Hi,
I'm a newbie member to the site. I've checked out this site for about 2-3 years, researching sludge issues to make me feel better about my 1998 Sienna purchase and since purchasing a new Odyssey I decided to take the plunge..
On this forum I know that people are saying that the Honda Odyssey has a high moly break-in oil and should not be (per the manual) changed until 5000 miles (and I imagine it is actually 5000 miles or 6 months whichever comes first). My concern/question is should I keep the factory oil in for up to 6 months or 5000 miles (whichever comes first) since winter is coming. I understand the reason for keeping the high moly oil in. However, since it get cold soon and I assume that the break-in oil is dino, wouldn't it be wise to change the oil after the first 1000 miles and go to synthetic, for the low pour point or would it be better to leave the break-in oil in, take the higher wear due to the break-in dino oil not flowing well at cold temps and change it after 6 months/5000 miles?
Hopefully I didn't confuse anyone..
Thanks for all answers in advance!
I'm a newbie member to the site. I've checked out this site for about 2-3 years, researching sludge issues to make me feel better about my 1998 Sienna purchase and since purchasing a new Odyssey I decided to take the plunge..
On this forum I know that people are saying that the Honda Odyssey has a high moly break-in oil and should not be (per the manual) changed until 5000 miles (and I imagine it is actually 5000 miles or 6 months whichever comes first). My concern/question is should I keep the factory oil in for up to 6 months or 5000 miles (whichever comes first) since winter is coming. I understand the reason for keeping the high moly oil in. However, since it get cold soon and I assume that the break-in oil is dino, wouldn't it be wise to change the oil after the first 1000 miles and go to synthetic, for the low pour point or would it be better to leave the break-in oil in, take the higher wear due to the break-in dino oil not flowing well at cold temps and change it after 6 months/5000 miles?
Hopefully I didn't confuse anyone..
Thanks for all answers in advance!