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How long til first Oil Change? My dealership said 10K miles.. that sounds very wrong to me. Or am I just paranoid?

 
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get your oil change when you hit 3,750 miles in your car. they told me they needed to get rid of all the additives they used. my dealer gave me a free coupon for my first oil change. when i got it done they said every 4,500 miles after. i do it every 3,000 miles to be safe and keep it clean. 10,000 miles is way to much to go without an oil change.

 
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Most dealerships ask you to come back at either: 3750 or 5000 miles.

10,000 is wayyy too much... maybe they want you to have future engine problems so they could make money off you

 
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I dont care what the dealer or book says, dont go over 4K before a change, it will be under $25.oo for the oil chance and is damn good insurance over the life of the car

 
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dealer and the book say 10k, maybe Ill get lucky the engine will die, Ill sue (for mental anguish I love my civic)
and buy an S2000

 
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check your oil for its viscosity..i change mine every 3mos. or 3oooKM

 
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I'm just wondering how the dealer or manufacture comes up with 3750 miles to do a oil change? 3750 is a bit to perfect, I guess if you waited until 4000 miles the engine would be ruined or if you changed it at 3500 miles it would be a bit to soon. Just my 2¢ worth of rambling.

BTW, the engine oil that comes in a new engine doesn't have any "additives" its just basic 5w-20 motor oil, and anyone that tells you any different doesn't know what they're talking about. If a dealership mechanic tells you that your engine has "break in oil", I'd take my car to a another dealership because they are WRONG!!

I've worked as a mechanic for 2 different dealerships (Ford, Toyota) and there are a lot of "Hack Mechanics" that are employed to do basic jobs like oil changes, tire rotation, belts, hoses and god forbid Brakes. Whats really funny is that those guys are the ones that end up talking to the general public because the "real" mechanics are busy working on more complicated matters in the back of the shops.

 
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From Honda:

Why should I wait to change the oil the first time?
Your Honda engine was delivered with an oil that is specially formulated for new engines that have not yet developed their "natural" wear patterns and may contain minute particles from the manufacturing process.
American Honda strongly recommends this special oil be left in the engine long enough for these wear patterns to develop, usually until the first maintenance interval specified in your Owner's Manual, based on your specific driving conditions.

Please do some research before telling people your opinion.

 
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Go to Hondas website and they sepcificly state that the oil from the factory is plain stock oil, sure its specially formulated 5w-20 oil (all oil off the self is specially formulated according to the print on the back of the label) they do state however that you do need to leave the oil in for 6000 miles to insure "break in" but thats it. But there are NO ADDITIVES in the oil from the factory. NO ADDITIVES and the minute particles are from the engine machining process. I was a ASE certified mechanic for 10 years and no manufacturer (except for the Chevy Corvette) had a "specail oil" from the factory.

So before you go and tell me to get my facts straight maybe you need to get your FACTS straight you moron.

 
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i heard the same thing from honda that the oil from the factory is just regular oil.