Oil deterioration question
#11
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3,000 miles? Nah, I'll stick with the 7,500 that Honda itself recommend for our cars
#12
Originally Posted by TestMonkey,Feb 9 2011, 12:01 PM
WHAT?!?!
Its 3,000 miles
I change mine about every 2,700.
Its 3,000 miles
I change mine about every 2,700.
Originally Posted by RedCelica,Feb 9 2011, 02:48 PM
3,000 miles? Nah, I'll stick with the 7,500 that Honda itself recommend for our cars
#14
Every 9k miles approximately or 12 months whichever comes first.
Oil is 0 30 castrol gtx (confirmed from my manual and official honda dealer in London)
Spirited drives are frequent for my 2009 Euro spec S2K
Last oil change 16th of November.
You've got a long way to go...i've covered about the same as you have RedCelica
Forgot to mention this but, I do check my oil level approximately every 2-3 weeks just in case.
Oil is 0 30 castrol gtx (confirmed from my manual and official honda dealer in London)
Spirited drives are frequent for my 2009 Euro spec S2K
Last oil change 16th of November.
You've got a long way to go...i've covered about the same as you have RedCelica
Forgot to mention this but, I do check my oil level approximately every 2-3 weeks just in case.
#15
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good call...I need to do that
#16
Originally Posted by SpitfireS,Feb 9 2011, 02:38 PM
Last OCI was 14300 miles / 13 months with Amsoil SSO.
Currently @ 8120 miles / 4 months, again with SSO.
No plans to change oil at all.
Currently @ 8120 miles / 4 months, again with SSO.
No plans to change oil at all.
#17
Originally Posted by Saki GT,Feb 9 2011, 02:51 PM
If used, I would just change the oil and filter and go with 7.5k mi /12 mo from there.
I'll swap out all the fluids just so I have a good baseline to start with. Plus, you don't know what kind of oil the dealership used for the change. Think of it as cheap insurance.
I personally just started using AMSOIL ATM 10w-30. Looks and smells like oil.
#19
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The one good thing about the old 3,000 mile interval was it would get you under the hood. I bet some guys (probably not S2K guys) open their hood once a year, if that, with the longer service intervals.
I like to check fluid levels and nose around the engine bay once a week.
I like to check fluid levels and nose around the engine bay once a week.
#20
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I check the oil and fluids when I get gas. By the time I'm done, the tank is full, but practically no one does this anymore. You'd think that if you had ten minutes to wait around while your SUV fills up, you'd at least go check the oil instead of just stand there...