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    Conventional oil

    Run it 3K then change it. It’s oil, you’ll be fine.
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    Water pump failure

    Dealer did right by me today. Had me come in and do a completely fresh oil and filter change. Hopefully no more issues moving forward.
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    Water pump failure

    Believe me, I've thought of that as well. I did check it a few times before I brought it in though just to make sure I didn't see any "milk" on the dipstick and it was definitely dirtier than it is now. That is one thing about this motor that amazes me though, how easy it is on oil. Even at 5K...
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    Water pump failure

    They did not. Checked that too and it was in the 70% range.
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    Water pump failure

    The oil is clean and filled to full. So far no more coolant loss so hopefully that’s done. I used M1 full synthetic and they filled with MC semi synthetic. Probably not enough oil in the filter to ruin 6 quarts but I don’t like mixing oils if I can avoid it. And yes, this was a no charge oil...
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    Water pump failure

    Noticed coolant was down. Filled it up with about 8 cups of distilled water/coolant to get it between the cool lines. First time out driving after, could smell coolant. Nothing dripping, nothing in the oil that I could smell and the oil wasn’t milky. Has 41k miles on it so brought it in. They...
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