First post here - great forum. I've read on here that the maintenance minder is dependent on your driving conditions. However, I'm curious if 5,400 miles is typical for the first time (15% oil life) Thanks

 

My first was at 8,586kms, which is similar (~5,300 miles) to yours.

Like most commercial/industrial engine manufacturers, Honda seems to use a combination of time and fuel burnt to calculate oil change intervals. My minder comes on every ~750 litres (~200 US gallons) of fuel burned with my normal driving habits. I change it when it gets down to 5%.

 

yep thats when mine went off!

 

arnt you suppose to do the first oil change at 5k miles?

yeah thats right i remember i waited till about 4k though and did it.

 

When i worked at honda they recommend either the maitnance minder system or 5k miles.

 

mine was about there too

 

just did mine 2 weeks ago at around 5900 miles

 

Appreciate the responses!

 

I changed mine around 4.5K but my father-in-law's light came on 7.*** k. I was like WTF! He took it to Honda and they said it wasn't an issue. It really depends on how you drive the car. The ECM bases is off the rpms I believe. As long as you aren't driving like a jackass then it should easily last to 5k. My light for the last oil change didn't come on until right at 11k.

 

i just did mines at 6200miles, it came on around at 6000m.

 

So do you guys all just change when the light comes on? Cause I was thinking of starting to change it every 3k miles, but most cars these days can run alot longer anyway. But yeah, I can say the same with mine, I'm just over 10,000 miles and i'm not even at my second oil change yet. 30% life left supposedly...

 

Yeah I change it either at or right before the light goes of. Changing it every 3k would be a waste of money to me.

 

It's based on some algorithm which uses total # of crankshaft revolutions and how hard you drive it (throttle opening, etc), IIRC. It's in the manual, which I don't feel like braving the cold to go get out of the car right now.

Obviously, the harder you drive the car, the sooner the percentage drops. My OLM light came on at 81-- miles and I had it changed at 84--. It's at 136-- right now, with 50-41% oil life, according to the OLM. I think that the slushbox transmission does make a difference, since my highway rpms are lower. I checked again the other day, and 80 mph (on the GPS) comes in right at 3000-3100 rpm. 100 mph is right around 3600-3700 rpm in 5th, or a little over 4000 in 4th, with the AT.... and I still got 38 mpg on that tank.