NewsPosts <nospam@adelphianot.netvalid> wrote in message news:<IsednYobxOn71-jdRVn-hw@adelphia.com>...
> On 4/7/2004 11:42 PM, John Horner wrote:
>
> > I was looking up some service interval information for my '03 Honda Accord
> > today and noticed that Honda says for US customers to use the normal service
> > schedule unless certain conditions are met (frequent short trips, etc. etc.)
> > but that Canadians should always use the severe service interval schedule.
> > This correlates to oil changes every 7,500 miles for US residents but every
> > 3,750 for Canadians?

7500 miles = 12,000 kms is along way from 5,000 kms oil change
interval in the normal petroleum products. I cannot accept Canadian
driving and weather demands are more than twice that of U.S. Why not
check out what options Amsoil offers (www.lubedealer.com/hiebert)
If your dealer would give you a better oil, they would sing a
different tune.

> > This is rather peculiar to me. Ontario is by far the most populated province
> > of Canada and it's climate is largely similar to that of Michigan, Upstate
> > New York, Vermonth, New Hampshire and Maine. Prevailing weather conditions
> > are not enough to explain Honda's doings.
> >
> > Does this have something to do with different fuel formulations in Canada,
> > or is it more evidence of things other than good engineering being behind
> > Honda's recommendations?
> >
> > John
>
> I live in Northern Vermont, and my dealer insists that the "severe"
> schedule is what must be followed, based on Honda America, since we're
> so close to Canada. What I really want to know is - what do they do in
> British Columbia, where the weather is mild most of the year? Do they
> follow the "severe" schedule, too?

I live in B.C. and I've never heard of a dealer demanding the "severe"
schedule. I got approval from my Toyota dealer to honor my Amsoil
XL-7500. I've also had an oil analysis done on my Sunfire's 13,000 kms
oil change interval and it came back: "No Action Required, Sample at
Next Service". Naturally I'll be changing it until I get the oil & air
filters and use the 40,000 kms. option product.