My wife's car (2009 Honda Civic) (63k miles) is driven as a moderate short tripper. Her one- way drive to work is 7 miles and 15 slow minutes. Her other trips are as short or shorter. Once or twice a month the car gets a highway run around Indianapolis.
As the weather gets cold I consider this even more of a short trip issue due to the lack of warm up, etc.
Up until now I have run M1 Extended Performance for 5k miles in the car.
Should this OCI be adjusted even though the oil is a high mileage oil? Does synthetic oil in any way help mitigate the issues associated with short tripping? Should I consider switching to a conventional and changing out at 3k miles? Any help is appreciated as the idea of short tripping and the negative effects are somewhat new to me in my oil and oci equations. Thanks
As the weather gets cold I consider this even more of a short trip issue due to the lack of warm up, etc.
Up until now I have run M1 Extended Performance for 5k miles in the car.
Should this OCI be adjusted even though the oil is a high mileage oil? Does synthetic oil in any way help mitigate the issues associated with short tripping? Should I consider switching to a conventional and changing out at 3k miles? Any help is appreciated as the idea of short tripping and the negative effects are somewhat new to me in my oil and oci equations. Thanks
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