First Oil Change
11-16-2006
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First Oil Change Here is a stupid question but i had to ask. I was wondering when did u all change your first oil, after how many miles? I was told by my service advisor to wait for the car to tell me when its time for oil change. I'm now at 4300 and they said that i should wait till 5000 which i think its stupid. So I just want to know since i dont like driving the car with this milage and knowing that the oil has not been changed yet........
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11-21-2006
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Rep Power: 0 I did my own oil change at 2500 and then 4000 thereafter with good oil and a high quality filter.
After I hit 10,000 on any of my cars I switch to a synthetic blend (not because it's better) to get more time inbetween the oil changes.
Once I change to synthetic I do my changes at 5000-6000 miles and I never had a problem with my cars.
After I hit 10,000 on any of my cars I switch to a synthetic blend (not because it's better) to get more time inbetween the oil changes.
Once I change to synthetic I do my changes at 5000-6000 miles and I never had a problem with my cars.
11-24-2006
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Rep Power: 0 If you use a high quality oil and decent oil filter, you can go 4000+ miles inbetween you oil changes.
If you go to synthetic blend and a high quality filter like the puralator pure one, you can go 5000 miles inbetween changes.
If you go to synthetic blend and a high quality filter like the puralator pure one, you can go 5000 miles inbetween changes.
12-27-2006
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The Dealer told me not to change the oil until it fell below %15 on the oil gauge...not sure how accurate he was...but I'm gonna stick with it...
12-27-2006
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Rep Power: 0 People are just anxious to waste their money on these things like oil change every 2K and tune-ups every 50K, new tires every 10K, extra rotations, alignments, thinking their car will run forever. I know people who change their oil every 5-6K and don't really spend much time kissing and bathing their cars, they just get in and drive it. This is actually what the car is for. Those cars are the ones that will run forever. So in the end, its all the matter of luck, thats all.
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Rep Power: 0 Here is a stupid question but i had to ask. I was wondering when did u all change your first oil, after how many miles? I was told by my service advisor to wait for the car to tell me when its time for oil change. I'm now at 4300 and they said that i should wait till 5000 which i think its stupid. So I just want to know since i dont like driving the car with this milage and knowing that the oil has not been changed yet........
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Modern engine management systems and unleaded fuels result in a tiny fraction of the unburned fuel and deposits of just 20 years ago. Further, modern metallurgy, computerized engine design & manufacture, etc. results in much closer tolerances. Combined with gigantic leaps in lubricant and filtration technology, internal wear has been dramatically reduced in modern engines.
With all these factors combined, assuming the owner is using the recommended lubricants & filters, in normal operating conditions a modern automobile can be driven as much as 15k between oil & filter changes with virtually no chance of any significant wear or damage occuring. Manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes Benz, and now Honda, have developed internal monitoring systems that use sensors and complex computer algoriths to measure the operating conditions and level of contaminants in the oil and signal the owner of the optimum service interval.
In the end, who do you want to trust, Honda's engineers, or the marketing people at Pep Boys & Jiffy Lube? Just follow the mainenance indicator system and you'll be fine. Remeber to check you tires' air pressure monthly and check your oil at each fill-up.
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As a former master tech, and retired auto industry exec with a specialty in service, I continue to be amazed that we can't persuade people to just follow the owners manual recommendations where service intervals are concerned. The oil & aftermarket service industries have done a marvelous job of selling you the myth of the 3000 mile oil change, which became a standard in the 1950s. A lot has changed since then!
Modern engine management systems and unleaded fuels result in a tiny fraction of the unburned fuel and deposits of just 20 years ago. Further, modern metallurgy, computerized engine design & manufacture, etc. results in much closer tolerances. Combined with gigantic leaps in lubricant and filtration technology, internal wear has been dramatically reduced in modern engines.
With all these factors combined, assuming the owner is using the recommended lubricants & filters, in normal operating conditions a modern automobile can be driven as much as 15k between oil & filter changes with virtually no chance of any significant wear or damage occuring. Manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes Benz, and now Honda, have developed internal monitoring systems that use sensors and complex computer algoriths to measure the operating conditions and level of contaminants in the oil and signal the owner of the optimum service interval.
In the end, who do you want to trust, Honda's engineers, or the marketing people at Pep Boys & Jiffy Lube? Just follow the mainenance indicator system and you'll be fine. Remeber to check you tires' air pressure monthly and check your oil at each fill-up.
Modern engine management systems and unleaded fuels result in a tiny fraction of the unburned fuel and deposits of just 20 years ago. Further, modern metallurgy, computerized engine design & manufacture, etc. results in much closer tolerances. Combined with gigantic leaps in lubricant and filtration technology, internal wear has been dramatically reduced in modern engines.
With all these factors combined, assuming the owner is using the recommended lubricants & filters, in normal operating conditions a modern automobile can be driven as much as 15k between oil & filter changes with virtually no chance of any significant wear or damage occuring. Manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes Benz, and now Honda, have developed internal monitoring systems that use sensors and complex computer algoriths to measure the operating conditions and level of contaminants in the oil and signal the owner of the optimum service interval.
In the end, who do you want to trust, Honda's engineers, or the marketing people at Pep Boys & Jiffy Lube? Just follow the mainenance indicator system and you'll be fine. Remeber to check you tires' air pressure monthly and check your oil at each fill-up.
The manual that comes with the car I would assume is from Honda techs and it says to change your oil after your first 1000 miles.
04-16-2007
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This was discussed extensivley in a couple other forums. Honda was contacted to determine that the oil that is in the car is supposed to be used for the first 5,000 because of a couple special additives in it to aid engine break in. After the first oil change Honda corprate said to follow the manual.
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