This will be an on-going experiment on our 2018 Honda CR-V 1.5. I will be tracking miles to each 10% on the OLM, then when we get to at or around 0%, will do an analysis and TBN. Just for fun and curiosity. Here's the data so far:
So as of today, based solely on assumed linear degradation (which I know is not how TBN works), the OLM should hit 0% at around 4800 miles of oil use on or around January 6 of 2022. Based on current low mileage mostly city driving of ~11 miles per day.
It will be interesting to see how the predicted results change at each 10% loss of oil life and how the actual TBN looks when I hit 0%.
This vehicle has had 3 oil changes in its lifetime and each one was done at between 0% and 10% remaining on the OLM:
First oil change at 6174 mi on oil in 5.25 months
Second oil change at 8055 mi on oil in 6 months (this trip included a 3000 mi round trip vacation drive)
Third oil change at 5011 mi on oil in 11 months (can you tell when the pandemic hit?)
Has anyone else done anything like this?
So as of today, based solely on assumed linear degradation (which I know is not how TBN works), the OLM should hit 0% at around 4800 miles of oil use on or around January 6 of 2022. Based on current low mileage mostly city driving of ~11 miles per day.
It will be interesting to see how the predicted results change at each 10% loss of oil life and how the actual TBN looks when I hit 0%.
This vehicle has had 3 oil changes in its lifetime and each one was done at between 0% and 10% remaining on the OLM:
First oil change at 6174 mi on oil in 5.25 months
Second oil change at 8055 mi on oil in 6 months (this trip included a 3000 mi round trip vacation drive)
Third oil change at 5011 mi on oil in 11 months (can you tell when the pandemic hit?)
Has anyone else done anything like this?