Well, yesterday I had my first oil change and the car feels totally different otherwise! Now I don't know if they changed anything other than the oil, but the shifting feels soooo much smoother now (M/T obviously), and the car seems to drive a little bit quieter too....did anyone else notice this? Or is this a special case/I am on crack?

 

you are pretty much on crack. I did my first change last Saturday, switched to Shaffer's full synthetic and a new filter.

 

While you're on crack, be sure not to drive too fast and get a ticket or damage your Fit!

 

I think it's your imagination.

The only other idea that comes to mind is if Edmonton is very cold and while car was inside getting the oil changed, the car got thawed. Warm parts make a difference.

 

I don't care what anyone here says, I've had two (scheduled) oil changes and my car has driven differently afterward. Nothing special about the circumstances. It makes sense though.

 

All kidding aside, you are correct... there is some basic noticeable increase is smoothness from the engine after an oil change from very dirty oil to new. It all just depends on how dirty the oil gets between changes... I'm sure the first oil batch should result in initial wearing and a very gritty oil.

 

The only time I had a noticable difference in the way my car responded was when I changed from Premium to Regular gas. Regular FTW!

 

So far I have to go with the person who said the car was warmer from having been in the shop.

You can ask if they changed the transmission oil, or if they reset the ECU; either of those might make the car feel noticeably different. Also, perhaps the tires were very low on air and they put them back up where they belonged.

But just changing the engine oil and filter is not going to make a difference in the way the car drives.

 

Ahh, good ol PSY 2020. The placebo affect is a wonderful discovery :P

You might be right though, it's a possibility. Who knows how long the oil before first change has been sitting in our engine :/

 

5% oil life?

 

I think Honda's are like a fine wine - they get better with age.

Cat :x

 

LOL. my old car would drive much much better after each oil change. But i think it was because i would change my oil after 7-10k because i was lazy. LOL

 

of course.... 93 octane is for cars that have a higher compression such as the rsx-s. the higher the octane the lower (cooler) the temperature of the gas burns... you can actually cause knocking in the motor if you use 93 when your car is supposed to run on 87 or whatever the number is....



You guys are also missing 1 important reason why it might feel faster... Its a mental thing.... if you get something done to your car you expect it to be better... ex: changing an air filter.... save an old one then after a little while driving on the new one clean the old one and put it in your car with expectations that it will give you more power... you will probably think that it got faster....

 

since driving up to Jersey cold weather, the shifts feel like they take more effort engaging, specifically 1st gear. Also my oil life says 20% and I'm at 9900mi so I should go get an oil change this week

 

oh yeah bro, pass teh crack pipe

 

change your oil every 2500 to 3000 miles... lol

 

wrong 90crxfreak. you do not need to change your oil that often. change it when your maintenance minder light comes on

 

he speaks the truth!!

(solbrothers, not 90crxfreak)

 

I'm almost at 10k miles and in need of my 2nd oil change. Should I switch to synthetic? Castrol Edge is supposedly 8x more effective than Mobil 1

 

reppppppppppppped!