Art wrote:
> Actually in at least one of the Honda manuals I have for a 2005 Accord
> hybrid or a 2006 Odyssey (can't remember which one I read it in), it says
> not to do the first oil change early. Presumably there are special
> additives in the factory oil.

A 5000 mile oil change interval corresponds to the "Severe" service
interval for our 2004 I4 Accord; so the oil change was not "early."

Do you think there's any relationship between Honda's presumed "special
additives" and Mobil's claim that Mobil 1 is "fully synthetic?" Same
marketing team?

> > "SS" <scottseifer@gmail.com> wrote in news:1164915529.343132.303580@
> > 16g2000cwy.googlegroups.com:
> >
> >> in reading other posts, it looks like i changed my oil a little early.
> >> around 5k.
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