Does anyone know how the 06-08 Civiv GX oil change life indicator works? My first oil change was around 7k miles with the oil life indicated at 15%. I put Mobil 1 synthetic in, and now, 7k miles later the oil life is indicated at 15% again, with the maintenance minder indicating it's time for an oil change.
Synthetic oil should last longer than traditional oil. I am very curious as to what data is used by the oil life indicator and the maintenance minder. If it's simply a mileage counter, than I know I can run 12k miles conservatively with synthetic oil. If there's more to it, than I don't want to shorten the engine life by ignoring the OEM indicators.
Thanks,
Synthetic oil should last longer than traditional oil. I am very curious as to what data is used by the oil life indicator and the maintenance minder. If it's simply a mileage counter, than I know I can run 12k miles conservatively with synthetic oil. If there's more to it, than I don't want to shorten the engine life by ignoring the OEM indicators.
Thanks,
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