Oil Changes every 8000km
Hi I have a new Honda Civic.
With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live in canada) With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to do or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty already at 5000km's Thanks |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
"Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... > Hi I have a new Honda Civic. > With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live in > canada) > With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to do > or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty already > at 5000km's > > Thanks Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. Where did the 5000km figure come from? |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
"Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... > Hi I have a new Honda Civic. > With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live in > canada) > With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to do > or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty already > at 5000km's > > Thanks Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. Where did the 5000km figure come from? |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
These guys say 5000:
http://668tech.laverda-nz.org/mainte...eck_sheet.html And this guy... http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/arc...hp/t-4607.html and this guy... http://www.harrysautopro.ca/oil.htm and these guys... http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000327024141/ granted these aren't honda's, but he never said his last cars were honda's And oil that looks dirty doesn't matter? Can you explain that to me? "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... > > "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message > news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... > > Hi I have a new Honda Civic. > > With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live in > > canada) > > With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to do > > or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty already > > at 5000km's > > > > Thanks > > Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. > > Where did the 5000km figure come from? > > |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
These guys say 5000:
http://668tech.laverda-nz.org/mainte...eck_sheet.html And this guy... http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/arc...hp/t-4607.html and this guy... http://www.harrysautopro.ca/oil.htm and these guys... http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000327024141/ granted these aren't honda's, but he never said his last cars were honda's And oil that looks dirty doesn't matter? Can you explain that to me? "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... > > "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message > news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... > > Hi I have a new Honda Civic. > > With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live in > > canada) > > With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to do > > or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty already > > at 5000km's > > > > Thanks > > Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. > > Where did the 5000km figure come from? > > |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
all the previous cars I've owned said to change the oil every 5000km so
thats where I came up with that. And when my brother went into a lubex place to get his oil changed at 8000km like the manual says to do, the people said his oil was really dirty and he should get his engine flushed cause he went over 5000km "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... > > "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message > news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... >> Hi I have a new Honda Civic. >> With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live in >> canada) >> With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to >> do or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty >> already at 5000km's >> >> Thanks > > Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. > > Where did the 5000km figure come from? > |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
all the previous cars I've owned said to change the oil every 5000km so
thats where I came up with that. And when my brother went into a lubex place to get his oil changed at 8000km like the manual says to do, the people said his oil was really dirty and he should get his engine flushed cause he went over 5000km "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... > > "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message > news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... >> Hi I have a new Honda Civic. >> With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live in >> canada) >> With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to >> do or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty >> already at 5000km's >> >> Thanks > > Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. > > Where did the 5000km figure come from? > |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
"Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... > Hi I have a new Honda Civic. > With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live in > canada) > With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to do > or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty already > at 5000km's I change my vehicle's oil and filtre every 5000 km. If it makes you feel more comfortable doing so, then by all means do it. It doesn't matter to me what other people say about the frequency of oil changes, because when you get right down to it, it's your vehicle and they're not going to be found if something happens to your vehicle following their advice. Brian |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
"Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... > Hi I have a new Honda Civic. > With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live in > canada) > With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to do > or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty already > at 5000km's I change my vehicle's oil and filtre every 5000 km. If it makes you feel more comfortable doing so, then by all means do it. It doesn't matter to me what other people say about the frequency of oil changes, because when you get right down to it, it's your vehicle and they're not going to be found if something happens to your vehicle following their advice. Brian |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
"jasonp" <hick@up.com> wrote in message news:hZDEd.62384$nN6.2099@edtnps84... > These guys say 5000: > http://668tech.laverda-nz.org/mainte...eck_sheet.html Laverda Motorcycles? > And this guy... > http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/arc...hp/t-4607.html Aussies driving French cars. What more needs to be said. > and this guy... > http://www.harrysautopro.ca/oil.htm He sells oil changes! > and these guys... > http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000327024141/ From the first paragraph- "Maybe I'm old fashioned, but my father has stuck to the "3000 mile" rule and has never had a problem with any of his engines. And I know that it is faulty cause-and-effect logic - he over-maintains all his vehicles - but if it has caused no problems, then what the heck." "What the heck?" > granted these aren't honda's, but he never said his last cars were honda's > > And oil that looks dirty doesn't matter? Can you explain that to me? Yep. Just because it looks dirty, doesn't mean it is, or that it isn't doing it's job. > "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message > news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... >> >> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message >> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... >> > Hi I have a new Honda Civic. >> > With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live > in >> > canada) >> > With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to > do >> > or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty > already >> > at 5000km's >> > >> > Thanks >> >> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. >> >> Where did the 5000km figure come from? >> >> > > |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
"jasonp" <hick@up.com> wrote in message news:hZDEd.62384$nN6.2099@edtnps84... > These guys say 5000: > http://668tech.laverda-nz.org/mainte...eck_sheet.html Laverda Motorcycles? > And this guy... > http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/arc...hp/t-4607.html Aussies driving French cars. What more needs to be said. > and this guy... > http://www.harrysautopro.ca/oil.htm He sells oil changes! > and these guys... > http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000327024141/ From the first paragraph- "Maybe I'm old fashioned, but my father has stuck to the "3000 mile" rule and has never had a problem with any of his engines. And I know that it is faulty cause-and-effect logic - he over-maintains all his vehicles - but if it has caused no problems, then what the heck." "What the heck?" > granted these aren't honda's, but he never said his last cars were honda's > > And oil that looks dirty doesn't matter? Can you explain that to me? Yep. Just because it looks dirty, doesn't mean it is, or that it isn't doing it's job. > "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message > news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... >> >> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message >> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... >> > Hi I have a new Honda Civic. >> > With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live > in >> > canada) >> > With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to > do >> > or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty > already >> > at 5000km's >> > >> > Thanks >> >> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. >> >> Where did the 5000km figure come from? >> >> > > |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
"Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message news:tdEEd.78960$dv1.38232@edtnps89... > all the previous cars I've owned said to change the oil every 5000km so > thats where I came up with that. And when my brother went into a lubex > place to get his oil changed at 8000km like the manual says to do, the > people said his oil was really dirty and he should get his engine flushed > cause he went over 5000km Lubex? Let me guess...they sell oil changes and flushes, right? Why are you trying to out engineer Honda? > "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message > news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... >> >> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message >> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... >>> Hi I have a new Honda Civic. >>> With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live >>> in canada) >>> With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to >>> do or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty >>> already at 5000km's >>> >>> Thanks >> >> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. >> >> Where did the 5000km figure come from? >> > > |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
"Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message news:tdEEd.78960$dv1.38232@edtnps89... > all the previous cars I've owned said to change the oil every 5000km so > thats where I came up with that. And when my brother went into a lubex > place to get his oil changed at 8000km like the manual says to do, the > people said his oil was really dirty and he should get his engine flushed > cause he went over 5000km Lubex? Let me guess...they sell oil changes and flushes, right? Why are you trying to out engineer Honda? > "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message > news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... >> >> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message >> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... >>> Hi I have a new Honda Civic. >>> With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live >>> in canada) >>> With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to >>> do or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty >>> already at 5000km's >>> >>> Thanks >> >> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. >> >> Where did the 5000km figure come from? >> > > |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
And you really think the people on this forum know more than the Honda
engineers. DUH Follow your users manual. Tomes have changed from the old days when oil would turn to jelly in 3000 miles. Fuel is cleaner, engines are better, oil is better and the engineers know what the engine needs.... "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message news:tdEEd.78960$dv1.38232@edtnps89... > all the previous cars I've owned said to change the oil every 5000km so > thats where I came up with that. And when my brother went into a lubex > place to get his oil changed at 8000km like the manual says to do, the > people said his oil was really dirty and he should get his engine flushed > cause he went over 5000km > "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message > news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... >> >> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message >> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... >>> Hi I have a new Honda Civic. >>> With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live >>> in canada) >>> With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to >>> do or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty >>> already at 5000km's >>> >>> Thanks >> >> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. >> >> Where did the 5000km figure come from? >> > > |
Re: Oil Changes every 8000km
And you really think the people on this forum know more than the Honda
engineers. DUH Follow your users manual. Tomes have changed from the old days when oil would turn to jelly in 3000 miles. Fuel is cleaner, engines are better, oil is better and the engineers know what the engine needs.... "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message news:tdEEd.78960$dv1.38232@edtnps89... > all the previous cars I've owned said to change the oil every 5000km so > thats where I came up with that. And when my brother went into a lubex > place to get his oil changed at 8000km like the manual says to do, the > people said his oil was really dirty and he should get his engine flushed > cause he went over 5000km > "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message > news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com... >> >> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message >> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89... >>> Hi I have a new Honda Civic. >>> With all my pasts cars I always changed the oil every 5000km's (I live >>> in canada) >>> With my new civic it says to change it every 8000km's. Is this safe to >>> do or should i stick with every 5000km's? The oil looks pretty dirty >>> already at 5000km's >>> >>> Thanks >> >> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing. >> >> Where did the 5000km figure come from? >> > > |
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