First Oil Change
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 493
From: Richmond, VA
I'm sticking with Honda knows better. If they want to charge us for synthetic oil they should require it. Even if synthetic gives you 1 - 2 hp, who the hell cares, it's a freaking fit, 117hp. I'll stick with what Honda recommends and if anything does go wrong they can't blame it on me.
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 26
From: OR
FWIW, we just got our first oil change at
4600 mi
11 months (the manual says change the oil at 12 months if the oil life doesn't hit 15% by then)
3 weeks after hitting 20%
Yeah, we could have waited a bit more, but we had an expiring dealer coupon for a $24.95 oil change - and they changed the filter - and included a coupon for a free car wash.
One more thing - on the little sticky they put in the windshield - it says next oil change at:
15%
4600 mi
11 months (the manual says change the oil at 12 months if the oil life doesn't hit 15% by then)
3 weeks after hitting 20%
Yeah, we could have waited a bit more, but we had an expiring dealer coupon for a $24.95 oil change - and they changed the filter - and included a coupon for a free car wash.
One more thing - on the little sticky they put in the windshield - it says next oil change at:
15%
Last edited by tietack; Aug 23, 2009 at 11:48 AM.
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6
From: Bay Area
I only have 350 miles on my GE8 right now but I'll just follow the Maintenance Minder when it comes to oil change intervals.
I'll be using cheap dino oil and Supertech oil filters from Walmart.
It's a Honda econobox, no need to use synthetic oil. But hey, if it makes you sleep better at night, by all means go for it. It's your money anyway.
I'd rather have the extra cash in my pocket
myke
I'll be using cheap dino oil and Supertech oil filters from Walmart.
It's a Honda econobox, no need to use synthetic oil. But hey, if it makes you sleep better at night, by all means go for it. It's your money anyway.
I'd rather have the extra cash in my pocket
myke
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 27
From: Broken Arrow, OK
It's like when one of the hair shampoo manufacturers added the word 'repeat' to the instructions. Lather, rinse, repeat. It almost immediately doubled their sales.
The oil companies came up with the 3000 mile oil change to increase sales, not to help you protect your engine.
Do what you feel comfortable with, but modern engines running good quality oil can easily sustain oil changes of 5000 to 10,000 miles or more.
The oil companies came up with the 3000 mile oil change to increase sales, not to help you protect your engine.
Do what you feel comfortable with, but modern engines running good quality oil can easily sustain oil changes of 5000 to 10,000 miles or more.
Last edited by largeorangedrink; Aug 23, 2009 at 07:12 PM.
It's like when one of the hair shampoo manufacturers added the word 'repeat' to the instructions. Lather, rinse, repeat. It almost immediately doubled their sales.
The oil companies came up with the 3000 mile oil change to increase sales, not to help you protect your engine.
Do what you feel comfortable with, but modern engines running good quality oil can easily sustain oil changes of 5000 to 10,000 miles or more.L
The oil companies came up with the 3000 mile oil change to increase sales, not to help you protect your engine.
Do what you feel comfortable with, but modern engines running good quality oil can easily sustain oil changes of 5000 to 10,000 miles or more.L
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Posts: 4,371
From: NC USA
Hydrolyzed water is water that has added water to it. Stop laughing there are people who believe that stuff. Unfortunately, they're in Marketing.
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 837
From: Atlanta, GA
Then there is the neighbour that will get 7 or 8 years cause he doesn't know any better. I may change mine this year.
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