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164,750 miles of mostly Alaskan roads and weather!

It's a 2013 AWD LS Nox with the oil-burning pig of an L4 engine (bad rings)

Over the years, I've replaced the following major assemblies:
Cat Converter (both of them)
A front wheel bearing
Timing chain, guides, and tensioner
A single spark plug ignition coil
Routine maintenance work includes a few sets of tires, dozens of DIY oil changes, two each synthetic differential and transmission fluid changes, one each brake fluid and front brakes. Have run mostly Kirkland Signature FS 5W-30 and occasionally Castrol SN-rated 0W-40. The 40 weight oil makes that 4-cyl engine purr. And with almost 165K miles on her, it's probably the weight I'll use from now on.

Please note that I've greatly reduced the oil change interval to 3000 miles on this 4-cyl Nox. I firmly believe this DI engine cannot handle 5000 or more mile changes ... too much accumulated DI soot exacerbates chain wear.

It's been up and down the Alaska-Canada Highway and all over the Lower-48 states. It's well-used...

<blockquote data-quote="SteveG" data-source="post: 17424" data-attributes="member: 2380">164,750 miles of mostly Alaskan roads and weather!It's a 2013 AWD LS Nox with the oil-burning pig of an L4 engine (bad rings)Over the years, I've replaced the following major assemblies:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Cat Converter (both of them)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">A front wheel bearing</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Timing chain, guides, and tensioner</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">A single spark plug ignition coil</li>
</ol>Routine maintenance work includes a few sets of tires, dozens of DIY oil changes, two each synthetic differential and transmission fluid changes, one each brake fluid and front brakes. Have run mostly Kirkland Signature FS 5W-30 and occasionally Castrol SN-rated 0W-40.&nbsp; The 40 weight oil makes that 4-cyl engine purr.&nbsp; And with almost 165K miles on her, it's probably the weight I'll use from now on.Please note that I've greatly reduced the oil change interval to 3000 miles on this 4-cyl Nox.&nbsp; I firmly believe this DI engine cannot handle 5000 or more mile changes ... too much accumulated DI soot exacerbates chain wear.It's been up and down the Alaska-Canada Highway and all over the Lower-48 states.&nbsp; It's well-used...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveG, post: 17424, member: 2380"] 164,750 miles of mostly Alaskan roads and weather! It's a 2013 AWD LS Nox with the oil-burning pig of an L4 engine (bad rings) Over the years, I've replaced the following major assemblies: [LIST=1] [*]Cat Converter (both of them) [*]A front wheel bearing [*]Timing chain, guides, and tensioner [*]A single spark plug ignition coil [/LIST] Routine maintenance work includes a few sets of tires, dozens of DIY oil changes, two each synthetic differential and transmission fluid changes, one each brake fluid and front brakes. Have run mostly Kirkland Signature FS 5W-30 and occasionally Castrol SN-rated 0W-40. The 40 weight oil makes that 4-cyl engine purr. And with almost 165K miles on her, it's probably the weight I'll use from now on. Please note that I've greatly reduced the oil change interval to 3000 miles on this 4-cyl Nox. I firmly believe this DI engine cannot handle 5000 or more mile changes ... too much accumulated DI soot exacerbates chain wear. It's been up and down the Alaska-Canada Highway and all over the Lower-48 states. It's well-used... [/QUOTE]

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