Badgerdog
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Hey Guys I am just wondering about how many kilometers others are getting before their engine oil life system tells them they need a service ?
From what I can recall in the owners manual the EOLS algorithm's take into account oil temperature, driving style, short trips and hilly terrain and I guess it must measure engine load to assess hilly terrain.
I do a lot of short trips up the road to local's cafe's and its only 2 km's away and the terrain is VERY hilly. I'm guessing this is the reason I am only getting about 7,500 km's before the EOLS says my oil is tired and needs a service ? Short trips are often described by other manufacturers as "severe duty" so I am not especially surprised by the short service interval.
How are you guys getting on with how many km's before you need a service ? If its around the same distance as me what do you attribute the short servicing intervals too ? I kind of wish they had just fitted a bigger sump with more oil capacity so I didn't have to service it so often.
From what I can recall in the owners manual the EOLS algorithm's take into account oil temperature, driving style, short trips and hilly terrain and I guess it must measure engine load to assess hilly terrain.
I do a lot of short trips up the road to local's cafe's and its only 2 km's away and the terrain is VERY hilly. I'm guessing this is the reason I am only getting about 7,500 km's before the EOLS says my oil is tired and needs a service ? Short trips are often described by other manufacturers as "severe duty" so I am not especially surprised by the short service interval.
How are you guys getting on with how many km's before you need a service ? If its around the same distance as me what do you attribute the short servicing intervals too ? I kind of wish they had just fitted a bigger sump with more oil capacity so I didn't have to service it so often.