"ACAR" <dimndsonmywndshld@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Apr 15, 7:38 pm, "Butch Haynes" <butch@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Took my '07 Accord V6 back to the selling dealer for its first oil
>> change. I
>> bought the car just over 11 months ago, the maintenance minder showed
5%
>> oil
>> life left with 6570 miles on the odometer-- I don't drive much...
>>
>> The service writer starting chewing my ass for going beyond 6 months
for
>> the
>> oil change. I showed him the Owner's Manual where it says to change the
>> oil
>> the first time at one year if the oil life minder didn't call for a
>> change
>> yet. I also mentioned that I had been concerned about going so long on
>> the
>> oil and had called American Honda around 6 months ago and they said to
>> leave
>> that first oil in there until the minder said to change it or a year
was
>> up.
>>
>> So what's what?
>
> "Elmo" is generally correct although you may not want to be quite so
> confrontational if you plan to use this place for service in the
> future.
>
> However, the Service Writer may not be as dumb as he appears. Did you
> ask him what kind of oil they were putting into your car? You may not
> want that stuff in there for more than 6 months. I still do my own oil
> changes just so I know what's in the engine. Once/year oil change is
> probably fine for as little driving as you do if you use a top quality
> motor oil and filter; assuming that whenever you use the car you drive
> it long enough (15-20 min) that it fully warms up (expels all the
> water/water va****).
>
> Maintenance minders: these nifty devices pur****t to tell you all you
> need to know. Of course, these same minders are used by the various
> new car rating organizations to calculate maintenance costs. So it is
> in the manufacturer's self interest to go as long as possible between
> services to show low maintenance costs. How long do you want to own
> your car? Ask Tegger, whose Honda product now has over 300,000 miles,
> how long he goes between oil changes. I have no such high mileage
> aspirations and my 200,000 mile cars seem fine with 7500 oil change
> intervals using Mobil 1 synthetic.
>
> YMMV
Thanks to everyone for all the info. I did ask the service writer droid
about the oil and he said they use Honda brand 5W-20-- and I do avoid
short
trips so the car is usually fully warmed up.
I always used to do my own oil changes for the same reason you do. But the
aging bod has increasing trouble getting down that low and crawling into
the
dimini****ng amount of clearance cars seem to have these days...not to
mention finding and reaching the oil filter. I think I may need to start
doing my own again though...
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