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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

"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

Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing.

Where did the 5000km figure come from?

These guys say 5000:
http://668tech.laverda-nz.org/mainte...eck_sheet.html

And this guy...
http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/arc...hp/t-4607.html

and this guy...
http://www.harrysautopro.ca/oil.htm

and these guys...
http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000327024141/

granted these aren't honda's, but he never said his last cars were honda's

And oil that looks dirty doesn't matter? Can you explain that to me?

"Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89...
> > 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
>
> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing.
>
> Where did the 5000km figure come from?
>
>

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
"Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89...
>> 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
>
> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing.
>
> Where did the 5000km figure come from?
>

"Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89...
> 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

I change my vehicle's oil and filtre every 5000 km. If it makes you feel
more comfortable doing so, then by all means do it. It doesn't matter to me
what other people say about the frequency of oil changes, because when you
get right down to it, it's your vehicle and they're not going to be found if
something happens to your vehicle following their advice.

Brian

"jasonp" <hick@up.com> wrote in message
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> These guys say 5000:
> http://668tech.laverda-nz.org/mainte...eck_sheet.html

Laverda Motorcycles?

> And this guy...
> http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/arc...hp/t-4607.html

Aussies driving French cars. What more needs to be said.

> and this guy...
> http://www.harrysautopro.ca/oil.htm

He sells oil changes!

> and these guys...
> http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000327024141/
From the first paragraph- "Maybe I'm old fashioned, but my father has stuck
to the "3000 mile" rule and has never had a problem with any of his engines.
And I know that it is faulty cause-and-effect logic - he over-maintains all
his vehicles - but if it has caused no problems, then what the heck."

"What the heck?"
> granted these aren't honda's, but he never said his last cars were honda's
>
> And oil that looks dirty doesn't matter? Can you explain that to me?

Yep. Just because it looks dirty, doesn't mean it is, or that it isn't doing
it's job.


> "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com...
>>
>> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
>> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89...
>> > 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
>>
>> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing.
>>
>> Where did the 5000km figure come from?
>>
>>
>
>

"Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
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> 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

Lubex?
Let me guess...they sell oil changes and flushes, right?

Why are you trying to out engineer Honda?

> "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com...
>>
>> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
>> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89...
>>> 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
>>
>> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing.
>>
>> Where did the 5000km figure come from?
>>
>
>

And you really think the people on this forum know more than the Honda
engineers. DUH Follow your users manual. Tomes have changed from the old
days when oil would turn to jelly in 3000 miles. Fuel is cleaner, engines
are better, oil is better and the engineers know what the engine needs....


"Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
news:tdEEd.78960$dv1.38232@edtnps89...
> all the previous cars I've owned said to change the oil every 5000km so
> thats where I came up with that. And when my brother went into a lubex
> place to get his oil changed at 8000km like the manual says to do, the
> people said his oil was really dirty and he should get his engine flushed
> cause he went over 5000km
> "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com...
>>
>> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
>> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89...
>>> 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
>>
>> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing.
>>
>> Where did the 5000km figure come from?
>>
>
>

everything I've ever been told has said that if the oil looks dirty it is...


"Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>
> "jasonp" <hick@up.com> wrote in message
> news:hZDEd.62384$nN6.2099@edtnps84...
> > These guys say 5000:
> > http://668tech.laverda-nz.org/mainte...eck_sheet.html
>
> Laverda Motorcycles?
>
> > And this guy...
> > http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/arc...hp/t-4607.html
>
> Aussies driving French cars. What more needs to be said.
>
> > and this guy...
> > http://www.harrysautopro.ca/oil.htm
>
> He sells oil changes!
>
> > and these guys...
> > http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000327024141/
> From the first paragraph- "Maybe I'm old fashioned, but my father has
stuck
> to the "3000 mile" rule and has never had a problem with any of his
engines.
> And I know that it is faulty cause-and-effect logic - he over-maintains
all
> his vehicles - but if it has caused no problems, then what the heck."
>
> "What the heck?"
> > granted these aren't honda's, but he never said his last cars were
honda's
> >
> > And oil that looks dirty doesn't matter? Can you explain that to me?
>
> Yep. Just because it looks dirty, doesn't mean it is, or that it isn't
doing
> it's job.
>
>
> > "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
> > news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com...
> >>
> >> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
> >> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89...
> >> > 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
> >>
> >> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing.
> >>
> >> Where did the 5000km figure come from?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

"jasonp" <hick@up.com> wrote in message
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> everything I've ever been told has said that if the oil looks dirty it
> is...

From oil analysis?

Or from people selling you oil?


> "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:I8ednY5mJcKHiX7cRVn-hg@rogers.com...
>>
>> "jasonp" <hick@up.com> wrote in message
>> news:hZDEd.62384$nN6.2099@edtnps84...
>> > These guys say 5000:
>> > http://668tech.laverda-nz.org/mainte...eck_sheet.html
>>
>> Laverda Motorcycles?
>>
>> > And this guy...
>> > http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/arc...hp/t-4607.html
>>
>> Aussies driving French cars. What more needs to be said.
>>
>> > and this guy...
>> > http://www.harrysautopro.ca/oil.htm
>>
>> He sells oil changes!
>>
>> > and these guys...
>> > http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000327024141/
>> From the first paragraph- "Maybe I'm old fashioned, but my father has
> stuck
>> to the "3000 mile" rule and has never had a problem with any of his
> engines.
>> And I know that it is faulty cause-and-effect logic - he over-maintains
> all
>> his vehicles - but if it has caused no problems, then what the heck."
>>
>> "What the heck?"
>> > granted these aren't honda's, but he never said his last cars were
> honda's
>> >
>> > And oil that looks dirty doesn't matter? Can you explain that to me?
>>
>> Yep. Just because it looks dirty, doesn't mean it is, or that it isn't
> doing
>> it's job.
>>
>>
>> > "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
>> > news:BaudnZlL8ezemn7cRVn-qQ@rogers.com...
>> >>
>> >> "Jamco" <Homer@jamco.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:CeDEd.78740$dv1.77489@edtnps89...
>> >> > 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
>> >>
>> >> Looking dirty doesn't mean a thing.
>> >>
>> >> Where did the 5000km figure come from?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>