First FL5 oil change mileage?

[Jester04]

yeah issues arising from oil changes don't typically show until well over 100k miles or during an engine tear down ... but i am just thinking am i losing out on any benefits from the fill oil that is meant to be there longer than usual to work through... but after that change it frequently every 3-5k

I personally don’t think you are losing anything from it. But each person has a different opinion. I don’t really post too much on this since it’s a polarizing topic. I have had a lot of cars, always with the same approach and never ever had engine issues. Even with my subaru’s which are known for being time bombs.

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[sam3r_11]

I personally don’t think you are losing anything from it. But each person has a different opinion. I don’t really post too much on this since it’s a polarizing topic. I have had a lot of cars, always with the same approach and never ever had engine issues. Even with my subaru’s which are known for being time bombs.

i appreciate your honest opinion, it helps too hear others, personally when i owned 90s cars i always replaced oil ever 3k kms but this CTR is my 2nd brand new car and I might be over thinking that initial oil from factory

 

[Manettino]

It’s a polarizing topic on any forum. On the 718 Porsche recommends every 10k miles, on my E92 M3 BMW recommended every 15k miles with 10W60. And that was on a car that ate bearings for breakfast. So I just do every 5k on all cars I own. At the end of the day, it’s what you’re comfortable with.

Coming from German cars, I did my first oil change at 1k miles because I sure as hell wasn’t going to track it on break in oil. From here on out, I’ll probably stick to the factory recommended every 5k miles. I get that synthetics have gotten a lot better, but these engines run insanely hot on track - my intake air temps were almost 100 degrees hotter than ambient, and I would feel a lot better knowing there’s fresh oil every 5k miles.

 

[MT6]

Yeah 5K or once in a year is a good practice for oil Change I do get wheel alignment with it

first oil change on my CTR was done at 4500 miles with oil life at 40%

before the maintenance minders and synthetic oil it was 3K intervals never had any issues of low oil pressure lights

 

[CTRifecta]

I just found out that my free oil change from my local Honda dealership was with semi synthetic 0w20. Have others experienced this as well?

No wonder it's free.... Changing that shit out soon

 

[Jester04]

I just found out that my free oil change from my local Honda dealership was with semi synthetic 0w20. Have others experienced this as well?

No wonder it's free....

The dealership strikes again.

 

[TurboZed-R]

Here is my stance on break in oil changes. Hard break in along with early changes = happy engine in my own experience.

 

[kumail FL5]

Dose Royal Purple SAE 5W30 HP work good at FL5? Any one can help

 

[Brittania]

Dose Royal Purple SAE 5W30 HP work good at FL5? Any one can help

Seems like it would be a good choice for Saudi Arabia or anywhere hot. I run their 0W-20 in my old camry and it runs great.

 

[kumail FL5]

Seems like it would be a good choice for Saudi Arabia or anywhere hot. I run their 0W-20 in my old camry and it runs great.

Yes sir
The tem is high at the summer. That's why I'm looking for right oil, especially when I'm using a vehicle at high boost(27.5psi)

 

[Brittania]

Yes sir
The tem is high at the summer. That's why I'm looking for right oil, especially when I'm using a vehicle at high boost(27.5psi)

I would use a 5w-30 if I were you, as hot as it is. There might be an even better oil for your situation that someone else on here could recommend but 5w-30 should be better than 0w-20 for you.

 

[fredzy]

Hey what’s the consensus on oil overfill with these K20C1s?

My first change ended up filled a little over, close to the top of the orange part. Didn’t think anything of it coming from Subarus where it’s known to be healthy to overfill a smidge. Checking today it seems even higher - prob fuel dilution ? but got me thinking. I searched around and only found “hey don’t do it, it’s bad.” Any track folks especially have experience with it?

Also I know all the reasons not to, no need to lecture. At this amount (1/2 quart or so) possibilities include foaming/pressure drops, high crank windage resistance, PCV spewing oil. I guess nobody considers overfilling these engines on purpose since they never starve. Reality with oil level is all engines will be affected by it differently, and mainly just efficiency takes a hit up to a certain overfill.

 

[DwightSchrute]

Not the original poster but those are Quickjacks. Not inexpensive but great if you don't have the space for a post or scissor lift.

I have the 5000TLX model and use it pretty frequently.

does the 5000 TLX get to the jackpoints pretty well?

 

[Bazgab]

does the 5000 TLX get to the jackpoints pretty well?

I had to put my jack pads at almost the max spread but honestly it makes it easier to set up. I usually have the front pads pushed all the way forward and the rears like two inches from the backstop.

 

[Zone47]

I just got an email from my dealership telling me it has been 6 months and it may be time to schedule maintenance.?

I'm hoping we are allowed to use any Honda dealer to service the free oil change, not just the dealer where it was purchased (in which case is 100 miles from me).

I'd like to use Mobil 1 but need to see what this car requires as far as API service codes.

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