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91 messages, Last post on Oct 17, 2008 at 5:14 AM
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Does anyone have any ideas on why the owner's manual indicate NOT to change the oil before 10,000 miles during the break-in period??? I always thought that you wish to change the oil rather soon for the first time as you have all the cuttings from the assembly process. Also...wouldn't it be best to change the oil at say every 5k and not stick to the 10k recommendation? |
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| My dealer h=gave me a coupon for a free oil change at 3750 miles...so I would guess that is the first scheduled oil change. He did however say that the maintenence schedule was set at every 10,000 miles. | |
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Replying to: mokeyjoe (Jul 23, 2004 9:52 am) I did see a Honda service bulletin that stated that Honda includes breakin conditioner additives in the orginal oil from the factory and early first oil changes are not recommended. I thought I would pass that on to you. |
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Replying to: jgk (Mar 11, 2005 10:33 am) Comments?
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Replying to: orillia (Apr 20, 2005 7:11 pm)
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Replying to: jimby (Apr 20, 2005 8:57 pm) ** Does anyone know what the heck is being added to our oil ? ** Anybody disagree with the concept of waiting for >10,000 miles? ** With this understanding, I am going to wait for 10,000 miles to change my oil AND filter. Below is the reply from Acura (Comes directly from an Acura Dealership Service Department...which has a vested interest in getting us in early and often) - Acura says that you don’t need service before 10000 miles or one year if your driving conditions are “normal” and not “severe” according to the description in the owner’s manual. Southern California driving conditions tend to be a bit severe, so many of our customer’s elect to replace the oil filter with each oil change and to perform an oil and filter change between each 10000 mile service interval at 5000 miles. If your driving conditions are not severe, I might recommend that you not change the oil for the first time before 10000 miles because the factory sometimes adds a break-in additive to the first oil fill. It is important to check your oil level on a periodic basis because some oil consumption in a 10000 mile period would be normal. 
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Replying to: delmar1 (Jun 09, 2005 11:18 am) Then I get a card from Acura (not the dealer?) advising me to come in at 5,000 miles for the initial oil change. This was a reminder card, not a notice that their policy was changed. I have found no reference in the owner's manual stating when the first oil change should be. Conventional wisdom was always that changing sooner than later is beneficial to flush out any metal particles from the breaking-in process. Creation of those particles would be highest at the git-go and taper off as engine hours increased. Who should we believe?
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Replying to: peonyman (Jun 29, 2005 6:30 am) I also had the same question and I reside myself to wait until it is closer to 10,000 miles. I totally agree with past wisdom of changing initially at 2,500 miles, but I have to believe that the engineers have considered all factors. The owner's manual does specifically state NOT to change the oil until 10,000...in the break-in section. Please look at your booklet to confirm. Now...one thing that I will be doing is to change my oil AND filter every 8,000 miles subsequently. Why not...cheap enough. See my previous post #106 in the Acura TL 'Care and Maintenace' forum. |
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Replying to: orillia (Apr 20, 2005 7:11 pm) My prior car was a Mazda Protege with 135K mi. I got the same milage towards the end as I did in the beginning changing oil every 7500 mi. |
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I just recently purhcased a TSX. The salesman told me my first scheduled maintenance was at roughly 5,000 miles (I'm not sure of the exact mileage partly because at this point in the transaction I was just excited to get in the car and drive it, but it was between 3,750 and 7,500). However, the owners manual indicates the first scheduled maintenance is at 10,000 miles! Basically the only thing they do is change the oil and inspect the car. The manual doesn't even ask you to change the oil filter at 10,000 but wait until 20,000 miles. Have modern cars changed that much. I used to drive a 1993 Honda Accord and changed the oil and filter every 3 to 5 thousand miles. Anyway, what do you think of not having your car looked at until 10,000 miles. The salesman told me it is very important to keep this initial service date because if anything appears out of wack they can address it immediately. |
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