2015 Accord Maintenance Minder oil hitting early?

[CT8]

Really ?

 

[TmanP]

My Buick which gives a % of oil life remaining, was at 67% after 3500 highway miles in the summer/fall. But it dropped to 73% after 1300 in town winter miles. So the rate of dropping is over twice as fast in the winter for short trip driving. I can drive on the interstate for 100 miles and lose 1% OLM.

 

[Doog]

My daughters Civic will hit 10% anywhere from 5500 to 6500 miles. It seems to hang at 30% from 4000 to 5000 then decline rapidly after 5000.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Honda OLM is calibrated with semi-syn oil, with full synthetic oil such as Mobil 1 the OCI can be extended few thousands miles, but to be sure a couple UOA may be needed.

Also, during warranty stay with OLM is safer. Over the 3 years 36k miles warranty you may spend extra $50-100 for few more oil changes, it worth the money to keep warranty intact.

 

[SIXSPEED]

It's probably a good idea to change the oil on a shorter OCI if you're idling the motor for extended periods to warm it up or making frequent short trips. This can potentially introduce more fuel and moisture into the oil reducing its effectiveness to lubricate and protect the motor.

 

[LotI]

'14 Accord owner here with the same K24W1 motor.

I do 35k miles/yr 90% highway and I get to 15% right at 10k miles. Warm up is get in, start engine, buckle up, log the mileage, wait for the revs to drop and go.

The white paper from Honda shows long trips have a 1.0 deterioration factor of the oil, while short trips and low temp operation has a 2.5.

Honda white paper if you're interested.

Also, there are two ways to reset the MM. The display screen is the most clear and gives verification. It's nice because it will tell what services are due in plain language, not just A1...

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

Originally Posted By: wormwood1978
Originally Posted By: Bottom_Feeder
I have a '15 Accord with the I4. I've done two changes on it, both at 15% OLM and mileage was right around 6k. I put commuter miles on it mostly.

The OLM is certainly smart enough to know how you're driving and adjusts accordingly. I've seen posts on the DriveAccord forums where a few guys are getting reminders at 10k because all they do is highway miles. Wed did a 2k mile road trip to Orlando right after I did the first change and the OLM only went down to 90% a week after we got back. But it quickly readjusted to my commuter driving and leveled out in the weeks and months that followed.

I'd worry less about 'wasting' what you assume is still perfectly good oil and instead make sure the changes are done to satisfy Honda's warranty because that's all the really matters at this point.

That was input I was looking for from someone with the same vehicle. Thanks.

You're welcome.

Just to expand on it more, I used Mobil 1 Extended Performance for the first change assuming the two long road trips I had planned in the following months (totalling 3.5k alone) would make the OLM extend out the mileage to possibly over 10k miles, but once I returned and resumed my commuter driving, it all settled back down and still only went a smidge over 6k miles when the OLM hit 15%. So as much as I want to 'treat' my car with an arguably higher-quality product like Mobil 1 Extended Performance, it's a waste. I used Pennzoil Platinum for this change and may go back to my preferred Valvoline SynPower afterward.

But honestly, any 0w20 synthetic with the proper certs, even house-branded stuff, should easily be able to do 6k miles in a new clean engine. Just follow the OLM for now to keep the warranty happy and experiment later.

 

[MikeySoft]

The MM on my 2013 Accord hits 15% between 5853 and 7100 miles. It depends on the driving conditions. The below link is the post for my used oil analysis.

Link to used oil analysis