Hi!
This is for babadi and those who replied to him. As someone who
has been involved with cars and engines of different types for a long
time, including our current 2003 Accord, here is my opinion: Accepting
the validity of the factory recommended initial oil change period on new
engines(the factory installed oil does indeed have some extra
additives), no engine ever wore out or developed problems prematurely
because of too frequent oil changes. There is however, lots of evidence
that when the oil/filter is not changed often enough, problems will
occur. This applies to all engines--automotive general use, automotive
racing, boat engines, aircraft engines(piston type), truck engines,
industrial engines, lawn mower engines, etc. etc. Why a given car
manufacturer would specify a long oil change interval after the break in
period is over is something I don't care to comment on here, but you
might want to think about why they would do that.

Ken

babadi wrote:

>Greetings,
>
>What would be an appropriate interval at which to change the oil on a 2003
>CRV? It has just over 3000 miles at this point, and a friend suggested
>doing it now, even though the manual says it should be done only after
>5000-10,000 miles (depending on the "severity" of your driving.) Most of my
>driving is on congested suburban streets and highways.
>
>Thanks.
>
>