The Honda manual said that for normal driving 10,000 mile OCI and for severe OCI 5,000 miles. Does this sound correct for a car that uses conventional oil? Transmission fluid normal 120,000 severe 60,000?
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Originally Posted By: bigsteve
The Honda manual said that for normal driving 10,000 mile OCI and for severe OCI 5,000 miles. Does this sound correct for a car that uses conventional oil? Transmission fluid normal 120,000 severe 60,000?
Yep. Follow the OLM and you'll be fine. Remember that if you don't see it go off after a year, change the oil anyway.
Honda's are EASY on oil.
Take care, bill
The Honda manual said that for normal driving 10,000 mile OCI and for severe OCI 5,000 miles. Does this sound correct for a car that uses conventional oil? Transmission fluid normal 120,000 severe 60,000?
Yep. Follow the OLM and you'll be fine. Remember that if you don't see it go off after a year, change the oil anyway.
Honda's are EASY on oil.
Take care, bill
Are you sure this car has a oil life monitor?
I'm about 98% positive it does. Check the manual.
Their 'severe' is normal driving.
Be a bit conservative.
Be a bit conservative.
I'll check it today for the OLM.
going by the Honda definition of normal and severe the car is doing normal maint schedule driving. but she has ben changing oil at dealer every 5,000 miles and the car now has about 43,000 on it.
Originally Posted By: bigsteve
The Honda manual said that for normal driving 10,000 mile OCI and for severe OCI 5,000 miles. Does this sound correct for a car that uses conventional oil? Transmission fluid normal 120,000 severe 60,000?
I remember back in 97 when i had my Honda Civic. Normal driving was 7500 miles and sever was 5000 miles...i still changed the oil every 3-4K.
The Honda manual said that for normal driving 10,000 mile OCI and for severe OCI 5,000 miles. Does this sound correct for a car that uses conventional oil? Transmission fluid normal 120,000 severe 60,000?
I remember back in 97 when i had my Honda Civic. Normal driving was 7500 miles and sever was 5000 miles...i still changed the oil every 3-4K.
I looked at the Honda manual and olny found a maintenance schedual indicator nothing about a OLM.
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I looked at the Honda manual and olny found a maintenance schedual indicator nothing about a OLM.
Ok I just looked at your manual and it has a 10k mile Maintenance reminder light (page 60)like you said.
I thought all Honda's had a OLM by 2006. Interesting.
Ok, then we need to know what driving style you have and what conditions you operate the engine. (hard on the engine? How many miles per trip? Stuff like that)
The OLMs really do work. I wish my cars had one... (my 2000 Silverado had the simple light but worked well)
Changing the oil every 5k like she has been doing is a excellent OCI for most people. The engine will last many many hundreds of thousands of miles with any oil with that OCI. The only time I'd go shorter is if you throw in a LOT of short trips in the mix.
Take care, Bill
I looked at the Honda manual and olny found a maintenance schedual indicator nothing about a OLM.
Ok I just looked at your manual and it has a 10k mile Maintenance reminder light (page 60)like you said.
I thought all Honda's had a OLM by 2006. Interesting.
Ok, then we need to know what driving style you have and what conditions you operate the engine. (hard on the engine? How many miles per trip? Stuff like that)
The OLMs really do work. I wish my cars had one... (my 2000 Silverado had the simple light but worked well)
Changing the oil every 5k like she has been doing is a excellent OCI for most people. The engine will last many many hundreds of thousands of miles with any oil with that OCI. The only time I'd go shorter is if you throw in a LOT of short trips in the mix.
Take care, Bill
So the oil life monitor is diffrent from the MAintenance schedual reminder?
Yep.
One is based on mileage (yours and mine on my Corolla)
The other uses factors like Temps(outside, coolant), time operated, RPM, Throttle, load (MAP) and speed (and a LOT more things).
It takes all those data points and comes up with a oil change light.
Very impressive system and I wished EVERY engine came with one. It would save so much $$$ and oil if everyone followed it.
Of course, we have the folks who change the most expensive oil every 3k no matter what because they want the "best".
No hope for them....
Take care, Bill
One is based on mileage (yours and mine on my Corolla)
The other uses factors like Temps(outside, coolant), time operated, RPM, Throttle, load (MAP) and speed (and a LOT more things).
It takes all those data points and comes up with a oil change light.
Very impressive system and I wished EVERY engine came with one. It would save so much $$$ and oil if everyone followed it.
Of course, we have the folks who change the most expensive oil every 3k no matter what because they want the "best".
No hope for them....
Take care, Bill
can anyone tell me what Honda transmission fluid cost for this vehicle and how many quarts will it take?
It takes
ATF Z1
Dealer price probably around $8+tax, depending on the dealer
Search internet, sometimes you can get ATFZ1 for less even with shipping.
ATF Z1
Dealer price probably around $8+tax, depending on the dealer
Search internet, sometimes you can get ATFZ1 for less even with shipping.
Originally Posted By: bigsteve
can anyone tell me what Honda transmission fluid cost for this vehicle and how many quarts will it take?
Check your owners manual. For my '08 Accord Honda recommends a drain and refill, not a flush. You put in about 3qts of ATF each time you do a drain and refill. I'm kind of aggressice on the intervall...usually I do this every 25k.
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can anyone tell me what Honda transmission fluid cost for this vehicle and how many quarts will it take?
Check your owners manual. For my '08 Accord Honda recommends a drain and refill, not a flush. You put in about 3qts of ATF each time you do a drain and refill. I'm kind of aggressice on the intervall...usually I do this every 25k.
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BTW, this ebay auction sells Accura ATF Fluid, same as Z1 - different label.
I purchased 12 quarts with free shipping at 6.43 ea.
I purchased 12 quarts with free shipping at 6.43 ea.
Honda ATF Z1 was $7.31/quart last summer at my dealer. A "flush" is just a 3 quart drain and refill times three. You open the drain and 3 quarts drops out, you fill it up and drive it around the block, and then do that two more times. Kind of stinks that it takes 9 quarts when the transmission only holds about 7.5, but whatever. I can't remember off the top of my head how often the manual says to do the 9 quart replacement instead of the 3 quart.
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