Hondas built before just before oil monitor were added to dashboards had owner's manuals, and recommendations for engine oil changes every 10000 miles or at least once per year. Car engines and oils have improved a lot since then. If you use something other than what is specified you won't get the benefits of the program.Ĭhanging oil every 3000 miles made sense in the mid 20th century. If the manufacturer specifies synthetic use synthetic.
The important thing is to use the type of oil the program is designed for. The oil gets dirtier if I do a lot of very short stops and extra condensation builds up.
Because of the fact that it doesn't come on at a regular interval I have to assume it works. I am still cautious and change the oil at 5000 miles if the light hasn't come on. In these situations the light will indicate an oil change is due in as little as 1500 miles. In the winter my vehicle will frequently not run long enough to reach normal operating temps for days at a time. In the summer the engine reaches operating temperature during my short daily commute and the change oil indicator light will come on at 3500 to 4000 miles, longer if I am doing some extended highway use during vacations. I know in my case it works as advertised. It looks at engine load, cold start cycles, engine rpms, conductivity of the oil and some others. The way I understand that it works is the computer looks at a variety of inputs to determine oil life. General Motors has a similar system in my 2002 Silverado. Thisĭoes not include other "upselling" items at each visit, such as cabin This would have amounted to $1,847 and 125 quarts of wasted oil. Over five years of the car's life and 60,000 miles of driving, Per year of driving), wasting $369 and 15.2 quarts of perfectly good Undergone four unnecessary oil changes per year (assuming 15,000 miles Schedule (which is essentially the advice given by all quick oilĬhange outlets and dealership service departments), the Fit would have If we had been foolish enough to follow Jiffy Lube's 3,000-mile change
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I'd argue that it does hurt to change your oil every 3k - it hurts my back to do it, it doubles my maintenance costs (at $35 for full syn + a good filter, that adds up if you drive 15k / yr like I do), and it doubles the amount of oil consumed, recycled and produced. On any vehicle in the past 10 years, owners should follow their manufacturers suggested intervals which is usually 5k or closer to 7k for fully synthetic oils. Several articles and studies have been done disproving the necessity of the 3k change. To the Mechanic suggesting 3000 mile changes, that recommendation has changed considerably.
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