Have an '03 Accord V6. Currently running Amsoil 0-W20 and a Wix filter. I have 6K miles and 8 months on the last change. My main commute is about 3-4 miles to work with the rare longer road trip. I was planningon running a UOA at about 6 months but...well it's been a long winter. Thanks for the advise.
Should I bother with UOA or just change out?
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Have you done a UOA before? If not go for it. If yes and all was well, skip it. That's my rule of toe, er thumb.
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Originally Posted By: acohen100
Have an '03 Accord V6. Currently running Amsoil 0-W20 and a Wix filter. I have 6K miles and 8 months on the last change. My main commute is about 3-4 miles to work with the rare longer road trip. I was planningon running a UOA at about 6 months but...well it's been a long winter. Thanks for the advise.
I would change it now - because eight months from now will be the end of November - just enough time before the lousy parts of next winter settle-in once again.
Have an '03 Accord V6. Currently running Amsoil 0-W20 and a Wix filter. I have 6K miles and 8 months on the last change. My main commute is about 3-4 miles to work with the rare longer road trip. I was planningon running a UOA at about 6 months but...well it's been a long winter. Thanks for the advise.
I would change it now - because eight months from now will be the end of November - just enough time before the lousy parts of next winter settle-in once again.
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I wouldn't do change it or run a uoa. I'd run it till you had full year or 10,000 miles. Then get a uoa done to make sure it did ok. If at that point everything looks good. Then continue to do annual oci.
I would go once a year change on that oil.
That's cool with me. I'm in no rush to change if I don't need to. I was mostly worried about my use being especially harsh given the short trips in cold weather. I did this specifically so I could go long OCI but some recent reading I've done here got me worried. I heard several recommendations that if you drive like I do, with lots of short trips, that you may be better with dino SM and 3mo/5K changes. But, if I'm gonna leave it in I will go get a UOA just to be safe. If it looks OK then I'll do another at 1 year. Will I need to have a TBN in my UOA? That was extra at Blackstone.
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acohen100,
You'll definately want the TBN done-short trip driving usually means the oil does not heat sufficiently to evaporate out moisture which in turn leads to acid production and a depleted TBN. Under short trip conditions, TBN will likely be the limiting factor.
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You'll definately want the TBN done-short trip driving usually means the oil does not heat sufficiently to evaporate out moisture which in turn leads to acid production and a depleted TBN. Under short trip conditions, TBN will likely be the limiting factor.
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I vote for the UOA.
You won't know unless you get it, and who knows what else it might tell you.
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You won't know unless you get it, and who knows what else it might tell you.
We have the technology.
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