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Originally Posted by Juliane
You never need to change the oil until the little wrench shows up on your dash. If you drive highways mostly, your oil will stay cleaner longer. The oil they put in when they build your car has special stuff in it that helps keep the seals tight, etc. and they should not have changed it. But done is done. Next time let the oil expire before you get it changed.
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Honda oil is by no means special. Yes if you drive mostly highway your oil will last longer. Waiting for the wrench to come on is a bad idea or going by the oil meter.
Check your oil level every few weeks or so, always change the filter when you do an oil change and stick with the correct viscosity oil 5w-20 in the Fit for its tighter tolerances in the engine internals.
And as far has how often to change the oil it all depends on what oil you run. Synthetic Blends can obviously run longer where as conventional oils will break down faster. A safe bet for the Fit would be 5000 - 7500 miles max 10,000 between changes.
This topic has been beaten down on many threads and forums.