Not that my Accord or CRV hold much more (4.5 qts) but at only 3.8qts have you done any UOA to see how the oil holds up with 7500 mile from MM?2020 Honda Accord EX
58k miles, about 7500 OCI (maintenance minder at 0)
Out: 3.8 qts Castrol syn 0W-20, Ecogard 4610
In: 3.8 qts Valvoline 0W-20, Champ PH2867XL
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I have not. This car is driven very easy and sees frequent long trips, so I am comfortable doing the longer OCI even with the turbo. The oil is always dark at the end but does not appear to have fuel dilution.Not that my Accord or CRV hold much more (4.5 qts) but at only 3.8qts have you done any UOA to see how the oil holds up with 7500 mile from MM?
I like to do one on many of my vehicles just as a baseline in my use. It at least gave me an idea that 7500 / 1 year was fine in some and others need less 5k or even 3k/6 months from short trips/fuel dilution.I have not. This car is driven very easy and sees frequent long trips, so I am comfortable doing the longer OCI even with the turbo. The oil is always dark at the end but does not appear to have fuel dilution.
This is why we use good synthetic oil…..so we can fudge a bit sometimes (when life gets in the way). That GS350 won’t miss a beat!2013 Lex GS350 F Sport, 117K, 6.8K mile 7 month OCI
Out and in: M1 5w30, YZZZZZZZZZZZZA3
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Great skills to be teaching our youth, and great opportunity to build stronger bonds with your stepson. You done good.My 11-year-old stepson mentioned last week that he wanted to learn how to drain oil from the bottom of the car—we typically just use an oil extractor from the top—so I woke him up before the heat of the day set in and showed him how. We also replaced the engine air filter and added some Techron to the gas tank for good measure.