First FL5 oil change mileage?

[AspecR]

Thanks for your reply!

I’m finding the lack of info from the factory frustrating.

Did you hear about the break-in oil from someone at Honda?

Per your original post, sounds like an early change on a new engine (1500 miles) would not be advisable as the special factory fill is still doing its break-in work?

The actual oil they put in the engine at the factory isn't anything particularly special, it's the lubricants used during engine assembly that are special, they have an additive package that helps with the "break-in" process. It was recommended to me to not change it too soon by the Shop Foreman of the dealership I used to work for. He's a 20+ year veteran with a fully built Spoon themed FK8 so I trust his word alot more than others. 26k miles and 6 oil changes later my FL5 runs as good as it can.

Be advised, I did not follow any specific break-in procedure and my car saw 7k rpm at the very first on-ramp that looked at me funny.

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[menikmati]

He's a 20+ year veteran with a fully built Spoon themed FK8 so I trust his word alot more than others

Sounds like a quote from The Fast and the Furious.

 

[TypeRD]

Sounds like a quote from The Fast and the Furious.

Hector knows his shit

 

[giantfiretruck]

Been a tech for 23 years at dealer. I don't use mm on my cars. Civic just got hers changed @ 3049 miles. I"ve never heard of build fill oil benefit's before. If that is true, the motor i just replaced at work, they went a little too far. 24 CRV 1.5 turbo. They went over 20k plus before first oil change! Took it smoking as noted on receipt to quick lube place for oil change. Then 800 miles later to us to try and warranty car. Man was it sludged up, turbo compressor wheel flopping. Ah good times. Always keep receipt for oil changes, if you do your own for warranty if needed, but resell value. I always keep a little auto diary

 

[Higgs Boson]

90% of engine break in is done in the first 20 miles. The easy extended driving is for the rest of the powertrain to break in, trans, diff, etc.

 

[joshinthecity]

All I know is, my first oil change is this coming Monday (1,000klm)
And once that's done, It's gonna get spanked like a red-headed step-child.

 

[ChangeYourOil]

The Honda break-in oil blend at factory was a thing back in the day. The way I know is it specifically stated in my owners manual under the Break-In Period....not to change the oil until the scheduled maintenance time.

This was well over 15 years ago. I did just that for the first oil change, still have the car today. But I obviously do the oil changes more frequently after that.

The owners manual for the FL5 and other recent honda/acuras dont say anything about when to do the first oil change. If it was special break in oil, they would have put it in there. I dont wait for the MM on these cars, ever. But thats just me!

Here is a pic of the owners manual from over 15 years ago.

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