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I plan on getting a 2005 Acura TSX soon. This car has a 4.5 quart Sump capacity and the manufacturer recommends 5W-30 for all temperatures; the recommended OCI for severe conditions is 5,000 miles, ideal conditions is 10,000 miles. This car is going to be used for mostly city driving, with trips of 5-10 miles. Although I've always changed the oil for the first time for my past cars after 1000 miles, Acura recommends leaving the factory fill in for 5K. I've read several threads on this forum debating about that issue; I think that I'll just leave the factory fill in for the recommended time since I'm not willing to take the risk, and any slight additional wear I may put on the engine because of that won't be an issue with me in exchange for the peace of mind that I feel when I've followed the manufacturer's instructions. I'm planning on using GC 0W-30 with this car. I have made up three possible oil change schedules that I may follow, please give me your opinions on which one I should use, or if you have a better one, let me know. I want to adhere as closely to Acura's maintenance intervals as possible. (5K mark, 10K mark, etc. or 10K mark, 20K mark, etc.) My ultimate goal is to reach 10K intervals.
Here are my following plans:
Plan A:
5000 miles- first oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
12500 miles- second oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
20000 miles- third oil change; pull UOA, refill with GC and install new filter, aim for 10K on next interval
Plan B:
5000 miles- first oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
10000 miles- second oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
15000 miles- third oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
20000 miles- fourth oil change; pull UOA, refill with GC and install new filter, aim for 10K on next interval
Plan C:
5000 miles- first oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
10000 miles- second oil change; pull UOA report, refill with GC and install new filter and start 10K drains
My main concern is that I want to remove as much of the contaminates that I left behind after leaving the factory fill in for so long. I'm afraid that If I start 7.5K drains with my first oil change, any contaminates that were not removed at the first oil change will cause more wear on the engine. As always, I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks,
Michael
I plan on getting a 2005 Acura TSX soon. This car has a 4.5 quart Sump capacity and the manufacturer recommends 5W-30 for all temperatures; the recommended OCI for severe conditions is 5,000 miles, ideal conditions is 10,000 miles. This car is going to be used for mostly city driving, with trips of 5-10 miles. Although I've always changed the oil for the first time for my past cars after 1000 miles, Acura recommends leaving the factory fill in for 5K. I've read several threads on this forum debating about that issue; I think that I'll just leave the factory fill in for the recommended time since I'm not willing to take the risk, and any slight additional wear I may put on the engine because of that won't be an issue with me in exchange for the peace of mind that I feel when I've followed the manufacturer's instructions. I'm planning on using GC 0W-30 with this car. I have made up three possible oil change schedules that I may follow, please give me your opinions on which one I should use, or if you have a better one, let me know. I want to adhere as closely to Acura's maintenance intervals as possible. (5K mark, 10K mark, etc. or 10K mark, 20K mark, etc.) My ultimate goal is to reach 10K intervals.
Here are my following plans:
Plan A:
5000 miles- first oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
12500 miles- second oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
20000 miles- third oil change; pull UOA, refill with GC and install new filter, aim for 10K on next interval
Plan B:
5000 miles- first oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
10000 miles- second oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
15000 miles- third oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
20000 miles- fourth oil change; pull UOA, refill with GC and install new filter, aim for 10K on next interval
Plan C:
5000 miles- first oil change; refill with GC and install new filter
10000 miles- second oil change; pull UOA report, refill with GC and install new filter and start 10K drains
My main concern is that I want to remove as much of the contaminates that I left behind after leaving the factory fill in for so long. I'm afraid that If I start 7.5K drains with my first oil change, any contaminates that were not removed at the first oil change will cause more wear on the engine. As always, I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks,
Michael