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Originally Posted by Renato
Greetings all,
Just picked up my '06 Opal HCH w/ navi yesterday, just in time to park it in the garage for the blizzard.
I went through the maintenance/service booklet that came with my car and it has no specifics regarding service intervals, just alot of blank spaces. My dealership has a system where all cas get a sticker saying service is due at a 3 month period or 3,750 miles. I have read on this forum that the first oild chang should come after 5,000 miles, is this correct? Also, these cars are using synthetic oil surely we should get at last 5,000 miles safely between changes....right?
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Hi Renato;
Actually your HCH II has a Computer that is doing the service intervals for you at somewhere around 7500-10000 miles.
So just wait for the dash on your car to tell you it is time to change oil.
Or you can do as the Dealer Service Department suggest and change it every 3500 Miles. It's your Money.
I work at a dealer for the past 10-Yrs. and can tell you that, the service department at a dealer is self supporting. Meaning they Generate Income for there end of the Business just like the Sales Department moving Iron.
It will not hurt anything to change the oil and filter sooner but as you pointed out, the Hybrid has Synthetic Oil and it is like the Energizer Battery Bunny. It goes and goes and goes and goes.
Save your Money and let the Computer do the thinking for you on service intervals as Honda designed it to.
HTH;
Terry