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Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: Nickdfresh
There's a question in this thread that was largely ignored. It was posted by Pablo and I pointed it out: Why was the OP's OLM going off at 10K or more when most of these vehicle OLM's tend to trip between 5000 and 8000 miles. I think there is some fudging going on in this thread IMHO...
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Maybe his driving habits allow the OLM to call for a longer OCI. The Honda Trav worked on had a similar fate, probably with different driving conditions and the OLM triggering at a different time/mile reading. I have no reason in the world to believe the OP would be fudging numbers. Sometimes its hard to believe a car company, or system someone believes in failed. I think that's the case here. JMO
As a side note Adam was called a Troll early on, yet he produced pictures to back up his story. Why is it so hard for some people to believe Honda might have screwed up, and that an OLM is not perfect for everyone?
BTW Nick this isn't pointed at you, just some general observations from reading this thread.
OP's Records: For those of you wondering about my exact oil change intervals I am happy to provide you with the recap below. Regarding my driving habits, I do cruise along at about 75MPH in the Interstate, but my acceleration and deceleration are not hurried. I'm still on the original set of brakes. Please note that at the lower interval oil changes the Maintenance Minder had not yet dropped near 15%. I had these changes done early because I expected to do some travelling with the family and didn't want to run on old oil, despite the Dealers assurances. Otherwise notice how the intervals have been creeping down over the life of the engine. I'm not sure how that could be fudged. I have all the backup documentation and would be happy to post it should anyone require it. Thank You!
OC# / Date / Mileage / Interval / Days / Servicer / Note
0 / 7-Feb-2009 / 15 / New / New / Factory / 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
1 / 24-Jun-2009 / 10,361 / 10,346 / 137 / Dealer / 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
2 / 16-Nov-2009 / 20,539 / 10,178 / 145 / Dealer / 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
3 / 21-Apr-2010 / 30,733 / 10,194 / 156 / Dealer 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
4 / 16-Jul-2010 / 37,495 / 6,762 / 86 / Garage / 5W-20 Mobil Super (Conv.)
5 / 28-Oct-2010 / 47,200 / 9,705 / 104 / Dealer / 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
6 / 31-Mar-2011 / 57,028 / 9,828 / 154 / Garage / 5W-20 Mobil 1 (Synth.)
7 / 21-Jul-2011 / 66,348 / 9,320 / 112 / Jiffy Lube / 5W-20 Penzoil (Conv.)
8 / 23-Nov-2011 / 75,709 / 9,361 / 125 / Jiffy Lube / 5W-20 Penzoil (Conv.)
80,000 / Engine Ticking Began
9 / 12-Mar-2012 / 82,773 / 7,064 / 110 / Jiffy Lube / 5W20 Penzoil Hi-Mileage (Conv.)
(Engine ticking want away for about 1000 miles)
10 / 25-May-2012 / 87,178 / 4,405 / 74 / Jiffy Lube / 5W20 Penzoil Hi-Mileage (Conv.)
3-Jul-2012 / 89,895 / Dealer: "Sludge, engine shot"
17-Jul-2012 / 90,660 / Front Cam & PCV Replaced
Average Oil Change Interval: 8716.3
The only fudge here is on the inside of my front valve train.
Originally Posted By: Nickdfresh
There's a question in this thread that was largely ignored. It was posted by Pablo and I pointed it out: Why was the OP's OLM going off at 10K or more when most of these vehicle OLM's tend to trip between 5000 and 8000 miles. I think there is some fudging going on in this thread IMHO...
Out here...
Maybe his driving habits allow the OLM to call for a longer OCI. The Honda Trav worked on had a similar fate, probably with different driving conditions and the OLM triggering at a different time/mile reading. I have no reason in the world to believe the OP would be fudging numbers. Sometimes its hard to believe a car company, or system someone believes in failed. I think that's the case here. JMO
As a side note Adam was called a Troll early on, yet he produced pictures to back up his story. Why is it so hard for some people to believe Honda might have screwed up, and that an OLM is not perfect for everyone?
BTW Nick this isn't pointed at you, just some general observations from reading this thread.
OP's Records: For those of you wondering about my exact oil change intervals I am happy to provide you with the recap below. Regarding my driving habits, I do cruise along at about 75MPH in the Interstate, but my acceleration and deceleration are not hurried. I'm still on the original set of brakes. Please note that at the lower interval oil changes the Maintenance Minder had not yet dropped near 15%. I had these changes done early because I expected to do some travelling with the family and didn't want to run on old oil, despite the Dealers assurances. Otherwise notice how the intervals have been creeping down over the life of the engine. I'm not sure how that could be fudged. I have all the backup documentation and would be happy to post it should anyone require it. Thank You!
OC# / Date / Mileage / Interval / Days / Servicer / Note
0 / 7-Feb-2009 / 15 / New / New / Factory / 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
1 / 24-Jun-2009 / 10,361 / 10,346 / 137 / Dealer / 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
2 / 16-Nov-2009 / 20,539 / 10,178 / 145 / Dealer / 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
3 / 21-Apr-2010 / 30,733 / 10,194 / 156 / Dealer 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
4 / 16-Jul-2010 / 37,495 / 6,762 / 86 / Garage / 5W-20 Mobil Super (Conv.)
5 / 28-Oct-2010 / 47,200 / 9,705 / 104 / Dealer / 5W-20 Mobil Bulk (Conv.)
6 / 31-Mar-2011 / 57,028 / 9,828 / 154 / Garage / 5W-20 Mobil 1 (Synth.)
7 / 21-Jul-2011 / 66,348 / 9,320 / 112 / Jiffy Lube / 5W-20 Penzoil (Conv.)
8 / 23-Nov-2011 / 75,709 / 9,361 / 125 / Jiffy Lube / 5W-20 Penzoil (Conv.)
80,000 / Engine Ticking Began
9 / 12-Mar-2012 / 82,773 / 7,064 / 110 / Jiffy Lube / 5W20 Penzoil Hi-Mileage (Conv.)
(Engine ticking want away for about 1000 miles)
10 / 25-May-2012 / 87,178 / 4,405 / 74 / Jiffy Lube / 5W20 Penzoil Hi-Mileage (Conv.)
3-Jul-2012 / 89,895 / Dealer: "Sludge, engine shot"
17-Jul-2012 / 90,660 / Front Cam & PCV Replaced
Average Oil Change Interval: 8716.3
The only fudge here is on the inside of my front valve train.