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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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Replying to: rich505 (Jul 05, 2008 4:49 pm)
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Replying to: ljgbjg (Jul 06, 2008 2:55 am) I absolutely agree with you regarding the problem. I had one of the first 84 Accords that was made in Ohio. I had a similar problem with the headlights dimming when the A/C came on. It also had a problem with the idle dropping too low sometimes. It was in the days before fuel injection and I had to set the idle to 1000 RPM from the normal 750 to keep the engine from almost dying. I was in the process of buying a new car and had driven the 2008 I4 Accord and the 2009 I4 and V6 Camry. Honda's solution to the idle dropping problem was to leave the A/C turned on so the fast idle kick up was working all the time. Of course I took delivery of this car in December 1983 so running the A/C in the winter wasn't a good solution. It has to be one of several possible causes: 1. The compressor clutch is momentarily drawing more power than the system can provide or the startup load of the compressor is very high. 2. The clutch relay or wiring is too small to carry the startup current draw. 3. The load is so high at clutch turn on that the engine cannot provide enough power to the alternator. You would think the battery could provide enough reserve. Does the problem happen with both the 177 and 190HP 4-cylinder engines? Does it happen with the V6? Do the lights dim significantly with the engine and the key in the On position?
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Replying to: rich505 (Jul 06, 2008 5:58 am)
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