10K Oil Changes ?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Steve Giannoni, Jun 22, 2011.

  1. Steve Giannoni

    Steve Giannoni Guest

    Owners manual for 2004 Civic clearly seems to have the interval at 10K
    or 1 yr. Is that possible ? ...
     
    Steve Giannoni, Jun 22, 2011
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  2. Steve Giannoni

    jim beam Guest

    cT = 0.85

    if you're driving a 50's car with 50's oil technology, then no, it is
    not possible. if you're driving a modern computer controlled car that
    doesn't dump gas and doesn't contaminate the oil with excess soot or
    other combustion products, and that car uses a lubricant with modern oil
    technology, then it's more than possible.

    get oil analysis done and you'll find that in a lot of cases, the 10k
    interval is actually quite conservative.
     
    jim beam, Jun 22, 2011
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  3. Steve Giannoni

    Steve Giannoni Guest

    Thanks for the good info.

    BTW what is "cT = 0.85" ? ...
     
    Steve Giannoni, Jun 22, 2011
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  4. Steve Giannoni

    Elmo P. Shagnasty Guest

    Probability.
     
    Elmo P. Shagnasty, Jun 22, 2011
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  5. Steve Giannoni

    Steve Giannoni Guest

    Probability for what ? Details ? ...

     
    Steve Giannoni, Jun 22, 2011
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  6. Steve Giannoni

    Tegger Guest




    Provided the correct oil is used, yes.

    Don't you have a Maintenance Minder?
     
    Tegger, Jun 23, 2011
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  7. Steve Giannoni

    jim beam Guest

    yup, 85% troll.
     
    jim beam, Jun 23, 2011
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