Hello. I'm new to this forum and Honda Fits. I drove a 1998 Honda Civic for 15 years and put 175,000 miles on it. That fact alone prompted me to purchase another Honda. I bought a 2015 black Honda Fit.

But on to the question at hand...

I bought my Fit two weeks ago and notice that my oil life digital meter is at 90% already after putting only 670 miles on my car. Is that normal?
I've read about people who change their oil on a Fit every 10000 miles. At the rate I'm going, I will need to change my oil at 6700 miles. How do I optimize the oil life OR is something wrong with my car, the digital gauge, or the oil?

Thanks!

 

Its normal OP....

Computer on board calculates your driving habits that will be different from others, such as mine, which is now at 70% after 900 miles, but I got those miles in nine (9) months while yours is just a short 2 weeks. The more miles in such short period will show a lower % left before its time to get an oil change. I'll get my first oil change next month( Almost 1 year of ownership), while others will get one every few months

 

Hello fellas.

In the maintenance manual it says that there are two types of driving normal driving and hard driving. Hard driving consist in short trips like 3 miles, driving under extreme weather or with a lot of sand(like in Ocean and in agricultural places), during right away(not leaving the car to get to the optimal function temperature. Also it states that you should use at least 91 octane petroleum.
Hard acceleration and braking affect the life of the oil as well.

So you might be doing hard driving my friend. That my opinion.

 

91 octane? when did that change for the GKs?

 

What do you mean? I read that you could use less octane in the USA fit but all the fits sold about said you need to use at least 91 octane. As it is one machine I would say it is the optimal for performance and economy. It is not that expensive compared to the normal gasoline (87 octane).

 

You read ? Please show us a link please KikeDiaz. My book says 87 octane

 

fyi... USA manual for 2015 FIT, page 21 states: "Fuel recommendation: Unleaded gasoline with a pump octane number 87 or higher required"

 

87 works like a charm and is what the manual states as the previous posters said.


Like SR45, I'll be changing my oil at 1 year because I won't hit 4K miles by then, let alone 10.

 

Mine went from 100% @ 600 miles to 90% at 650 miles. Does it register in increments of 10's maybe...

 

Yes, or at least I read that here somewhere.

 

True

Poster said in bold, which is not true.

 

GK's definitely do NOT need 91 octane and yes, the oil indicator drops in 10% increments. Mine's at 70% with 3300 miles.

 

As others said, it does measure in 10% increments and calculates based on your driving habits/conditions. Mine dropped to 90% at 1K, but is now at 60% at 3300.

And 87 is what to use in this car.

 

Seeing as you reside in Mexico, I suspect that Honda may be making different recommendations based on some difference in the way octane ratings are calculated in the gas sold in Mexico vs. the US.

 

We just had our daughters oil changed for the first time, at a little over 7000 miles (30% oil life). We could have waited longer, but she was home from school for a week, and needed her tires rotated as well. I did not want to wait until she was home again, which could have been a while since she is also working now and won't come home this summer. Better safe than sorry.

While she does short hops getting back and forth to work and campus, the bulk of her miles come from the drive between Knoxville and Nashville for visits home.

To date, she loves the Fit and has no regrets in her selection (purchased the car 8 months ago).

 

The dealer told me that the first oil change is at 5000 miles. (and I thought I read that in the owners manual too).

 

Take another look at the manual. The maintenance minder comes on (at roughly 10K miles) for the oil change. Or you do it after a year if you don't hit 10K in that year.

 

It's just me... doing my way.
First oil change: 3000 miles.
Then every 5000 miles thereafter.