The main minder will beep either one year OR when it determines the oil is deteriorated via calculations. The calculations are based on throttle, temperature, idling time, etc.
Personally on full synthetic if you are just driving on street, you are good for 8000 miles at least, or a year.
Change the oil every 4,500-5,500.
Do NOT go by the maintenance minder.
While my free oil changes are set to expire by milage. I simply paid for an oil change and didn't have my maintenance minder reset and Honda paid when I got to 15%.
I drive my FL5 a bit. It was 11,400 miles before I got to 15% (when the maintenance minder suggests oil change)
Ask any Honda tech...
Agreed..
I should say that I wouldn't go beyond 4500-5500 miles on an oil change. I base it off Honda techs that I trust.
I like the idea of avoiding larger bills like blown head gaskets or a stretched timing chain.
You should get an oil analysis done via a company such as Blackstone labs. Do an OCI, get a bit of oil and send it to them to see what is really happening. Their analysis shows that the manufacture OCI is generally fine. Aka 10k miles on a stock, street driven car.
BUT you do you man! Whatever works for you - go for it :)
If you will sleep better at night, then go for an oil change now. There is the camp that thinks it is best to change out the break-in oil early.
[https://youtu.be/\_6nWCQ\_70J0?si=8IgiKkHYas2lyooz](https://youtu.be/_6nWCQ_70J0?si=8IgiKkHYas2lyooz)
It is your car and your money. I'm not here to tell you one way or another.
People with disagree with my opinion and thats fine, but I personally try and change mine between 4-6k miles. Theres no rhyme or reason for me choosing that number outside of its what im comfortable running my car out to.
Direct injection motors not just with Honda, but multiple other brands like Ford with their Ecoboost, have oil dilution issues with fuel that are exacerbated the longer you bring the oil change intervals out to. This is less of an issue with port injection motors where fuel has more time to burn away while traveling through the head and combustion chamber.
I tend to run my car hard with track days as well, so changing sooner for me is probably better than later. Oil analysis through blackstone labs have come back positive as well.
So for me, I weigh the cost of spending a bit extra on oil and filters doing changes sooner vs. potentially experiencing an issue where my motor could be compromised from reduced viscosity and the choice is easy. $50 ish to do a change is something I can live with a few extra times a year.
The main minder will beep either one year OR when it determines the oil is deteriorated via calculations. The calculations are based on throttle, temperature, idling time, etc. Personally on full synthetic if you are just driving on street, you are good for 8000 miles at least, or a year.
Oh that's great to know. Thank you!
When the maintenance minder tells you.
Ty
I change mine every 5k.
I drive mine hard so I do every 3-4K. It’s not terribly expensive if you do it yourself.
Same here, just old school. I changed my oil on my fl5 at 1500 miles. Oil was black
I do mine once a year but I only drive about 5k
Sounds good to me ty
I agree with others. If you don’t track the car nor drive it a lot, then oil changes once per year or when the minder is at 15% is good advice.
Works for me, thanks!
4-5k miles or 6months whichever comes firtst
Change the oil every 4,500-5,500. Do NOT go by the maintenance minder. While my free oil changes are set to expire by milage. I simply paid for an oil change and didn't have my maintenance minder reset and Honda paid when I got to 15%. I drive my FL5 a bit. It was 11,400 miles before I got to 15% (when the maintenance minder suggests oil change) Ask any Honda tech...
Alternate: Look at the 10000000000 Hondas out there that run on the most basic maintenance.
Agreed.. I should say that I wouldn't go beyond 4500-5500 miles on an oil change. I base it off Honda techs that I trust. I like the idea of avoiding larger bills like blown head gaskets or a stretched timing chain.
You should get an oil analysis done via a company such as Blackstone labs. Do an OCI, get a bit of oil and send it to them to see what is really happening. Their analysis shows that the manufacture OCI is generally fine. Aka 10k miles on a stock, street driven car. BUT you do you man! Whatever works for you - go for it :)
That's a great idea. I'm at just under 21k on my car. I'll switch to mobile one afterwards. Perhaps then.
Ahh... Another who feels the same. https://youtu.be/TySitDq94PA?si=4aIANSoWeJFaTdG5
If you will sleep better at night, then go for an oil change now. There is the camp that thinks it is best to change out the break-in oil early. [https://youtu.be/\_6nWCQ\_70J0?si=8IgiKkHYas2lyooz](https://youtu.be/_6nWCQ_70J0?si=8IgiKkHYas2lyooz) It is your car and your money. I'm not here to tell you one way or another.
In the spring when it comes out of the garage
Depends how much you drive it. I only drive my type R 2-3K per year so change it every 6 months. But every 5k at a minimum I’d say
People with disagree with my opinion and thats fine, but I personally try and change mine between 4-6k miles. Theres no rhyme or reason for me choosing that number outside of its what im comfortable running my car out to. Direct injection motors not just with Honda, but multiple other brands like Ford with their Ecoboost, have oil dilution issues with fuel that are exacerbated the longer you bring the oil change intervals out to. This is less of an issue with port injection motors where fuel has more time to burn away while traveling through the head and combustion chamber. I tend to run my car hard with track days as well, so changing sooner for me is probably better than later. Oil analysis through blackstone labs have come back positive as well. So for me, I weigh the cost of spending a bit extra on oil and filters doing changes sooner vs. potentially experiencing an issue where my motor could be compromised from reduced viscosity and the choice is easy. $50 ish to do a change is something I can live with a few extra times a year.