Oil Change Yet?

[tenklavir]

What's the longest anyone has gone before getting their first oil change? I'm at 9300 (80+% highway) miles and still at 30% oil life. The dealer has said to bring the car in when the MM says to but it will be well over 10,000 miles by then and that seems like a long way before getting a change. Any thoughts?

[tdesi420]

I would recommend you get it done now. I did my first oil change at 5,000 miles @ 50% oil life.

9,300 miles is too long for the very first oil change in my opinion.

[dela]

well we all have a warranty... there's nothing wrong with following what the manual says.. as long as you keep an eye on the oil level. if something goes wrong, have honda fix it.

[eldaino]

Originally Posted by tenklavir

What's the longest anyone has gone before getting their first oil change? I'm at 9300 (80+% highway) miles and still at 30% oil life. The dealer has said to bring the car in when the MM says to but it will be well over 10,000 miles by then and that seems like a long way before getting a change. Any thoughts?

have you tried the search function?


follow the mm.


/thread.

[Blackout]

ok look buddy there are maybe over 100 threads on this subject and everyone well tell you differently this is not 1965 forget everything you think you know about cars just do what your car tells you when the MM turns on get it changed its just that simple.

[Satchel]

Did my first slightly after 5K and did my second today at 11.5K (was a little late, but the trip I just finished was long).

I don't care what the MM says, (it was at 50% btw), I'm changing oil and rotating tires every 5K (give or take)

[kenchan]

Originally Posted by tenklavir

What's the longest anyone has gone before getting their first oil change? I'm at 9300 (80+% highway) miles and still at 30% oil life. The dealer has said to bring the car in when the MM says to but it will be well over 10,000 miles by then and that seems like a long way before getting a change. Any thoughts?

just follow the meter. my 09 is at 50% and 5k+ miles...so that'll probably go into 10K before the first oil change.

i likes.

[niko3257]

just change it ever 5K. i had the same problem as you. at 90% it was
at 9K. thats insane 1k per 10%.
i do mine ever 5k no matter what the computer says.

[reako]

Originally Posted by niko3257

just change it ever 5K. i had the same problem as you. at 90% it was
at 9K. thats insane 1k per 10%.
i do mine ever 5k no matter what the computer says.

Same here... round 5k

[dgs]

I'm at 4,200 miles and the MM is at 60%. It appears to be dropping 10% every thousand miles. So I figure around 9,000 miles I'll be good for a change. Modern car engines and modern oil chemistry have made it so cars can go a very long time inbetween oil changes. The 3,000 mile oil change myth was started by Jiffy Lube. It's much better business to bring your car in every 3K miles rather than 10K regardless of whether you need it or not. Not only is that causing unnecessary harm to the environment, it's causing unnecessary harm to your wallet too.

I will begin using Mobile One 5W-20 Extended Performance and will continue to follow the MM for oil changes. I was told by Honda customer service that a special blend is put in the car from the factory that helps with the engine break-in. I was skeptical of this claim but Honda engineering confirmed it is a special blend, not just dino oil and that is why it's emphasized in the engine break-in section of the user manual to leave the oil in until the MM says to change it. So that's what I'm going to do.

[peoples1234]

Originally Posted by dgs

I'm at 4,200 miles and the MM is at 60%. It appears to be dropping 10% every thousand miles. So I figure around 9,000 miles I'll be good for a change. Modern car engines and modern oil chemistry have made it so cars can go a very long time inbetween oil changes. The 3,000 mile oil change myth was started by Jiffy Lube. It's much better business to bring your car in every 3K miles rather than 10K regardless of whether you need it or not. Not only is that causing unnecessary harm to the environment, it's causing unnecessary harm to your wallet too.

I will begin using Mobile One 5W-20 Extended Performance and will continue to follow the MM for oil changes. I was told by Honda customer service that a special blend is put in the car from the factory that helps with the engine break-in. I was skeptical of this claim but Honda engineering confirmed it is a special blend, not just dino oil and that is why it's emphasized in the engine break-in section of the user manual to leave the oil in until the MM says to change it. So that's what I'm going to do.

You're a smart man! +1

[SheepNutz]

My Holly got her first oil change and tire rotation today. Mileage was at 6200 and oil life was at 50%. I'll probably wait a little bit longer between the next ones. I just wanted to get it done since I've had it for 9 months and it still hadn't been changed.

[mike2100]

I was going to say something like this is why I don't buy used cars... but honestly, I had a CRX with 206,000 miles on it and still running very strong. It's going to take a lot of abuse to hurt your Honda.