Oil Change?

So I got my car in december with 47,000 miles on it.  About a 1 month in a half ago, I took the car for the 50,000 miles check up which consisted a of an oil change.  I was driving the other day and I saw the service sticker on the top of the windsheild and it said that my next schedule check-up is 5 months or 5,000 miles.  I always thought you got an oil change change every 3 months or 3,000 miles.  Could this 5 months 5,000 miles be a misprint or is that how often honda's are suppose to get their ould change?

If they used synthetic oil that is why they say 5,000 miles.  If you look in your owner's manual it probably says every 7,500 miles.  The 3,000 mile interval is a little overkill in my opinion.  I think it is a way for oil change places to make more money.  I normally change my oil every 5k miles or 4 months.  I use valvoline maxlife 10w30 syn blend.
The interval is really owner preference IMO.  Some feel safer changing it every 3k, and some feel 5k is fine.

My 2003 Accord 4-cyl owner's manual says the oil change intervals are 10,000 miles.  Not that I actually go that long...
 

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ORIGINAL: JimBlake

My 2003 Accord 4-cyl owner's manual says the oil change intervals are 10,000 miles.  Not that I actually go that long...

 
Dang! I knew my 2000's manual said 7,500, so I just figured the newer ones were at least that long.  10k is a long time!

Ugh, I would not trust going over 5k for an oil change just because of oil being used up over time. I tried that Mobil1 15k miles stuff once and about 7,500 miles through I found myself about a quart low on oil.

5K is the "new" standard and conventional oil will easily go that distance. Make it a habit to check the oil level on a regular basis and add if necessary.

Yeah I thought 5k was the new standard for conventional oil, but I wasn't 100% sure so I didn't say anything.  Didn't 5k used to be the recommended interval a long time ago?  Or am I dreaming that up?

i change my oil every 3k wth...!

Oil and engines are both much better than they were 20 years ago when that 3000 mile recommendation was normal.
 
Still, 10k is a long time, so I go about 7k on the Hondas.  Someday I'll probably get the oil analyzed to see whether I can go longer.  Used oil has to go SOMEWHERE, & I'm not excited about wasting it or ruining the planet.
 

^^ good idea dude but it doesnt hurt to change ur oil at 3k right? i mean yea hurt the enviorment but im talking car situation

No it doesn't hurt the car.  I'm talking about general wastefulness.
 
Along with gasoline, oil isn't getting any cheaper.  The more oil you use, the more petroleum that DOESN'T get turned into gasoline.  Supply & demand?
 

gotcha. yes sir

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ORIGINAL: JimBlake
Still, 10k is a long time, so I go about 7k on the Hondas.  Someday I'll probably get the oil analyzed to see whether I can go longer. 

 
I've always been a believer that oil should be changed by time intervals and not mileage.  For example, a salesperson might drive 3K in one month.  It's mostly freeway driving, and the oil is still good.  But it might take Grandma a year to drive 3K, and it's all short trips.  Her oil was shot way before 3K.
 
BTW, I just sent for a test-kit from Blackstone Labs.  They test for all kinds of elements and give advice if those numbers are high and where the stuff in the oil is coming from, maybe helping you replace stuff before it goes bad and blows something up.  They'll also report on the TBN, or total base number, which tells how much life was left in the oil.  I say it's worth the price of an oil change.

Yeah, Blackstone is what I've been thinking.
 
I'm a believer in the oil-life monitors on many new cars.  You don't have to wait until is actually says to change oil (especially if UOA says differently).  But it's a good tool because it keeps track of total revs, cold starts, WOT runs, all the stuff that causes oil life to deviate from simple miles, revolutions, or time.  It combines the book-keeping of all that stuff.