Hey, thanks, George, I was considering an oil change (5,000 miles, Civic Si,
hot weather) even though I knew basically what you said. You've made up my
mind with that excellent post to refrain for a few thousand miles more.
"George Macdonald" <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in message
news:3f4db040.72994943@news.tellurian.com...
| On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 18:35:53 GMT, "Kenneth J. Harris"
| <kharris@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote:
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| >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.
|
| Depends what you mean by wear out - they *may* develop other problems,
like
| high oil consumption due to leaky rings which were never bedded in
| properly. Honda is not alone here with their "special" break-in oil and
| the results of ignoring their recommendations *are* known. See here:
| <http://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/65043.phtml>
|
| > 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.
|
| Things change!
|
| >
| >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.
| >>
| >>
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| >Hi!<br>
| > 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 <b>too frequent</b> oil changes. There is however, lots
of
| >evidence that when the oil/filter is<b> not changed often enough</b>,
| >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.<br>
| ><br>
| >Ken<br>
| ><br>
| >babadi wrote:<br>
| ><blockquote type="cite"
| > cite="midXns93E47FBC42A54martinREMOVETOREPLYg@167. 206.3.3">
| > <pre wrap="">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.
| > </pre>
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| Rgds, George Macdonald
|
| "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who,
me??