yet another oil question
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yet another oil question
bought my var on march 12. All i know car was also made in march so the oil was at or about <1 month old. so now i have the car and driven only 800 or so miles. Now i know oil gets worse over time so im worried because i havent worn it in very good and the oil is getting wose and i need this oil since its break in oil. any suggestions.? thanks
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Re: yet another oil question (Bulli Kid)
What?
Do you have any reason to believe your oil is starting to not function properly or are you just being paranoid?
Unless you have a good reason to believe otherwise, the break-in oil will probably be fine for ~5000 miles. If your anxious to put something else in, I'd wait a little while longer yet, not gonna harm anything anyway.
Sorry if I didn't answer your question, but I didn't really know what it was.
Do you have any reason to believe your oil is starting to not function properly or are you just being paranoid?
Unless you have a good reason to believe otherwise, the break-in oil will probably be fine for ~5000 miles. If your anxious to put something else in, I'd wait a little while longer yet, not gonna harm anything anyway.
Sorry if I didn't answer your question, but I didn't really know what it was.
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Re: yet another oil question (Cruorem)
ok so normal conventional oil is good for about 3 k or 3 months. Synthetics are good for whatever # of miles and some 6 months while others 1 year.
now its been 3 months already and i donno if the oil is getting worse or not.
sure i wont feel it but if its getting worse im not getting the protection i need. thanks
ps i amm at 850 miles and %90 oil life already.
now its been 3 months already and i donno if the oil is getting worse or not.
sure i wont feel it but if its getting worse im not getting the protection i need. thanks
ps i amm at 850 miles and %90 oil life already.
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Re: yet another oil question (Bulli Kid)
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ps i amm at 850 miles and %90 oil life already. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Umm, doesn't that mean it's 90% good? I don't know about you, but for my car, the oil life % decreases, so when it hits 10% then I'd change it.
ps i amm at 850 miles and %90 oil life already. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Umm, doesn't that mean it's 90% good? I don't know about you, but for my car, the oil life % decreases, so when it hits 10% then I'd change it.
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Re: yet another oil question (Bulli Kid)
Change the oil every 5 months or 5k miles.
That is the recommended interval from Honda.
When your oil life gets to 15% you're supposed to call for your appt. for your first oil change.
When it gets to 5% or below, then you change it.
Got it.
FYI. All of that info is in that very large book usually found in your glove box. I think it's called.............um.......oh yeah, the "owners manual".
That is the recommended interval from Honda.
When your oil life gets to 15% you're supposed to call for your appt. for your first oil change.
When it gets to 5% or below, then you change it.
Got it.
FYI. All of that info is in that very large book usually found in your glove box. I think it's called.............um.......oh yeah, the "owners manual".
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Re: yet another oil question (Bulli Kid)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bulli Kid »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dont u people get me? oil goes bad when sitting in an engine for some time. !!!!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>
ok ok calm down... the oil in your engine isnt going to vanish like a fart in the wind... it says in the owners manual that you should change the oil every 5k miles... i dont have the manual in front of me cause im at work but i remember it stating that if you dont drive over 5k a year then change the oil once a year.
ok ok calm down... the oil in your engine isnt going to vanish like a fart in the wind... it says in the owners manual that you should change the oil every 5k miles... i dont have the manual in front of me cause im at work but i remember it stating that if you dont drive over 5k a year then change the oil once a year.
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Re: yet another oil question (civic1234)
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ok ok calm down... the oil in your engine isnt going to vanish like a fart in the wind... it says in the owners manual that you should change the oil every 5k miles... i dont have the manual in front of me cause im at work but i remember it stating that if you dont drive over 5k a year then change the oil once a year.
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You are correct there civic... i was looking for the info we got from honda reguarding that but oculdnt find it. If you dont change it within a year..change it
ok ok calm down... the oil in your engine isnt going to vanish like a fart in the wind... it says in the owners manual that you should change the oil every 5k miles... i dont have the manual in front of me cause im at work but i remember it stating that if you dont drive over 5k a year then change the oil once a year.
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You are correct there civic... i was looking for the info we got from honda reguarding that but oculdnt find it. If you dont change it within a year..change it
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