Oil Change

How many miles should I go before the first oil change on a new H3?

Synthetic or regular?

Pro's / Con's ?

Damn, but not to sound redundant. I love your avatar. First change 1000 miles. Then 3000-5000 thereafter. Synthetic.

I changed mine at 500 and every 3000 or so. I know it's over protective, but I can't help it.

I change mine every 3000

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ORIGINAL: Sugardaddy

Damn, but not to sound redundant. I love your avatar. First change 1000 miles. Then 3000-5000 thereafter. Synthetic.

Thanks man, it was inspired by my Asian wife who is also very hot, God bless her!

GH

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ORIGINAL: GHummer

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ORIGINAL: Sugardaddy

Damn, but not to sound redundant. I love your avatar. First change 1000 miles. Then 3000-5000 thereafter. Synthetic.

Thanks man, it was inspired by my Asian wife who is also very hot, God bless her!

GH

Perfectly sound advise by all that replied here...Mine: first 1000 miles, then 4000 miles later, then every 5000 there after..Cheap insurance!

Castrol Syntec...And before you ask..there is a whole other thread or two about engine oils somewhere here.

This will make for some good reading too...Synthetic Oils

SHA-WING! She looks a lot like one of my girlfriends.
You are a lucky man.

Hey Dennis,

I believed the on board computer tells you when it's time to change oil!

Am I wrong?

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ORIGINAL: JM

Hey Dennis,

I believed the on board computer tells you when it's time to change oil!

Am I wrong?

Dude, are you kidding me?

Nope..he's right..

GM in it's infinite wisdom thought it would be best to remind a HUMMER owner that his oil is ready for a change...it kicks out a message on the DIC (Driver's Information Center) to let you know that your oil is old and tired..I think it's around 7500 miles when it does this...In the OM it says to reset this timer (if you will) at each oil change..No biggy if you forget to..and OnStar is monitoring it for you too.

I changed mine at 2,500. Then plan on going 5,000 after that. I use Royal Purple and although I see no difference in performance it has a good report even from Amsoil testing.

I received an Onstar report last week and it said that I was at 98% and my next oil change would be around 9,100 miles????? I don't think it can tell if you are using synthetic?

I change when the DIC lets me know. Been using that system with the wifes Cadillac SRX for the past 39000 miles without a problem. With synthetic it works out to between 9000 to 11000 miles.

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I received an Onstar report last week and it said that I was at 98% and my next oil change would be around 9,100 miles????? I don't think it can tell if you are using synthetic?

When you add oil through the oil filler cap, it goes through a microprocesser to analize it. The data is then set to GM by way of On Star.
GM then makes the decision on their findings, gives it to On Star to download to your vehicle. Your onboard computer then gives you a % of oil life based on run time, temp, miles, and stop and go driving













The last part is true.

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ORIGINAL: blackstangs281

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When you add oil through the oil filler cap, it goes through a microprocesser to analize it. The data is then set to GM by way of On Star.
GM then makes the decision on their findings, gives it to On Star to download to your vehicle. Your onboard computer then gives you a % of oil life based on run time, temp, miles, and stop and go driving














The last part is true.

Hmmm, so the on board computer can tell what type oil you use....Cool as I do more stop and go driving than highway. I guess Royal Purple is the way to go after all!

I will changing the oil and filter on my new H3 every 3000 miles like all my cars and trucks and have never hurt a motor yet. That change engine oil indicator/monitor comes on way to late for me. I have seen cars go 15k without it coming on. I will be using regular oil nothing against synthetic (I use it in my race car) I just feel changing every 3000 is more than sufficent. I also don't like a car not getting looked at on a regular basis as is what happens when you go 7.5k and up for a oil change. Steve

Hey Steve ~

What do you race?? My Daddy used to build race car engines he did so for my entire childhood. I was raised at the race track or in the shop. We spent every weekend at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA. My brother also raced a dirt bike. Me, nothing ... Dad wouldn't let me. All I got to do was sit in the drivers window, hold the winners flag and do a lap around the track. Although, that was really fun!!

I Have 1/4 mile drag car as another expensive hobby. I love Oldsmobile 442's and have a 70 Oldsmobile Cutlass that runs 10.30's @ 129 mph in the quater. There is nothing like leaving the line and seeing nothing but sky and your front wheels 24" of the ground. I like to watch nascar and other types of racing. I remember my Dad taking me to oval track racing when I was a kid also. Steve

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ORIGINAL: TigerLily

Hey Steve ~

What do you race?? My Daddy used to build race car engines he did so for my entire childhood. I was raised at the race track or in the shop. We spent every weekend at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA. My brother also raced a dirt bike. Me, nothing ... Dad wouldn't let me. All I got to do was sit in the drivers window, hold the winners flag and do a lap around the track. Although, that was really fun!!

When I went to the dealer to get my oil changed they were prety cool about it.

They offered a free hand washing of my Hummer and gave me nice glossy photo of the Rod Hall Hummer Race Team. They race the BAHA 1000. The dad, Rod, has won 17 BAHA races and he is now driving the H3. His two boys are driving the H1 and H2.

Here are the photos..

GH






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TigerLily,
Would it be a fair assumtion that growing up down where you did and being around a track as a kid you are probably familiar with Smokey Yunick?

As for the oil change, I got a service contract with my lease and they change it evey 3750 miles until the lease is up, plus the dealership uses synthetic.

Linus ~ you would be correct. I don't know much about him, except that he was well known in "that world". I do remember Daddy talking about him and I'm sure if I asked he'd be able to tell me about him. Did you or someone you know know him?

Naw. I own his books and the recorded versions of them as well. He seemed to be a lot like my father, and I am a lot like he was, so, I guess that means he (Smokey) and I are a lot alike as well. He has done the things that I would like to do, in the way I would ldo them. I guess you could say he is one of my heros in life because I think we think alike.

Hi LG ~

I had to call my Daddy and ask him - he said he knew Smokey. He even took him a car (a Chevellle that he built the motor in, driven by Joe Thurman and sponsored by Homer Leggett) to see if he could get more speed out of it (Daddy didn’t think it was fast enough), he said Smokey told him “your getting more speed out of it now than I get with two four barrels”.

He said Smokey was a great guy, (with a mouth on him that would make a sailor blush - hehe!) and he wished they had keep in touch.

Daddy said he was a role model to them all and he really looked up to him too! If my Daddy thought that much of him, he must of been a good man! Sounds like he's a good hero to have!!

If you ever run across a copy of Sex, Lies, and Superspeedways, pick it up. This is one of the audio copies of Smokey's biography, The Best Damn Garage In Town, and it is read by long time Smokey friend, John DeLorean. It is absolutely hilarious, and full of foul language, just as if he was speaking, and other quirks of Smokey. After about the first ten minutes you forget the voice you are hearing is John's and not Smokey's. The other audio copy, More Sex, Lies, and Superspeedways is read by various other people that knew Smokey, or that Smokey had some major impact on thier life. I have all three copies. I just wish I could have met the man.