ok so i did my first oil change at 3,750 (dealer said to come in at that time) and oil life was reading 50%
i go to dealership and it was packed so i went in and bought a filter and was gonna buy oil (Honda was charging almost 7.00 per quart!) 5-20 SynBlend Honda Oil...thats what was said to be used.
so i get the filter and grab good ole' Castrol SynBlend 5-20w (at wal mart of course) thinking it would be equivalent seeming there both synblend and weight.
im now 1,200 miles into the new oil and my oil life is reading 80%!!! that means at 50% i would have only driven 3,000 miles which is 750 less than before.....has anyone else experienced this drop in oil life?
and no my driving habits havent changed since we bought the car. should this be something to worry about or wait until next oil change to see if it stays, dips lower, or goes back up?
was planning on switching to Castrol Syntec at 3rd or 4th oil change (i dont care if peopl think its pointless or not but i had a miata with 280,000 miles on it running syntec for most of its life and it was still as good as new, including compression
)
thanks in advance