Oil Life Monitor

[427435]

It's too late now (I would have ordered anyway), but doesn't the Genesis have a oil life monitor like 10 year-old US cars??

 

[EXBMWGUY]

No.

 

[Mark_888]

I personally wouldn't pay attention to an oil monitor anyway. They are generally implemented to extend oil change intervals, and I like to take a more conservative approach and change my oil every 5000 miles with a high quality synthetic. Since I do it myself, it is fairly economical to change the oil that often. Of course, if I drove more than 15,000+ miles per year with mostly highway miles, I might change the oil a bit less often. So far I have averaged about 9,000 miles per year on my 2009 Genesis.

 

[427435]

A good oil life monitor is much better than most driver's "guessing" at when it should be changed or following an arbitrary mileage distance. Both the 2003 Explorer and 2003 Vette have them and their programs take into consideration a bunch of stuff including # of starts, max rpm used, as well as mileage, and ambient temps.

Plus I can forget about keeping track of when I need to change oil again. The DIC tells me.

 

[jnc2000]

The best monitor is yourself IMO - combined with an oil analysis.

 

[GenesisCaptain]

A good oil life monitor is much better than most driver's "guessing" at when it should be changed or following an arbitrary mileage distance. Both the 2003 Explorer and 2003 Vette have them and their programs take into consideration a bunch of stuff including # of starts, max rpm used, as well as mileage, and ambient temps.

Plus I can forget about keeping track of when I need to change oil again. The DIC tells me.

Big +1. This is one of the things I miss in my Genesis. Every other car I have driven in the past 20 years has had one. Some were better than others, and all of them were better than nothing.

 

[baoconnor]

It would be nice if the trip B odometer was 4 digits. That how I track it in my other cars.

 

[landtuna]

I have a high-tech clipboard hanging in my garage. Everything that uses oil goes on it along with dates and mileage (if appropriate).

Foolproof. Cheap. Historical.

 

[rldillon]

The Genesis comes with half of the system, an odometer. You must purchase the other half, a calendar. Six months or 7500 miles.

 

[427435]

The Genesis comes with half of the system, an odometer. You must purchase the other half, a calendar. Six months or 7500 miles.

Less if your driving conditions are "severe." Your definition, my definition, and Hyundai's definition of "severe" are all likely to be different. A good oil life monitor takes your driving conditions all into account.

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