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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord (2008-) Maintenance and Repair
1130 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 8:19 AM
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I live in Canada where it gets really cold in the winter. Last Dec I purchased a 2008 Accord V6 and today it has slightly over 3000 miles on it. The oil change light still says 70% so at this rate I will go through two winters without ever changing the original oil. Does this seem right or maybe there is something wrong with that indicator. I change the oil every 3000 miles on my truck and always before winter. |
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Replying to: matador51 (Jul 01, 2008 8:08 am)  15% which for me was 7,600 miles. I'm told it is break-in oil and should be left alone until it reaches the 15% oil life indicator or one year, which ever comes first.
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Replying to: matador51 (Jul 01, 2008 8:08 am) |
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Replying to: matador51 (Jul 01, 2008 8:08 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 01, 2008 10:37 am) My manual seems a little ambiguous about the time to change oil on the 2008 V-6. On page 308 it states " 15 and 10% oil life indicators remind you that your vehicle will soon be due for maintenance." It also states "when the remaining oil life is 5 to 1% you will see a SERVICE message along with the same maintenance codes ...." Inasmuch as it's desirable to keep the factory oil in the crankcase as long as possible I opted to perform my first oil change when the 5% message first appeared. This occurred at approximately 9400 miles. |
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Replying to: buttdonkey (Dec 18, 2007 8:54 pm) |
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According to the service manager at the dealership where I get my 08 Accord serviced, it is first recommended to not change the first factory oil until the remaining oil life is 15%. No explanation was given as to why this is important. According to other car manufacturers such as Mercedes and Porsche, it is recommended to get your oil changed at least one time every year regardless of miles driven.
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Replying to: rkirchoff (Jul 04, 2008 4:07 am) |
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Replying to: ljgbjg (Jun 27, 2008 9:47 am) I'll bet the problem with the I4 Accords and the lights dimming has to do either with the current draw by the compressor clutch or the load on the engine when the clutch kicks on. Does this problem happen with the V6? I had all sorts of idle problems with my 1984 Accord. I traded that for a 1984 Toyota that had fast idle problems. In fact every Toyota I have owned since my first one in 1982 (I4 and V6, stick and automatic) has had what Toyota calls a "heat soak problem". If you shut the engine off while warm and attempt to restart it after 10 minutes the engine will die and you have to crank it several times to restart it. Other than a ECU-fix for one of them Toyota called this a feature not a problem!
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Replying to: rich505 (Jul 05, 2008 4:49 pm)
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