"dimmi" <someone@new.rr.com> wrote in message
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> just another synthetic oil BS

Which part is BS according to you?


> Pretty funky that the warranty may be affected by an extra oil change.

Huh? I did not say to do extra oil changes but to double the oil change
interval, which means change the interval from let's say every 5K miles to
every 10K miles.


> No
> logic in it, though.

I'm afraid you have difficulty reading.


>Time IS a factor on a "whichever comes first" basis. In
> my experience, mileage was a signal for an oil changes, not the elapsed
> time.

IMO, while it may be OK to go from 5K mile changes to 10K mile changes with
synthetic, it is not OK to go from changing oil once a year to once every
two years. If it takes you 2 year to hit 10K miles, it means you don't
drive much or do mostly short trips in which case you should not wait so
long to change your oil.

Cheers,

Pete



>
> "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bm9hog$jrt$1@news.onet.pl...
> >
> > "dimmi" <someone@new.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:X8Xhb.21906$pg7.17830@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > >You may get a way
> > > with a few miles more, say 100-200 more before oil change, but it is a
> > myth
> > > that synthetic oil extends your intervals in 2 times.
> >
> > It is not a myth, but Honda may deny your warranty claims if you double
> your
> > oil change intervals and something non-oil related goes wrong with the
> car,
> > so it is not adviseable while you're still under warranty. Also, time
is
> a
> > factor, not just mileage. FYI, here's a Camaro that did 18K miles on
> Mobil
> > 1.
> >
> > http://oilstudy.spacebears.com/
> >
> > If a big ole American engine could do it, I'm sure a well-engineered
Honda
> > engine can do it as well.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
>
>