First Oil Change @ 8,000+ miles? Anyone else?

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#21

10-20-2015, 10:16 PM

exl500

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Originally Posted by festiboi

I'm at 3500 miles and 50%. But....this week is one year since I bought the car, so the way things are going, it'll be two years before the first oil change

The manual calls for an oil change annually even if the maintenence minder has not come on. That's why mine was changed at one year and 4k miles.

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10-21-2015, 03:49 PM

thedrummingfish

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Originally Posted by dwtaylorpdx

Oil testing is your friend Honda (Nor any other maker) has no reason to help your car last beyond the warrantee..

Definitely always best to get a test once in awhile, but I have to disagree with the second part of your statement. Believing that manufacturers don't care about the car making it anywhere past the warranty when reliability is one of the primary concerns to most purchasers of a new car is rather naive...

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10-25-2015, 09:22 AM

Vanguard

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Originally Posted by ChazLyle

I don't know how much I trust the Oil Life meter, and I certainly have driven basically only highway miles but @ 5,400 miles the meter just finally rolled back from 60% to 50%.

I bought the car in late July and drove across country/to a few national parks, etc.

I am wondering if anyone else experienced their first oil change timing (Oil Life showing 15%) with pretty high miles.

I'm guessing I'll be at around 8,000 or more when it gets to 15% and I'll likely get it changed before then. Just curious if this is a common happenstance.

We changed the oil for the first time @ 8,000ish. My Daughter was in town, and I did not know when she would be home again from school, so off to the dealer we went. Otherwise, I would have tried to wait for 10,000.

We just changed it again @ 14,500. We also rotated the tires at each oil change.