Were it ten years ago I would agree. Engines & oils are considerably better now. The break in oil that Exxon produces for Honda is very high in moly which Honda engineers say eases the break in process. This is why they are so adamant about leaving the oil in for 5000 miles. Uh, I changed mine around 3500 to Mobil 1 0W20......couldn't stand it!

 

Do not change your oil before 3750 or 6 months. The oil that comes in your car from Honda has conditioners in it to help the break in of the motor and to remove any particals still in the engine after assembly. For the V6 Accords my dealership recommends oil changes at every 3750 and services at 7500. 4cyl we recommend oil changes at 5000 and services at 10000. Honda oil filters are made by Fram, Honeywell, and toyo roki.

 

Enlighten me.

How can "the oil that comes in your car from Honda" remove metal particles other than draining/filtering ?

My concern, with new vehicle oil, is the abrasiveness of the metal particles, that continually come in contact with the softer neoprene seals throughout the oil system. Not a problem if you plan to only keep the vehicle for a few years.

I realize that a dealership is not about to recommend an early first change, (or even admit to do it at your request unless, you insist on it), to rid the system, of metal contaminates. It would be like admitting the manufacturer did not do a satisfactory job of cleaning/flushing the engine.


A few large fuel powered equipment manufacturers do run their units for a number of hours, then drain/refill before shipping, to avoid/eliminate just this type problem.

Believe it or not.

 

Funny reading this my dealer changed my oil only after 3200 miles! Then charged me 29.00 to do it. I thought I would get a few of those changes free. Dreamer.. yeah I know.

 

What about using the Purolator One filter? I hear this is a very good filter?

 

Just turbo'd my 96' accord with 140+k miles on it. The motor never burns oil, and has given me trouble free performance despite my driving style. Let's just say (and the turbo hasn't helped) that the motor is floored a lot. Not nessasarily abused, but definetly pushed. I have excellent compression too! I change every 3000 miles too, depsite being fully synth.

Mobil 1 full synthetic. When you hit 10,000 miles, use this stuff, and only this stuff. My friend had an astro van and he used it at every oil change and his van had 350,000 miles on it before he sold it.

It's a little pricey for oil, but worth every penny.

 

It is! Purolator also makes the Pep Boys branded filters.

 

absodamnlutely. i only use mobil 1 in my car too.

 

So on the mobile 1 thing... I've got 135k miles on my car and who knows what's in it right now.... anyone think switching to synthetic is going to give me issues? (no leaks or burning right now...)

 

your car will 'use' more synthetic oil then it will dino oil....if you start seeing smoke....then your motor was toast before you even put the synthetic in it. i have over 250k on my motor