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
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> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
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>> 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
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> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing.
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> Where did the 5000km figure come from?
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