I know some do shorter and some longer, but does 7500-9000 miles sound about right in a new Honda with M1 or GC? Shorter would mean like 6000 and longer would mean what...12,000 miles? Sooo???
What does Honda say? I have it's 1st cousin, an Acura TL and the dealer told me the OLM will call for a change between 5k and 10k miles on Dino, no brownie points for synth. If Honda is giving you similar numbers, start off changing it when Honda recommends and do what the UOA tells you if you want to play games with warranty coverage.quote:
Originally posted by Auto-Union:
I know some do shorter and some longer, but does 7500-9000 miles sound about right in a new Honda with M1 or GC? Shorter would mean like 6000 and longer would mean what...12,000 miles? Sooo???
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Originally posted by Auto-Union:
... does 7500-9000 miles sound about right in a new Honda with M1 or GC?
What a pot of garbage! I hope you are kidding. Please show me these UOA's? Oh there might be one or two when something was wrong with the car, but almost every long OCI posted does NOT show INCREASED wear. You use the word "damage" - please use some evidence!quote:
Come on ... don't you want your car to last? Look at the numbers in the UOA section on long OCI's, the wear numbers are always high. I honestly don't understand the reasoning behind long OCI's. To save money you say? Or "let's not waste perfectly good oil." Or how about this one: "run it out to 10K and do a UOA." When the damage is already done folks, a UOA is NOT going to bring the engine back to where it was. Go 5000 miles on your favorite 5W-20 blend and take care of the car.
10K miles on a good synthetic like Mobil 1 is a piece of cake. I used M1 from the time it came out, back in the 70's I believe, until I retired a few years ago and quit driving so much. It was said to be good for 1 year or 25,000 miles, so I changed it once a year, usually at 19- or 20,000 miles.quote:
Originally posted by Pablo:
What a pot of garbage! I hope you are kidding. Please show me these UOA's? Oh there might be one or two when something was wrong with the car, but almost every long OCI posted does NOT show INCREASED wear. You use the word "damage" - please use some evidence!quote:
Come on ... don't you want your car to last? Look at the numbers in the UOA section on long OCI's, the wear numbers are always high. I honestly don't understand the reasoning behind long OCI's. To save money you say? Or "let's not waste perfectly good oil." Or how about this one: "run it out to 10K and do a UOA." When the damage is already done folks, a UOA is NOT going to bring the engine back to where it was. Go 5000 miles on your favorite 5W-20 blend and take care of the car.
10K mile OCI with a good synthetic in a good engine is easy and very doable.
Clyde:quote:
Originally posted by Clyde65:
Come on ... don't you want your car to last? Look at the numbers in the UOA section on long OCI's, the wear numbers are always high. I honestly don't understand the reasoning behind long OCI's. (...snip...)