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I leave tonight at 9pm for my 8,000 miles road trip. My Oil Life Monitor says I still have 60% oil life left. So, that made me not want to change my oil before this trip. I currently have exactly 5,000 miles on this oil so far and my road trip will be about 8,000 miles. So, I may be at about...

I decided not to change the oil before my road trip that starts in 11 days. Here is my post about my road trip on the expedition portal. 16 US States and 4 Canadian Provinces, July 2022 Road Trip Getting my car ready for my 8,000 miles road trip that starts in 11 days. I topped off all fuids...

If it is barely above the maximum line, I will not worry about it. Besides, I am sure you do burn some oil before your next oil change, so it will drop to the normal level after a few thousand miles. Just keep on driving.

You know all of us on the forum "over maintain" our cars. And you know this is a Honda. So, I expect it to be a bit more reliable and dependable even with some abuse and neglect. Though I do not plan to abuse or neglect this car. Also, this car is my road trip car that I have used to visit...

You are very observant and very correct on most of the things you said. That is cool. Yes, I bought my 2020 HAH base model for $25,100 drive out. I put all the details on my thread on the Accord forum since I love documenting about my cars As for the oil changes, you are right for the most...

My car is the base model. It is a 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid base model with cloth seats that I had the dealership upgrade to Katzkin leather seats. I bought my car brand new and paid $25,100 out the door. It was a 3 weeka battle with the dealership who said no way they would sell the car to me...

This is my current stash of oil at home all lined up the way I will use them for an oil change. Mixing things up. All bought for $2 a quart. Enough for 6 oil changes. Did not want to waste an oil change if not really necessary. And this is what I will mix for my next 3 different oil changes. 2...

My first oil change on this car was done at exactly 12,034. Here is the UOA from Blackstone. This oil did not see a long road trip of 7,500 miles. So, it had more city miles than highway miles. Since I could do 12,000 miles, that is why I was thinking of doing 12,000 miles again, especially as...

When I return home from this trip, I will change the oil no matter if I change it before I leave for the trip or not. So, I was wondering if it was a waste of oil to change it now when I will change it again after 26 days. It is not often people do an oil change after 26 days. Since the trip is...

Yes, my car has a MM. I did the first oil change on my car when the MM turned ZER0 at 11,800 miles on odometer. I bought my car brand new with 37 miles on odometer. The current oil in the car was put in when my MM was 50% and I had driven for 7,000 miles on the oil that was there before this...

I drive a 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid. So, take note some of the miles below is in EV mode where the ICE is completely off. On 3/22/2022, I changed my oil and filter when my odometer was at 49,494 miles. As of today, I have put 3,000 miles so far on the oil. Know that atleast 500 of those miles...

If I was ypu, I would use that oil in your Mustang with no fear at all. I drive a brand new 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid that calls for 0W20. I am using 0W16 and most of the guys on the Accord forum say something will happen to my car. Guess what? Nothing will happen. Also, I have mixed 0W20...

When I hypermile, which I do often, my mileage is 55mpg to 66mpg. The only oil I will use in my car is the oil I will buy at the store for $2 a quart or less. I currently have a stash of oil of different weights that I will mix and use up and my current stash will last me 6 oil changes before I...

I don't plan to run anything thinner thaN 0w16. I just feel I have no problem mixing oil just because I want to. I do have a stash of oil now that each cost me $2 a quart. My 2020 Hybrid calls for 0W20, but the sale oil I bought is a lot of 0W16 and some 10W30. My next oil change will be; 2...

I changed my oil this morning with 0W16 and a Fram TG 7317. I then went and got my tires balanced and rotated at Discount Tire and psi set to 45psi. Oil change, Balance and Rotate tires and psi set to 45psi! Time to experiment more hypermiling... Let me try a bit of hypermiling and see how...

But what do you consider overinflated? I personally do not like to put too much air in my tires. But to be very specific, the current tires on my car now has maximum psi on the sidewall as 51psi. So, I am sure that means the manufacturer is saying if that tire is filled up to 51psi "cold",it is...

Wayne Gerdes' advice on psi for serious hypermiling; "MAX sidewall is what I would recommend for most as it is well within the safety limits of your car and tire and allows better Fuel Economy than the pressure listed in the driver’s side door." I don't know what you guys think about this.

I guess driving in the city where highest posted speed may be 45mph is different from when you get on the freeway with posted speeds of 65mph or 70mph. I am guessing maintaining both speed limits would yield higher mpg in the city than on the highway.

The most comprehensive detail about how to hypermile and beat the EPA of whatever car you drive. Beating the EPA - The Why's and How to Hypermile...

Reading this dang long thread! Then wondering what I will bbq for tonight.