Name: 2.2L or 2.4L GM Ecotech Oil Change. 2010 2011 2012 GMC Terrain & Acadiea SLE and Chevrolet Equinox.
Uploaded: 2023-01-07T23:29:46+00:00
Duration: 10 min 37 s
Description: **Important note!** The 2010-2012 GM 2.4L Ecotech 4 cylinder is known for oil consumption, and I do advise using some "snake oil" product on them. I use Motorkote, which leaves a lubricant coat on eve

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**Important note!** The 2010-2012 GM 2.4L Ecotech 4 cylinder is known for oil consumption, and I do advise using some "snake oil" product on them. I use Motorkote, which leaves a lubricant coat on everything so if oil starvation happens the damage is minimal. Stop leak or some sort of mystery oil would probably work too, but at 140K miles I have had no issues other than the oil disappearing between oil changes.

Products I use regularly.

Royal Purple HMX "High Mileage" 5w-30 https://amzn.to/3vJLpOm but I would go to Walmart where you can get non-HMX for $35 or Summit where you can get HMX for $36 a 5 qt. I will say the Purple oil has changed through the years and when they only made one type I swear it was better, but their products I still use and find work better than most. It is easier to see if anything is wrong when the oil is purple for me as well. According to the folks at Royal Purple, you only need to change their oil once a year or every 12K miles which I will say when you use the used oil on a chainsaw it's a night and day difference compared to using other conventional and synthetic oils that have been used.

MotorKote Hyper Lubricant 32oz https://amzn.to/3ZnwDKP
The going rate for a 32oz bottle is $30-35 depending on the auto parts store, and this stuff can be dumped into all your lubricants to add an additional layer of friction protection. One bottle pretty much treats the oil, tranny, transfer cases, and diffs on a car.

WIX 57082 or 57082XP for 2010-2012 https://amzn.to/3QpfBrV
Either WIX filter will not fall apart, and honestly Walmart brand is fine, but I will say avoid Fram if you don't change the filter religiously, cause they are known for coming apart. In this video, the Wix filter is over a year old and was still intact, and not shredded.

32mm or 1-1/2 socket which works on most 2.2L and 2.4L GM Ecotech 4 cylinder engines. https://amzn.to/3Xdm37r If you have a 32mm or larger adjustable wrench it might work, but it is a bit of a tight space, and these are pretty shallow.

Oil Filter Cap if you mess it up https://amzn.to/3VT3Lao

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