11-16-2018, 02:21 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2018 RS Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: NY
Posts: 43
|
Factory fill oil?
Read through a bunch of first oil change threads and cant find an answer. Does the factory fill our engines with straight dino, synthetic blend or full synthetic when new?
|
11-16-2018, 02:59 PM | #2 |
Account Suspended
Drives: 2017 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 622
|
Owners manual says car comes with and uses dexos1 which is a synthetic blend.
|
11-16-2018, 03:48 PM | #3 |
376 cubic inches of fun
|
|
11-16-2018, 04:41 PM | #4 |
Drives: SW 1SS 1LE / Jeep XJ Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: WPB,FL
Posts: 799
|
|
11-16-2018, 08:34 PM | #5 | |
Drives: 2021 BMW M2 Competition Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Niantic CT
Posts: 775
|
Quote:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-5...-5-qt/17034372
__________________
2021 BMW M2 Competition 6MT
2011 Candy Lime Green Kawasaki Z1000 (1/4 mile - 10.38 @ 129.61 mph - stock) ---------- Previous: 2018 Summit White 2SS 1LE; 2015 MINI Cooper F56 6MT; 2015 BMW M235i 6MT; 2003 MINI 5MT; 2005 Mustang GT 5MT |
|
11-16-2018, 11:54 PM | #6 | |
Drives: Hopefully 6th gen Camaro Join Date: May 2015
Location: Socal
Posts: 586
|
Quote:
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts: Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. Viscosity Grade: Use SAE 5W-30 viscosity grade engine oil. |
|
11-17-2018, 07:24 AM | #7 | ||
376 cubic inches of fun
|
Quote:
Quote:
My 2010 Gen5 came with Mobil1 and has a Mobil1 logo on the oil fill cap. Mobil1 is rated dexos2. In later years (not sure when), GM downgraded the Camaro V8 to dexos1. This seemed odd to me. Now they are back to dexos2. What did they learn? |
||
11-17-2018, 07:38 AM | #8 | |
Account Suspended
Drives: 2017 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 622
|
Quote:
|
|
11-17-2018, 08:31 AM | #9 |
Drives: 2019 Shock ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: here
Posts: 800
|
Blend has been dropped by GM and is no longer produced by them, and replaced with the full synthetic spec.
Any Dexos1 spec oil for 2018 (all engines) and 2019-prior T4 and V6. 2019 V8 are Dexos2 spec oils.
__________________
From Super Chevy mag, April 2002: "Most of the weekend Settlemeire was meeting and greeting and quickly became known as simply "The Camaro Dude" (note, even his initials are SS)."
|
11-17-2018, 08:32 AM | #10 |
Drives: 2021 BMW M2 Competition Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Niantic CT
Posts: 775
|
Matt, can you quote what it says in your manual? Not doubting you. I see several cases of contradicting information in my 2018 manuals, so I wouldn't be surprised at all if the 2017 manual actually recommended the blend.
But just to clarify one thing - dexos1 does not specify full synthetic or blend. You can find the green dexos1 symbol on both synthetic blend and full synthetic oils. The dexos1 designation is the requirement. It could be the blend or full synthetic (for 2018). The 2018 manual does not say full synthetic is required. It says it is recommended on page 339 of the 2018 owner's manual. @Bongos2U posted the exact text above. This blend would actually meet the requirement, but not the recommendation for 2018: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pennzoil-...iner/155248421 Back the OP's question, who knows what the factory fill is? My Blackstone Labs analysis report after changing the factory fill said the viscosity was in the 5W-20 range, but no mention of synthetic versus blend.
__________________
2021 BMW M2 Competition 6MT
2011 Candy Lime Green Kawasaki Z1000 (1/4 mile - 10.38 @ 129.61 mph - stock) ---------- Previous: 2018 Summit White 2SS 1LE; 2015 MINI Cooper F56 6MT; 2015 BMW M235i 6MT; 2003 MINI 5MT; 2005 Mustang GT 5MT |
11-17-2018, 08:43 AM | #11 | |
Drives: 2021 BMW M2 Competition Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Niantic CT
Posts: 775
|
Quote:
But, as others have pointed out, each year seems to be different, even though the cars use the same engine. Very odd and confusing.
__________________
2021 BMW M2 Competition 6MT
2011 Candy Lime Green Kawasaki Z1000 (1/4 mile - 10.38 @ 129.61 mph - stock) ---------- Previous: 2018 Summit White 2SS 1LE; 2015 MINI Cooper F56 6MT; 2015 BMW M235i 6MT; 2003 MINI 5MT; 2005 Mustang GT 5MT |
|
11-17-2018, 10:50 AM | #12 |
Account Suspended
Drives: 2017 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 622
|
Sure thing. Here is the fluids for the 2017’s from my Chevy app owners manual.
|
11-17-2018, 12:09 PM | #13 | |
376 cubic inches of fun
|
Quote:
|
|
11-17-2018, 08:30 PM | #14 | |
Drives: 2021 BMW M2 Competition Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Niantic CT
Posts: 775
|
Quote:
So what do you use in your 2017 LT1?
__________________
2021 BMW M2 Competition 6MT
2011 Candy Lime Green Kawasaki Z1000 (1/4 mile - 10.38 @ 129.61 mph - stock) ---------- Previous: 2018 Summit White 2SS 1LE; 2015 MINI Cooper F56 6MT; 2015 BMW M235i 6MT; 2003 MINI 5MT; 2005 Mustang GT 5MT |
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
|
|