Absolutely correct, the Honda Certified Master Technician that services our CRV and Civic, both w/1.5t engines has had several discussions with me on this subject. Honda's MM is an algorithm, tells you nothing about actual oil condition. The CRV just turned 10k after 4 years, is almost exclusively short trips, gets changed twice a year with Mobil1 5W-30 EP and the Civic, which gets about 10-12k/yr gets Mobil1 0w20 EP between 3-4k intervals. I also do the CVT spill and fill every 30k. I'm well aware that a LOT of 1 5t crv's follow the MM, do 7.5k or more OCI's and somehow keep spinning along but I'd rather err on the side of being pro-active. We never do warm-up more than 2-3 minutes, just drive gently for a few miles. For whatever reason, the 1.5t is a very cool running engine and the CRV seems to be harder on oil, especially with dilution than any of my Civics, but the Civic gets a lot more highway miles. I generally never push any lubricant to it's limits.
