18 Colorado Z71 V6 Factory Fill UOA

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18 Colorado Z71 V6 Factory Fill UOA #4695884 03/15/18 04:55 PM 03/15/18 04:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 156 Cincinnati Spdfrk1990 OP
Spdfrk1990 OP Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 156 Cincinnati	Here is the first UOA on my new 18 Colorado. My next UOA will be with Mobil 1 EP 5W30. 18 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 4x4 V6 \| Mobil 1 5w30 EP 18 KIA Stinger GT AWD Sunset Yellow

Re: 18 Colorado Z71 V6 Factory Fill UOA [Re: Spdfrk1990] #4696073 03/15/18 08:16 PM 03/15/18 08:16 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 876 texas danez_yoda
danez_yoda Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 876 texas	Noting too suprisng. Copper should go down as it breaks in.

Re: 18 Colorado Z71 V6 Factory Fill UOA [Re: Spdfrk1990] #4696172 03/15/18 10:06 PM 03/15/18 10:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,119 SE British Columbia, Canada Snagglefoot
Snagglefoot Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,119 SE British Columbia, Canada	Yep, typical UOA for a new engine. Things will settle down. Thanks for sharing. If you want the job done right......do it yourself.

Re: 18 Colorado Z71 V6 Factory Fill UOA [Re: Spdfrk1990] #4696196 03/15/18 10:38 PM 03/15/18 10:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 13,531 Canyon County Idaho CT8
CT8 Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 13,531 Canyon County Idaho	Why the M1 EP? 2015 F150 2.7 2018 F350 6.2

Re: 18 Colorado Z71 V6 Factory Fill UOA [Re: CT8] #4696331 03/16/18 05:45 AM 03/16/18 05:45 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 156 Cincinnati Spdfrk1990 OP
Spdfrk1990 OP Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 156 Cincinnati	Originally Posted By: CT8 Why the M1 EP? Because I was using castrol EP and it did not have the dexos cert so I switched to M1 for this vehicle. 18 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 4x4 V6 \| Mobil 1 5w30 EP 18 KIA Stinger GT AWD Sunset Yellow

Re: 18 Colorado Z71 V6 Factory Fill UOA [Re: Spdfrk1990] #5077069 04/16/19 06:45 PM 04/16/19 06:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 156 Cincinnati Spdfrk1990 OP
Spdfrk1990 OP Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 156 Cincinnati	Looking good so far. 18 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 4x4 V6 \| Mobil 1 5w30 EP 18 KIA Stinger GT AWD Sunset Yellow

Re: 18 Colorado Z71 V6 Factory Fill UOA [Re: Spdfrk1990] #5077082 04/16/19 06:58 PM 04/16/19 06:58 PM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 4,239 MN oil_film_movies
oil_film_movies Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 4,239 MN	Looking good. M1 EP is a bargain for what it is, with the ~25% PAO. Does the OLM allow 7,500 miles like my Chevy 1.5T Equinox?

Re: 18 Colorado Z71 V6 Factory Fill UOA [Re: Spdfrk1990] #5077085 04/16/19 07:00 PM 04/16/19 07:00 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 156 Cincinnati Spdfrk1990 OP
Spdfrk1990 OP Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 156 Cincinnati	I just go by the oil life monitor. It was down to about 7% when I changed it last time and just a little over 6k miles since last change. 18 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 4x4 V6 \| Mobil 1 5w30 EP 18 KIA Stinger GT AWD Sunset Yellow