Honda A1 MM

[GenesisGuy70]

Hi folks,

Sooo this is weird. The Accord in my sig is telling me to change the oil (Maintence Minder Code: A1) but right above it says that the oil life is 60%.....

Current mileage is 5,100. Over 4,000 of those are to Ohio and back.

What gives?

 

[HangFire]

According to this, subcode 1 for A means your tires need rotating.

https://www.yourmechanic.com/articl...tem-and-service-codes-by-brent-minderler

 

[GenesisGuy70]

Originally Posted by HangFire
According to this, subcode 1 for A means your tires need rotating.

https://www.yourmechanic.com/articl...tem-and-service-codes-by-brent-minderler


Correct, the tires need rotated as well. As does the engine oil indicated by the "main code" A.

https://www.wildehonda.com/honda-maintenance-minder-system.htm

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Yes, it's at 60% right now, but the A1 is telling you what you will need to do at the end of the OCI

 

[CT8]

I will be mean ,,,did you reat the manual? The day before yesterday My friend bought a new gun to the range to shoot. I asked him if he read the manual ,,he said no.

 

[Hall]

Originally Posted by CT8
I will be mean ,,,did you reat the manual?

My Mom has a '18 CR-V so I'm guessing much of the same applies and the manual clearly indicates "A" = replace engine oil. The number "1" means rotate tires. The system is certainly confusing and contradicting itself when it also shows the oil has 60% life remaining. I would follow slacktide's logic but that doesn't mean it's not silly.

Obviously tire rotations should be done at relatively fixed mileages but the engine oil life won't follow that (all the time). Sure seems like Honda needs to revise their MM system to remove the "A" reference to changing the oil and rely on the % counter.

 

[NO2]

You don't need to replace your engine oil until 1 yr or 15% on the MM. The A indicates oil only and the B oil and filter. If your driving habits don't change and you don't do a season tire switchover you can use the MM for rotation too. The MM should start to flash at startup when service is due.