[agentl074]

Correct. Dealers and other ASE techs recommend an oil/filter change and tire rotation every 5000 miles. Change every 12 months -- even if you don't have the miles on it. Filters are paper and/or poly blends that get saturated over time. You can go up to 7500 if you drive lightly... your maintenance minder will also tell you about the oil. I change mine every 50% on the minder -- which is around 5000 miles. Everything else is in your owner's manual. Read the fine prints on the minder sections -- they will tell you about when to change other fluids and AT fluid in certain driving conditions (AT and rear diff fluids should be changed at the same time).

 

[ondarvr]

Strange things sure come up now.

No, oil filters do not need to be changed prior to the oil being changed.

Most oil filters will last much longer than the oil.

If you're worried about it you can get extended mileage filters that go up to about 20,000 miles.

 

[udraft]

Yes, do whatever you're comfortable with. It was hard, but I've adjusted to just trusting the mm. Oil change every 7k or so. Filter every other change.

 

[Wildcat]

Honda's recommended maintenance schedule actually calls for a new oil filter with every other oil change--it even comes up on the maintenance minder that way. I still change it with each oil change, though. Cheap insurance. And a long-established habit. 🙂 (Although I might make an exception if I am traveling--I now have a Fumoto valve on my oil pan. I could empty the old oil straight into an old oil jug and refill with new oil, without having to worry about a mess. I would only do this if I left on a trip within a few thousand of my next oil change.)