Oil change light?

[98ramtough]

I changed my oil at 3k on my new truck. I never got a light. No I am at 4600 miles and the oil change message came on. Is this because I never got a light the first time? Do I really need to change my oil at 1600 miles on the new oil? That seems a bit strange? Should I just reset the message and drive till this oil has 5k miles on it? Also, going by hours my average mph is 42mph. Seems like mostly highway driving!

I am using a fleetgaurd filter with delo 400.

Thanks.

 

[AH64ID]

If you didn't reset the light when you changed it then the truck thinks it has 4,600 miles on the oil, and says its time to change. So I would reset the light and run til it has 3K on it, change the oil and reset the light, then go off the light or your preferred interval, whichever is shorter.

If you did reset the light, change the oil.

IMHO lots of oil changes the first 15K miles are good. . I prefer 500, 3K, 6K, 9K, 12K, 15K, then go longer intervals.