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Originally Posted by l3ement
lars-ss, the funny thing about the recommended oil changes is this; i took my hch to the dealer at 3500 miles and asked about getting the oil changed and their response was that honda requests that their new vehicles keep the same oil in the engine for the first 10,000 miles! any ideas or speculation on this? they are so adamant on this, that the service light is set to come on only after 10,000 miles. to include the first oil change.
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Sounds to me it's just a dealer being a cheapskate. The 10K oil change is for the "normal" service schedule. Most people qualify for the "severe" service schedule, which is 5K changes.
I change my own oil, so I don't have to deal with that problem !!