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07-26-2003, 12:42 PM
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how many miles do U get per oil change?
I have a 97 EX, i was wondering how often do you change the oil, i dont have the owners manual, just curious what others do,, do U change every 3K miles? er wha
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07-26-2003, 12:50 PM
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I change mine every 11,000 miles.
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07-26-2003, 02:01 PM
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i change mine every 3000 - 4000 miles
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07-26-2003, 02:30 PM
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for real? on what kinda car?
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He's BS'n you.
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07-26-2003, 02:54 PM
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no doubt!
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07-26-2003, 03:00 PM
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every 3000 miles - the manual says you can go longer, but i think "better safe than sorry"
baby it!
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07-26-2003, 03:04 PM
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Actually with some synthetics you can go a long time between oil changes as long as you change the oil filter every 3000-4000 miles. I was reading the back of my Amsoil bottle and they said you can go 30,000-35,000 miles between oil changes.
And my sponsor who has been using Amsoil for years said he went 30,000 miles (of course checking the oil level and changing the oil filter) and sent the oil in for analysis. The company said the oil still looks great and is still useable. So far I've had my Amsoil in for about 4000 miles and no problems. MPG went up and car feels like it runs smoother. http://www.amsoil.com/lit/lng_article/march_lng_new.pdf http://www.amsoil.com/frequent.htm
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07-26-2003, 03:16 PM
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Actually I change mine every 2500 miles. Missed a chance once to change my oil before a trip to Portland. VTEC fluctuated the whole way down then finally never came on. Never doin that again.
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well, i use Valvoline Max life,synthetic ,i have driven about 1500 miles since last change, im leaven 2morrow on a 3K mile round trip to Cali, should i get it changed now even though its still clean? or when i get back?
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Personally I would change it before I went on a road trip like that...just so I could be sure that it was topped off and clean for the whole thing. But that is just me, I don't know what oil experts recommend though.
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6000km-7000km (around 4,000 miles)
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With normal oil under "normal" conditions, Hondas call for 7500 miles. There arent too many places left where it can be considered "normal" driving. I change my oil(synthetic) every 3,000 miles or after each event. There are some oils that can be changed every 15-30K, NO THANKS. No way I would go more than 7500 miles on any oil.
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