As other have mentioned, wait till 5,000 miles to change the oil initially,
as a special break in oil is used, and if you want to go to a 3,000 mile
interval afterwards, thats fine. My Honda dealership actually uses a 4,000
mile interval. As for using synthetic, I believe some have said to wait
till at least 10,000 miles before making the switch. I keep using the dino
stuff personally.


"Savalas" <TheGaffler@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:02OGc.19071$mY2.3110@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Hello all, I am new to the group and I need to find out when I take my car
> to get the very FIRST oil change at 3000 miles, should I use synthetic or
> regular dino oil or synthetic blend for a 2004 Civic LX. It's a brand new
> car which I've had for a month now. And would it be ok to use 10w-30
instead
> of the 5w-something which I can't remember at the moment.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Savalas
>
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