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395 messages, Last post on Nov 27, 2009 at 8:41 PM
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 24, 2009 9:38 am) You're joking right?
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Replying to: tedtcb (Jun 24, 2009 10:18 am) And I change my oil every 7,500 miles too. Just like my manual says to do. Any more frequent is just a waste of good oil imo. I guess it's fine if you are one of those oil change hobbyists but that's not me. Why wouldn't you want to follow the service recommendations as published by Honda. Don't you trust their engineers? |
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Replying to: tedtcb (Jun 24, 2009 5:50 am)
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Replying to: mickd (Jun 24, 2009 10:31 am) For the least 10-15 my mechanic does a “service” every 3K. We drive 240 miles a weekend up north and back and the way I figure it, yes, it’s overkill, but no one ever robbed life from a vehicle by changing the oil too much. Did I forget to mention that I also change my transmission fluid with every fill up? 
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Replying to: tedtcb (Jun 24, 2009 9:22 pm) Weren't you the guy who said you could change your transmission fluid in 30 seconds flat?  tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
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Replying to: tidester (Jun 24, 2009 10:37 pm) t |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 24, 2009 10:22 am) So, how much longer will an engine last that has had 3-4000 mile oil changes vs. one that only gets an oil change every 7500 miles? I don't really know. I do know they guys in our shop change the oil in their own cars pretty often. |
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Replying to: isellhondas (Jun 26, 2009 6:12 am) The data I've read over the years (the infamous CR taxi study and all the fleet reports) doesn't show that more frequent fluid changes increases the life of the drivetrain for most people. If Honda's engineers thought that the pumpkin needed to be lubed every 30k, I think they would have put that in the owner's manual.
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 26, 2009 1:23 pm) Yep but different people drive their cars under different condtions. If I still lived in So. Calif, it is doubtful that our CRV would ever engage 4WD. In that case the fluid maight last the life of the car. In a snowy climate or under hard use, 90,000 might be pushing it. It snows here sometimes so I changed mind at 30K. Not expensive to do and no big deal! |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 26, 2009 1:23 pm) Apparantely, the maintenance minder system does require differential change at around 15,000 miles now, and people are complaining about it being too often. You can't win. |
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