Hey all,
I am actually service manager at a Honda store (going on 18 years) and know all to well the dilution nightmares under the right conditions with these 1.5s
My wife’s civic has 173,000KM, I only run Honda bottled oil with OE filter and I’ve been changing oil between 4-6000KM depending on winter, or summer.
Oil currently is right on full mark with 4,700KM on it and only just looking a touch dark.
Am I changing this oil too early at 4-6000KM (2480-3720mi)?
It’s still got original injectors and has had 0 issues.
Also is a 6 speed so RPM is naturally higher then the CVT which seems to help mitigate the dilution issues. It’s also only ever had 91 octane gas and drives approx 500k a week with its shortest trip being 42KM (25mi).
Thanks in advance!
I am actually service manager at a Honda store (going on 18 years) and know all to well the dilution nightmares under the right conditions with these 1.5s
My wife’s civic has 173,000KM, I only run Honda bottled oil with OE filter and I’ve been changing oil between 4-6000KM depending on winter, or summer.
Oil currently is right on full mark with 4,700KM on it and only just looking a touch dark.
Am I changing this oil too early at 4-6000KM (2480-3720mi)?
It’s still got original injectors and has had 0 issues.
Also is a 6 speed so RPM is naturally higher then the CVT which seems to help mitigate the dilution issues. It’s also only ever had 91 octane gas and drives approx 500k a week with its shortest trip being 42KM (25mi).
Thanks in advance!
