‘22 Tahoe LT - 5.3L - Normal Oil consumption?

[Mar48]

Hey! I have 2K miles on my brand new Tahoe LT (5.3L)… and already the oil life shows at 73%…. Is that normal?

 

[Banks22]

Yes, I usually change mine every 4-5000 miles

 

[mb1500]

Oil consumption and oil life are two different things. 73% life remaining at 2k miles seems pretty normal to me..

 

[firsttimetahoe]

What’s the suggested mileage usage on these vehicles to get your oil changed?

I always thought synthetic oil was 7,500-10k miles

 

[WalleyeMikeIII]

What’s the suggested mileage usage on these vehicles to get your oil changed?

I always thought synthetic oil was 7,500-10k miles

This will start a religious argument....

According to the owner's manual, change the oil before the oil life gets to 0%
Some guys/gals won't trust the oil life and want to do it sooner -- go for it if you want, it is your $$, your vehicle, and your peace of mind.
The engineers at GM have a long history w/ the oil life system...and have it calibrated to work. You won't hurt anything but your wallet doing it more often.

I ran my 2013 Suburban to 15%, then changed w/ the GM recommended Dexos oil, got 111k trouble free miles out of it. Your mileage may vary.

 

[firsttimetahoe]

This will start a religious argument....

According to the owner's manual, change the oil before the oil life gets to 0%
Some guys/gals won't trust the oil life and want to do it sooner -- go for it if you want, it is your $$, your vehicle, and your peace of mind.
The engineers at GM have a long history w/ the oil life system...and have it calibrated to work. You won't hurt anything but your wallet doing it more often.

I ran my 2013 Suburban to 15%, then changed w/ the GM recommended Dexos oil, got 111k trouble free miles out of it. Your mileage may vary.

Does the oil life gauge/system thing in these vehicles let you input the type of oil you're using?

I still am waiting for my car...but I do know synthetic oil lasts longer than regular.

 

[R32driver]

I do 5k miles on any of my regular drivers regardless if they’re using synthetic or not. If it’s not consuming a lot (5.3 engines are known to consume oil between changes) I might go over that a bit but no way I’d go to 10k.

Cars I don’t drive that much I do annually and most see 2k or less miles in a year. Oil changes are cheap compared to engine repairs caused by dirty worn out oil

 

[WalleyeMikeIII]

Does the oil life gauge/system thing in these vehicles let you input the type of oil you're using?

I still am waiting for my car...but I do know synthetic oil lasts longer than regular.

No, it assumes you use the manufacturer's recommended oil grade, which for 2022 and beyond is Full Synthetic meeting Dexos 1 standard.

You can download your owner's manual form Chevy, GMC, or Cadillac at their web site and pre-read all you want, I highly recommend this.

Here is a screen snap of the relevant txt in the owners manual:

 

[Pertzbro]

Every 10K or 6 months. I do mine late spring and late fall. Basically when I switch out my Snow Tires for Summer and vice versa.

 

[firsttimetahoe]

No, it assumes you use the manufacturer's recommended oil grade, which for 2022 and beyond is Full Synthetic meeting Dexos 1 standard.

You can download your owner's manual form Chevy, GMC, or Cadillac at their web site and pre-read all you want, I highly recommend this.

Here is a screen snap of the relevant txt in the owners manual:
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Nice, thanks!