10,000 Miles and Counting on Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 Oil Filter on 2007 Escalade... - Page 3

airhammer · #31 (**permalink**) 03-11-08, 10:32 PM

Order sample kit from blackstone-labs.com. They'll send you the sample bottle for free. Fill the bottle and send it back. Then they charge you $22.50 for the analysis.

CTS-V-TWIN · #32 (**permalink**) 03-12-08, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by airhammer

Order sample kit from blackstone-labs.com. They'll send you the sample bottle for free. Fill the bottle and send it back. Then they charge you $22.50 for the analysis.

Thank you very much! I placed the order for the kit today and it should be on the way. I will probably change the oil out soon since we almost have clocked 11,000 miles since the last oil change.

I checked the level and condition of the oil a couple days ago and it still looks good!

SG

airhammer · #33 (**permalink**) 03-12-08, 10:01 AM

Cool! I mean sick!

suprego123 · #34 (**permalink**) 03-12-08, 11:03 AM

What I don't understand is that a complete synthetic oil change cost about $27. (6 quarts of Mobil 1 for $24 and $3 for a standard filter. I do the change myself) And the oil analyst already cost $22.50. The difference is only a few dollars. Guys this is an Escalade, we already spent $60,000 on the car, why are we nickel and diming this baby?

**hcvone** · #35 (**permalink**) 03-12-08, 11:56 AM

I agree, I only sent my oil once to get checked to see how is was holding up. now I just change it yearly and do it myself.

C66 Racing · #36 (**permalink**) 03-12-08, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by suprego123

Guys this is an Escalade, we already spent $60,000 on the car, why are we nickel and diming this baby?

I don't use Used Oil Analysis to extend my oil's oil change interval, but I use them frequently when I drain my oil to see how the engine is holding up. The analysis they do can provide early identification of problems such as water or fuel contamination or excessive wear.

CTS-V-TWIN · #37 (**permalink**) 03-12-08, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by suprego123

What I don't understand is that a complete synthetic oil change cost about $27. (6 quarts of Mobil 1 for $24 and $3 for a standard filter. I do the change myself) And the oil analyst already cost $22.50. The difference is only a few dollars. Guys this is an Escalade, we already spent $60,000 on the car, why are we nickel and diming this baby?

If I owned the Escalade, I would be changing the oil out every 5,000-7,500 miles or so with Mobil 1 and the Mobil 1 oil filter, but since it's a lease and the lease is almost up, I figured I would stretch the intervals out a bit more. Granted I am still using Mobil 1 and the Mobil 1 oil filter so I am a bit more confident that the engine will be fine on longer service intervals.

I have only been doing 24 month leases with the Cadillacs I have gotten in the past few years. Our lease is up in September and with all the GMAC pull ahead programs, we will probably be out of the 2007 Escalade and into the 2009 around July or August.

SG

Palomar9 · #38 (**permalink**) 03-12-08, 08:51 PM

My leased 07 will get the same oil treatment that all my other cars get: Castrol and a new filter every 5000. There's just no good reason for me to do the slightest bit more than that.

airhammer · #39 (**permalink**) 03-12-08, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by suprego123

What I don't understand is that a complete synthetic oil change cost about $27. (6 quarts of Mobil 1 for $24 and $3 for a standard filter. I do the change myself) And the oil analyst already cost $22.50. The difference is only a few dollars. Guys this is an Escalade, we already spent $60,000 on the car, why are we nickel and diming this baby?

If you are going to own the truck long term the advantage lies in detecting potential internal problems early. Then, when it comes time to sell it is a definite advantage to have a record of internal engine wear showing how well the truck you are selling has been maintained.

I typically run my trucks 5-7 years and I don't give them away to the dealer on trade in. The oil analysis and maintenance records I had on my last truck made a good impression on the buyer and helped me sell it quickly. For me the $300 spent on oil analysis during the use period pays off big at sale time. It also more than pays for itself by extending the change interval.

If you go from a 7500 to a 10k change interval based on good oil analysis you'll save 5 oil changes over 150k miles. I normally have it done so it's cheaper for me to do the oil analysis than pay for 5 or more extra changes and then I have the records to help sell the truck at the end.

**hcvone** · #40 (**permalink**) 03-13-08, 09:00 AM

I try to keep mine 3 oil changes, or two years.

CTS-V-TWIN · #41 (**permalink**) 03-17-08, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by hcvone

I try to keep mine 3 oil changes, or two years.

hcvone (Carl),

I am on the exact same schedule. Took delivery of our 2007 Escalade on September 23, 2006 and changed the oil out the first time at 4K miles, then at 11K miles and the last time it was changed was at 18K miles and we have have had the 2007 Escalade for about a year and a half now! I have to change it one more time before the lease is up because we will hit 11K miles since the last oil change today!

SG

**hcvone** · #42 (**permalink**) 03-17-08, 01:29 PM

I always change mine the first time at 500-1000 miles, just want to get the junk they use out of the car/truck ASAP, I usually change all the fluids diffs, trans, transfer case, power steering and brake fluid, but I am driving in places and areas where there is no one if you have a problem, like to know what I have in there.

CTS-V-TWIN · #43 (**permalink**) 03-18-08, 12:35 PM

hcvone (Carl),

With the 2008 and up Escalade now having Mobil 1 from the factory, is there really a reason to change the oil out at 500-1,000 miles? I used to do that when I had the C5 and Z06s as well as the C6, but with the Escalade being a truck motor, is it really necessary to change the oil out to get the break-in material out?

When we get our 2009 Escalade, I may do the first oil change at 5K miles or so, but after that, I will stretch it as long as I can go or I will go by the oil life monitor.

SG

**hcvone** · #44 (**permalink**) 03-18-08, 12:55 PM

I know in both my Escalade's and Vette's there was always some metal either on the drain plug if it was magnetic, or cutting the oil filter open (yea I know I am extreme), I would still want to get the first change done at 500-1000 just to be sure, but if it's a lease why bother, let it go for a while.

CTS-V-TWIN · #45 (**permalink**) 03-18-08, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hcvone

I know in both my Escalade's and Vette's there was always some metal either on the drain plug if it was magnetic, or cutting the oil filter open (yea I know I am extreme), I would still want to get the first change done at 500-1000 just to be sure, but if it's a lease why bother, let it go for a while.

Yeah, I am gonna do another GMAC 24 month Smartlease, so why waste money on fresh Mobil 1 when the factory Mobil 1 will go at least 5K miles with the factory filter. What worries me is the filter GM uses on the Escalade, not so much the Mobil 1.

SG