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How often should I change the oil?

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Old 09-30-2006, 08:51 PM
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I was wondering if the S2K follows the same maintanence schedule as other honda's. I serviced my old accord every 3750 miles. Is it the same with the S? I know that my car has a maintnence minder system but I heard that they aren't reliable.
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You have an "oil minder" on your 2006. Please read your owner's manual. It will tell you exactly when to change your oil.
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The manual is your friend.
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RTFM x2

even tho i change mine every 3000 with mobile 1 syn & filter. i also check everything out to make sure there are no cracks or anything like that
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read the manual and follow the oil minder..........
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Originally Posted by MitsukillinS2K,Oct 1 2006, 07:30 AM
i also check everything out to make sure there are no cracks or anything like that
I am not aware of commonly known cracks on our engines (unless something was messed with).
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Don't forget to check your oil level daily
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On the 06. If you don't want to to wait for the minder oil life reach 0% then change the oil annually. That's what the manual said.
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Originally Posted by BLACK8,Oct 1 2006, 09:24 AM
On the 06. If you don't want to to wait for the minder oil life reach 0% then change the oil annually. That's what the manual said.
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To everyone else that posted. If you would read the entire post I clearly stated that I heard that the maintnence minder system wasn't very reliable. That is why I asked the question. It seems like a lot of people on the boards like to bitch and complain about people posting rather than helping. I thought this was a community of S2K enthusiasts out to help fellow enthusiasts. Lately it doesn't seem that way.


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