1. What kind of vehicle you have
2008 Honda Fit Sport. 1.5L VTEC 4 cylinder automatic
2. What your owner's manual says -- not just viscosity, but certifications (look for acronyms like API SM, ILSAC GF-4, etc.) and change intervals as well
5W20, API SM, has oil change reminder light (generally 6k miles)
3. Where you live
Northern CA
4. How you drive (easy? hard? fast? slow?)
Medium, revving to 4.5k on freeway often.
5. What your daily drive is like (short trips? long trips? city? highway?)
short trips span>
6. Whether your car has any known problems
no problems
If you have any preferences -- synthetic vs. conventional, store-bought vs. ordered online, how long you'd like to go between oil changes, etc. -- or any other info you think might be important, let us know that as well.
I like to do my own oil changes and don't mind paying extra for a better oil. As the vehicle is under warranty I am not going to try extended drain intervals yet. Generally prefer synthetic with this car (PP seems to make it respond a bit better - could be in my head though).
2008 Honda Fit Sport. 1.5L VTEC 4 cylinder automatic
2. What your owner's manual says -- not just viscosity, but certifications (look for acronyms like API SM, ILSAC GF-4, etc.) and change intervals as well
5W20, API SM, has oil change reminder light (generally 6k miles)
3. Where you live
Northern CA
4. How you drive (easy? hard? fast? slow?)
Medium, revving to 4.5k on freeway often.
5. What your daily drive is like (short trips? long trips? city? highway?)
short trips span>
6. Whether your car has any known problems
no problems
If you have any preferences -- synthetic vs. conventional, store-bought vs. ordered online, how long you'd like to go between oil changes, etc. -- or any other info you think might be important, let us know that as well.
I like to do my own oil changes and don't mind paying extra for a better oil. As the vehicle is under warranty I am not going to try extended drain intervals yet. Generally prefer synthetic with this car (PP seems to make it respond a bit better - could be in my head though).
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