Oil change...
#4
Re: Oil change...
Wait until the oil life indicator goes to 0% or wait until 10K miles. let the initial fill oil clean out the engine castings completely for you. You are wasting perfectly good oil if you drain it out any earlier. I have done oil analysis on my initial change out at 9100 miles, and all was good. The current fill is synthetic, and will go 11K miles to get back into a 10K interval.
Also I would recommend changing the filter at every oil change, contrary to Hondas recommendation of a 20K mile interval for the filter.
Also I would recommend changing the filter at every oil change, contrary to Hondas recommendation of a 20K mile interval for the filter.
#6
Re: Oil change...
IMO, it's cheap insurance. The filter could be clogged or damaged inside (and you wouldn't know). Heck, depending on where you get them, it's about $4-7 a filter. No need to risk damaging the engine to save a few bucks.
#7
Why a Filter change at every oil change
There are 2 reasons for me:
1. I want to remove as much of the old oil as possible when I do an oil change. A filter can hold up to a pint of old oil.
2. A filter is designed to trap solid particles and other materials larger than a certain size. I would prefer to remove those trapped particles from the lubrication system at the same interval as the old oil and not contaminate the new oil.
Plus a filter is only $4, and is no big deal to change while I am under there.
1. I want to remove as much of the old oil as possible when I do an oil change. A filter can hold up to a pint of old oil.
2. A filter is designed to trap solid particles and other materials larger than a certain size. I would prefer to remove those trapped particles from the lubrication system at the same interval as the old oil and not contaminate the new oil.
Plus a filter is only $4, and is no big deal to change while I am under there.
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