Thread: When to do first oil change
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Old 03-27-2006, 08:07 PM
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Default Re: When to do first oil change
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Originally Posted by williaea
dshelman,

I disagree with your analysis of the oil life indicator (assuming you weren't trying just to be funny - hard to read sarcasm on a website sometimes) I have a much heavier city / short trip mix than many of the members here and my oil life indicator tends to go down 10% about every 650 miles give or take. And my 2006 Civic Hybrid owner's manual doesn't say anything about 10K service interval - it says to use the maintenance minder.

Eric
I believe that you are right. I believe that the computer takes in account RPM, engine load and maybe other factors to determine the oil life.

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