better for wear resistance than the lighter oils. It slightly worsens fuel economy, though.
Mebe GM should wake up and realize Active Fuel Management/Cylinder Deactivation crushes the engine.
The EPA has caused more engine problems for new vehiles. The whole (A) stop start engine when stopped is insane and saves nothing and causes engine issues. Even my 2011 Harley would shut one cylinder down was part of the EPA CAFE crap and for Harley that started in 2007. I immediately bypassed that BS.
The wife’s 2024 Volvo has that crap but you can’t shut it off. Asinine. Shutting down any cylinder while driving is just dumb and ethanol has done more harm than good to many engines.
Electronic technology and infotainment systems has destroyed driving.
My Ram calls for 5W20, but as everyone else has mentioned it was only for CAFE standards. I use 5W30 Pennzoil Ultra Platinum with a moly additive, but would prefer Redline 5w30. Only problem with the Redline is the cost. Great oil, but expensive.
Also, get yourself an oil catch can to stop all that bypass gunk going back into your engine through the PCV line. Empty every 2-3K miles and your engine will thank you.
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It’s a design error, not oil or thin oil.
My ‘13 Prius and ‘17 RAV4 Toyotas have 480K miles between the two of them. Both bought new and oil changes at every 10K as recommended by Toyota using 0W-20 synthetic oil. Neither car needs added oil between changes. Only repair so far was a weeping water pump on the RAV4, that’s it.