10,000 mile oil change Does anyone wait until 10,000 miles to change their oil? I usually change at 5,000, but I have gone 7500 this time and wondering...I checked the oil , there is still plenty of oil in and it is very clean...wait till 10,000 like the manual says? |
Uhmmm.... the manual say under ideal conditions the car can go 10K miles, normal or hard driving oil should be changed every 5K. |
screw that ....your car is an investment...and im sure you dont baby it.....its not going to be worth a blown motor down the road |
I change every 3k miles still. |
Originally Posted by dvsdara I change every 3k miles still. |
i changed about 5k or half a year using synthetic |
oil is always 'clean' it never gets 'dirty'......all that happens is that all the detergents and additives are depleted and yur left with the black, base, petroleum part. so the oil is actually always clean, just......gets used up. i usually change it every 3,000. |
Your car is not an investment. It is a liability. It depreciates every second you own it and ever time you drive it. If you have paid the bank and have the title it becomes an depreciating asset. The only time your car is an investment is if you buy a luxury sports car and the car appreciates and allows you to buy something of more value than you bought the car for. Review: 1. Car with payments = Liability 2. Car fully paid off = Depreciating Asset 3. Classic car just sitting in your garage = Asset/investment
Originally Posted by JDm7thGen screw that ....your car is an investment...and im sure you dont baby it.....its not going to be worth a blown motor down the road |
Originally Posted by mattnyc Your car is not an investment. It is a liability. It depreciates every second you own it and ever time you drive it. If you have paid the bank and have the title it becomes an depreciating asset. The only time your car is an investment is if you buy a luxury sports car and the car appreciates and allows you to buy something of more value than you bought the car for. Review: 1. Car with payments = Liability 2. Car fully paid off = Depreciating Asset 3. Classic car just sitting in your garage = Asset/investment |
thanks for the responses ABOUT OIL CHANGE MILES, keep in on the topic of when you change your oil not this other stuff, thanks. |
Originally Posted by hotrodcivic2004 oil is always 'clean' it never gets 'dirty'......all that happens is that all the detergents and additives are depleted and yur left with the black, base, petroleum part. so the oil is actually always clean, just......gets used up. i usually change it every 3,000. Actually, this has been covoered many times... 90% of internal combution engines have this thing called blow by, where a little bit of the carbon from the fuel gets by the piston rings. INstead of depositing this blow by on things like your crank, and everything that your oil goes into. Oil turns black because the blow by get suspended in the oil, but the larger particles get filtered out by your filter. These small particles are what makes your oil turn black, it's small particles of carbon, the same stuff you see coming out of the stacks on a semitruck. |
Originally Posted by StealthCivic thanks for the responses ABOUT OIL CHANGE MILES, keep in on the topic of when you change your oil not this other stuff, thanks. |
Originally Posted by dvsdara I change every 3k miles still. |
id change it every 3000k .. thats what i do also |
Sadly, if you change your oil every 5k miles and perform the other recommended maintenance, your civic can last you 500,000 miles. meaning you wont need another car for a loooong time. |
Originally Posted by mattnyc Sadly, if you change your oil every 5k miles and perform the other recommended maintenance, your civic can last you 500,000 miles. meaning you wont need another car for a loooong time. Just because a couple honda's have made it to the 500K mark, doesn't mean they all can. My dad had a '93 Accord DX, changed the oil every 3k and did all maintenance when recommended by Honda and spun the main baring at 223K. My point is that every engine is made a little different, after 200K+ those little differences become big differences and the engine fails. For instance, when the cylinder bore is made in the factory, the bit is changed dialy, perhaps your engine was the first engine that bit saw, that means your bores are near perfect, while the last engine of the day got a bit that's been used all day and the bores are not as striaght, but not bad. The last engine simply will not last as long as the first. |
My bad, i may have exxagerated with 500k. but i have two 1980 civic sedans park near me at work and they run fine. Both are 350k+ miles. pretty impressive if you ask me. i think the way you drive is more important than the difference of oil changes btwn 3-5-10k miles.
Originally Posted by Jrfish007 Just because a couple honda's have made it to the 500K mark, doesn't mean they all can. My dad had a '93 Accord DX, changed the oil every 3k and did all maintenance when recommended by Honda and spun the main baring at 223K. My point is that every engine is made a little different, after 200K+ those little differences become big differences and the engine fails. For instance, when the cylinder bore is made in the factory, the bit is changed dialy, perhaps your engine was the first engine that bit saw, that means your bores are near perfect, while the last engine of the day got a bit that's been used all day and the bores are not as striaght, but not bad. The last engine simply will not last as long as the first. |
every 3K |
Originally Posted by mattnyc My bad, i may have exxagerated with 500k. but i have two 1980 civic sedans park near me at work and they run fine. Both are 350k+ miles. pretty impressive if you ask me. i think the way you drive is more important than the difference of oil changes btwn 3-5-10k miles. |
Whats oil? I can never go 3000 miles I gotta fillup at least every 375 |
Originally Posted by StealthCivic Does anyone wait until 10,000 miles to change their oil? I usually change at 5,000, but I have gone 7500 this time and wondering...I checked the oil , there is still plenty of oil in and it is very clean...wait till 10,000 like the manual says? |
I agree that it would depend on how you drive. If you do mostly stop and go i would change the oil every 3k. If you do 80% or more highway, you can probably will till 5k or 7500 miles before it changes. I think 10k is a little too long, but then again BMW's have 10k oil changes and volves have 7500 mile oil changes. The reason being is that technology in engines have become a lot more efficient then those of the past, so you dont have to change the oil as often as the old ones. |
3000 is too short and 5000 is too long for dino oil.. so I change mine every 4000 miles with genuine Honda 5w20 and Honda Filtech filter. |
Originally Posted by TemjinX2 I agree that it would depend on how you drive. If you do mostly stop and go i would change the oil every 3k. If you do 80% or more highway, you can probably will till 5k or 7500 miles before it changes. I think 10k is a little too long, but then again BMW's have 10k oil changes and volves have 7500 mile oil changes. The reason being is that technology in engines have become a lot more efficient then those of the past, so you dont have to change the oil as often as the old ones. And sorry I don't use any Honda fluids or filters. |
I go about 5k-7.5k, and use full synthetic oil. I wouldn't go that far if I used regular oil. My dealer says 3750-5000 with regular crude based oil though. |
Originally Posted by pon55 Engine technology has changed,but oil has changed even more. Syntek oil and good filters will go 10K no problem,unless you live in the desert! :rofl: You can change sooner if you want,but you woun't see any difference. And sorry I don't use any Honda fluids or filters. |
I go 3500 with it! Thats the least the most 4000 but i would never go 10000 with the same oil especially the way i drive but i guess it does all depend on how you drive your car. |
Originally Posted by flotsamm 3000 is too short and 5000 is too long for dino oil.. so I change mine every 4000 miles with genuine Honda 5w20 and Honda Filtech filter. |
[QUOTE=Jrfish007]Honda use a synthetic blend oil for the 5w20 oil. They have to use a synthetic blend oil becasue of emmisions... not sure what on the emmision, but that's what they told me, and they wouldn't tell me more. I got that from American Honda too, not some guy in the dealership.[/QDaddy said you can bs your friends cause the belive you, strangers woun't! Blend? 1%= blend. Sorry, just not like a mfg to give you anything good! |
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Originally Posted by Jrfish007 Honda use a synthetic blend oil for the 5w20 oil. They have to use a synthetic blend oil becasue of emmisions... not sure what on the emmision, but that's what they told me, and they wouldn't tell me more. I got that from American Honda too, not some guy in the dealership.[/QDaddy said you can bs your friends cause the belive you, strangers woun't! Blend? 1%= blend. Sorry, just not like a mfg to give you anything good! So what about the car you are driving? Isn't that from the same manufacture? Lets think about that for a second here... Honda is known for reilabilty, why would they want to comprise that with crapy oil? It would make more sense to me if they gave a better oil that would help there cars last longer, becasue that's what they are know for. true, I don't know what they how much they blend. Perhaps they use organic oil with addatives, and that's their blend. But if they think I should use these addatives, then I will, becasue sure have a lot more at stake if something goes wrong with my car than any other oil company out there. |
its just oil guys. Nothing to fight over. Change the oil whenver you guys want. Just not longer then what the manual saids. Its like the people who buy 91 and saids it makes a difference to each there own. |
Better to change earlier than later. |
Originally Posted by TemjinX2 its just oil guys. Nothing to fight over. Change the oil whenver you guys want. Just not longer then what the manual saids. Its like the people who buy 91 and saids it makes a difference to each there own. |
my mom oricinally leased htis car for herself. during her lease she followed the maual's suggestion of every 10k change the oil. but i bought it out of the lease in august of '04..since then i change the oil every 3k |
3k 3k |
Originally Posted by Jrfish007 lol, my point is still the same as Gearbox's, changing soon cann't hurt, but waiting can eh change it whenever you want. I drive 120+ miles a day so changing it every 3k would mean i would to change my oil almost every month. |
changed my oil today... Well, I guess I will change my oil every 5,000 miles...I went to 7,000 miles this time, but I agree 5,000 miles change is safe...for all you who change at 3k you are wasting your $$$$$ waste is away ......... :shake: The manual says 5,000-10,000 ....5,000 is very safe 10,000 max. less than 5,000 - unessary and waste of money you should belive the honda manual made by honda techs experts. new cars can wait longer to change...5,000 miles it is. Thanks for the comments |
always at 3k but mostly before that |
Did some guy ask what oil was? Anyway Royal Purple every 3k. |
4K miles, full synthetic |
you can run as long as you want on the same motor oil, recommend you dont go over the limit the manual states or what the oil manufacuter states. basic rule of thumbs are regular oil: 2500 miles -+ super/part syntheic: 3k -+ fully syntheic: 5000-+ i use fully syn and change every 4k -+ everyone has different driving habits. some go highway most of the time, some race, etc. |
waste that $ dude
Originally Posted by Wolfgang5884 always at 3k but mostly before that every 3k is unnessary bro..... |
Originally Posted by TemjinX2 eh change it whenever you want. I drive 120+ miles a day so changing it every 3k would mean i would to change my oil almost every month. |
Originally Posted by StealthCivic Ya'll playin right into the oil /filter manufacturers hands...make them millionaires every 3k is unnessary bro..... |
Originally Posted by Jrfish007 Well driving 120+mile a day, I'm going to guess you do lots of highway driving, in that case I would go 5k, maybe even 6 if you drive with a lite foot and use synthetic yeah i go 60 going and 60 back plus some local. i probably change my oil every 2 to 3 months. Just from going by the 5k average. Kinda sux i have a 04 and i have 31k on my car. |
The paranoia in this thread is astounding :) Any oil under normal conditions in this car can go 5K miles. If you're autocrossing in the desert you might want to reconsider that, but Honda isn't going to give out BS advice when their reputation is on the line. There's definitely no way I'd change even dino oil BEFORE 3K, that's just insane. I run my Mobil 1 to 5 or 6, which puts me at two oil changes a year. My UOAs come back looking great too. |
3K oil changes are called Dealer Added Profits. That's why the dealers keep telling their customers to change every 3K when clearly the manual saids 10K under normal condition. If you drive mostly city driving, then use the severe interval recommended by the manual. It is ridiculous how many people still believe this deceptive mantra. Another thing, use any brand you like as long as the viscosity is correct. All oil has to meet a minimum industry requirements, which is stated in your manual (Read It!). Stick with it and your life will be alot less stressful. |
Originally Posted by EX4Dr 3K oil changes are called Dealer Added Profits. That's why the dealers keep telling their customers to change every 3K when clearly the manual saids 10K under normal condition. If you drive mostly city driving, then use the severe interval recommended by the manual. It is ridiculous how many people still believe this deceptive mantra. Another thing, use any brand you like as long as the viscosity is correct. All oil has to meet a minimum industry requirements, which is stated in your manual (Read It!). Stick with it and your life will be alot less stressful. |
i change my oil whenever i feel is needed. i check the dipstick every weekend and if it looks ugly (and i know what used oil looks like compared to new), then ill change it. regardless if i drove only 1000 miles or 5000. when the oil is black or fades closely to black, i will change it. and 3k oil changes are dealer profits? MAYBE if your bringing it in to the dealer to get it changed. but other than that, not at all. |
Ok, kinda newb q, please dont flame... How many quarts is it for the change, I have been using 4 and check the dipstick and it appears correct, but I can not find anything in the manual that says how many quarts to use (this problem may have somthing to do w/ that fact i got my car w/o one, and hit up ebay for a replacement for $4, so pages may be missing, lol). I not new to cars, just to the civic. Thanks! |
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