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What's the Oil Change Interval ?

Olds442 on Mon October 29, 2012 12:33 AM User is offline

Year: 2011
Make: Chevy
Model: Cruze
Refrigerant Type: 134a

Can somebody tell me what the oil change interval is on a 2011 Chevy Cruze ? 5000 mi. ? 7500 ?

Thanx

TRB on Mon October 29, 2012 6:45 PM User is offlineView users profile

Engine oil: I always like to do a oil and filter change every 3500 miles.

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HECAT on Mon October 29, 2012 8:56 PM User is offline

You can't go wrong with the 3000 to 5000 mile interval. But the newer cars are coming with new oil specs, revised service intervals, and oil life monitors. So what does the service manual say?

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Olds442 on Wed October 31, 2012 5:55 PM User is offline

Yes, that's what I meant. What does Chevrolet recommend ?

Thanx

TRB on Wed October 31, 2012 6:05 PM User is offlineView users profile

REPLACE
It is possible that, if you are driving under the best
conditions, the engine oil life system may not indicate
that vehicle service is necessary for over a year.
However, the engine oil and filter must be changed at
least once a year and at this time the system must be
reset.
ENGINE OIL & FILTER
RESET
Reset the system at every oil and filter change. If the
system is ever reset accidentally, the oil must be
changed at 3000 miles since the last oil change Reset
the system whenever the engine oil is changed so that
the system can calculate the next engine oil change.
To reset the system: Using the DIC MENU button and
thumbwheel, scroll until you reach REMAINING OIL
LIFE on the DIC (oil can symbol with % sign for
Canada). Press the SET button to reset the oil life at
100%. When prompted, use the thumbwheel to
highlight YES or NO. Press the SET/CLEAR button to
confirm. Be careful not to reset the oil life display
accidentally at any time other than after the oil is
changed. It cannot be reset accurately. If the
CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON DIC message or Code
82 DIC message comes back on when the vehicle is
started, the engine oil life system has not reset.
Repeat the procedure.

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pippo on Mon November 19, 2012 6:54 PM User is offline

Now, its once a year for me. Any car. I dont race, speed, jack rabbit starts, etc. The 3000 m oil change has gone out with cassette tape players.

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Olds442 on Sat November 24, 2012 1:34 AM User is offline

Yes, it does have the DIC. It was down to 7% oil life left so, I got it changed .

Thanks TRB !

NickD on Sat November 24, 2012 6:32 AM User is offline

My 2012 Cruze had 33% oil life left, but the oil was turning dark on the dipstick, so I changed it. From pure habit, always checking the fluids, especially before a long trip. Put on 410 miles Thanksgiving day. I also save the Delco filter box label and dexos label as proof the correct filter was used and the precise date and mileage I changed it.

Definitely check my tire pressure with my NTIS certified pressure gauge before leaving. Its the law now to have a tire pressure monitoring system, but totally worthless if on the road even to find a gas station that has air. If they do, better have a pocket full of change and your own gauge in the glove compartment. Should keep money in the bag, if those four valves go bad, 150 bucks to replace them instead of four bucks.

ABS is also the law, I plan on flushing out the system every two years to prevent corrosion in that way over priced ABS module. Even though I never use ABS, worthless on icy roads and gives idiots a lot more confidence when they slide through a stop sign. See that every day when driving in ice or snow.

Then watch where you are going with ten airbags to pop off, cost more to replace those than what the car is worth. But that is also the law. Sure didn't want to buy this damn thing, but was the cheapest route for me with my GM card. With the clunker program, a well used up vehicle would have cost me a lot more due to shortages and supply and demand in the used up car market.

I do like my new Cruze though, a lot friendlier at the gas station. Least during the summer months, has a 600 mile range on a tank of gas. But that has dropped below 500 miles with the crazy winterized gas that is suppose to protect the environment. Paying the same four bucks a gallon for nitrogen and oxygen.

pippo on Tue November 27, 2012 7:02 PM User is offline

Nick, I have a cobalt- the sister car of the Cruze. Not a bad car, I say. Excellent mileage. So, tell, me, I should bleed brakes on my cobalt, same as if bleeding a NON ABS car?

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NickD on Wed November 28, 2012 5:58 AM User is offline

Only company that I know of that strongly recommends changing the brake fluid with ABS is BMW. They recommend it be changed yearly. Never read nor heard about any other vehicle manufacture changing it periodically.

But like changing oil, my guide is to bleed a little, if it looks dirty, time to do it, about every three years on the average. This fluid does not circulate, is hygroscopic, and the key component are those pulsing ten times per second valves in the ABS unit. They can get very sticky, and even freeze in the closed position with no brakes at all to a particular wheel. Non-repairable and very expensive to replace.

Using the brake pedal method isn't advised as it puts those two seals in the master cylinder where they never been before and corrosion will tear those seals up causing a leak. Same thing can happen by compressing a caliper when doing a brake job, putting those piston seals where they never been before. Vacuum method may not even work if air gets into the ABS module.

Best method is to get a scanner with an ABS module so you switch on the ABS pump, that really forces the old brake fluid out. I get around that by hot wiring the ABS pump, just find the two wires for that pump and hit it with 12V.

If changing a brake part with even a partially filled reservoir, helps to hold down the brake pedal with a stick to close off the ports in the reservoir to prevent air from getting into the ABS module.

Basterds lie like crazy when they say ABS never interferes with normal braking action. Damn thing is in series with the master cylinder, and if a valve freezes closed, no brakes to one or more wheels. These same basterds are the guys that say studded snow tires are wrecking the roads, and dump tons of salt that augments this corrosion.

If your kid has a DMV appointment for a driver's test and the roads are bad, they will cancel it. But yet your employer or school expects you to be there regardless of the weather. We live in a world loaded with contradictions. IRS won't even let us deduct the cost of transportation, but if you have a Gulfstream for entertaining your customers, 100% deductible.

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