new Honda CR-V break in

'79 CRX???

JT

 

'79 CRX???

JT

 

I'll bet when you wrote this you had no idea you were lighting a
fuse.
Once you get by the pedantic nonsense you'll find that Honda engines
are well made and pretty much whatever oil change interval you choose
will be fine so long as it does not exceed the built-in maintenance
minder (which is the same as any other idiot light on the dash). If
you do your own oil changes and plan to keep the car a long while, you
may was well use synthetic, which can be had pretty cheaply from
WalMart.

You can use those tea-cup-sized Honda oil filters but if you find
another brand of oil filters as small as Honda's that would be news to
me. This will also set off the fuse but since I don't routiney check
this newsgroup I will remain blissfully unaware. I will probably rue
the day I did not follow my owner's manual to the letter and only got
250,000 miles out of my last car before I gave it to friends who are
still driving it around.

However, I did marvel at the treatise on "kill file," which I did not
read as it immediately invoked a "get a life" response.

YMMV

 

I'll bet when you wrote this you had no idea you were lighting a
fuse.
Once you get by the pedantic nonsense you'll find that Honda engines
are well made and pretty much whatever oil change interval you choose
will be fine so long as it does not exceed the built-in maintenance
minder (which is the same as any other idiot light on the dash). If
you do your own oil changes and plan to keep the car a long while, you
may was well use synthetic, which can be had pretty cheaply from
WalMart.

You can use those tea-cup-sized Honda oil filters but if you find
another brand of oil filters as small as Honda's that would be news to
me. This will also set off the fuse but since I don't routiney check
this newsgroup I will remain blissfully unaware. I will probably rue
the day I did not follow my owner's manual to the letter and only got
250,000 miles out of my last car before I gave it to friends who are
still driving it around.

However, I did marvel at the treatise on "kill file," which I did not
read as it immediately invoked a "get a life" response.

YMMV

 

Boy, you are NOT kidding. I had no idea.

Thank you ACAR for the tips.

 

Boy, you are NOT kidding. I had no idea.

Thank you ACAR for the tips.

 

Really? What about the wasted oil which is still perfectly usable as an
engine lubricant? Time? Money?

So if I were really conservative regarding oil changes, I'd do it weekly
or even daily. Anything wrong with that?

You're either not keeping posted on modern engine lubrication or you
reject info newer than "every 3,000 miles".

<not a flame, BTW>

 

Really? What about the wasted oil which is still perfectly usable as an
engine lubricant? Time? Money?

So if I were really conservative regarding oil changes, I'd do it weekly
or even daily. Anything wrong with that?

You're either not keeping posted on modern engine lubrication or you
reject info newer than "every 3,000 miles".

<not a flame, BTW>

 

you know, with the current rash of "contributors" that like to talk, but
who don't actually /say/ anything, an argument of logic like that
utterly fails - multiple retards agreeing with each other seems to be
much more in vogue than bothering with facts or relevance.

 

you know, with the current rash of "contributors" that like to talk, but
who don't actually /say/ anything, an argument of logic like that
utterly fails - multiple retards agreeing with each other seems to be
much more in vogue than bothering with facts or relevance.

 

It's not wasted oil, nor money, nor time.

You may choose to do your vehicle's oil changes as frequently as you
see fit to do so, after all it is your vehicle and your money. There is
nothing wrong with you using your money in any way you wish.

I am well aware of "modern engine lubrication", but I choose to take
care of the vehicles under my care using a method that has been proven
to work well for decades. It is after all my money and my choice.

Not taken as one. :^)

 

It's not wasted oil, nor money, nor time.

You may choose to do your vehicle's oil changes as frequently as you
see fit to do so, after all it is your vehicle and your money. There is
nothing wrong with you using your money in any way you wish.

I am well aware of "modern engine lubrication", but I choose to take
care of the vehicles under my care using a method that has been proven
to work well for decades. It is after all my money and my choice.

Not taken as one. :^)

 

How is it not wasted? Without getting in to any particular numbers with
respect to miles driven or time elapsed, the fact is that if you change
the oil more frequently than is necessary, or even helpful, it certainly
is wasted.

This is also wrong. You may choose to do so, and you have the right to
use your money any way you wish. But there is something wrong. You are
wasting oil. I'm not saying you should change. I agree with you in
that respect - do as you wish. But a person changing their oil weekly,
or even daily, is certainly wasting oil and money. They have a right to
do so, but don't kid yourself that there is nothing wrong.


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen

 

How is it not wasted? Without getting in to any particular numbers with
respect to miles driven or time elapsed, the fact is that if you change
the oil more frequently than is necessary, or even helpful, it certainly
is wasted.

This is also wrong. You may choose to do so, and you have the right to
use your money any way you wish. But there is something wrong. You are
wasting oil. I'm not saying you should change. I agree with you in
that respect - do as you wish. But a person changing their oil weekly,
or even daily, is certainly wasting oil and money. They have a right to
do so, but don't kid yourself that there is nothing wrong.


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen

 

How is it not wasted? Simply the regular changing of the engine's
lubrication is a good thing. I don't consider it wasted, nor does my
employer when we look at the bottom line on the fleet's maintenance
costs and vastly improved level of breakdowns and subsequent downtime,
as compared to the previous manager's numbers. IN regard to my own
personal vehicles, I have no qualms about changing the fluids based on
the mileage and time frame that I have decided gives the best return on
my investment.

This is your opinion and as such has no basis on how or why I choose to
take care of the regular maintenance of any vehicles in my charge.

I'm not kidding myself in any way. How I manage my fleet and personal
vehicles has proven to be cost effective over the last four decades and
(no offence intended Dave), your opinion does not matter in this regard.

Brian

 

How is it not wasted? Simply the regular changing of the engine's
lubrication is a good thing. I don't consider it wasted, nor does my
employer when we look at the bottom line on the fleet's maintenance
costs and vastly improved level of breakdowns and subsequent downtime,
as compared to the previous manager's numbers. IN regard to my own
personal vehicles, I have no qualms about changing the fluids based on
the mileage and time frame that I have decided gives the best return on
my investment.

This is your opinion and as such has no basis on how or why I choose to
take care of the regular maintenance of any vehicles in my charge.

I'm not kidding myself in any way. How I manage my fleet and personal
vehicles has proven to be cost effective over the last four decades and
(no offence intended Dave), your opinion does not matter in this regard.

Brian

 

no. read this:
http://www.swri.org/3pubs/IRD1999/03912699.htm

you do oil analysis? doesn't sound like it. and when was the last time
anyone here saw a breakdown due to lubrication failure? you may be more
diligent about other aspects of maintenance, but too-frequent oil
changes are wasting money and time.

based on what analysis? unless you have numbers, you're no better than
a witch doctor.

where are your numbers?

absent facts, you absolutely are.

a witch doctor can "heal" a broken leg by tying a sacrificed chicken to
it and immobilizing the patient. but it's the immobilization that heals
the break, not the chicken. absent facts and/or numbers, you're simply
living in a cave with a load of dead chicken carcasses.

 

no. read this:
http://www.swri.org/3pubs/IRD1999/03912699.htm

you do oil analysis? doesn't sound like it. and when was the last time
anyone here saw a breakdown due to lubrication failure? you may be more
diligent about other aspects of maintenance, but too-frequent oil
changes are wasting money and time.

based on what analysis? unless you have numbers, you're no better than
a witch doctor.

where are your numbers?

absent facts, you absolutely are.

a witch doctor can "heal" a broken leg by tying a sacrificed chicken to
it and immobilizing the patient. but it's the immobilization that heals
the break, not the chicken. absent facts and/or numbers, you're simply
living in a cave with a load of dead chicken carcasses.

 

Well put, Dave, thanks.

 

Well put, Dave, thanks.