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Different algorithm maybe.
 
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Given the OD issue on the DI engine, it’s pretty cheap insurance to just change it more often than the MM says. I stick to 5000 miles or 6 months.

If you’re concerned about the environment (which you should be), there are other things you can do that don’t put your $X0,000 purchase at risk, like eating less meat, take shorter showers, carpool, etc. that will have a bigger impact than 1 gallon of oil every 6 months.
 
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Hi,

I was told by my local dealership that my honda crv 1.5T purchased in 2019 need to be serviced (oil change) every 5k due to this being a direct injection turbo engine. How true is this??
All I can add to what the others have said, is that the MM often reflects your own personal driving habits On my '18 CRV, it prompts me to change the oil every 5,000 miles. But then that car sees mostly short trips around town. My '16 Pilot on the other hand usually goes about 9,000+ miles before the MM says to change the oil. That car often gets 1,000 mile long highway drives, which is easy on oil.
 
Any dealer saying that is only concerned about his service department's profits. I've used only Mobil 1 extended life (Gold Cap) and changed oil every 15K or every year. I've owned Hondas since 1977 and NEVER have spent $1 for engine repairs (beyond consumables like oil, filter, belts & hoses). If you drive low miles, I'd do annual oil changes and if not do 10K - 15K so as not to waste oil and load up land fills with used filters. Since the MM is only a simple algorithm and not a sensor, it will always waste extra good synthetic oils and I completely ignore it
 
**2017 EX-L with Nav & Turbo. Extreme conditions can change the recommendations; otherwise, use the Maintenance Minder (MM) schedule. I use Full Synthetic & live in Houston, Tx. MM just turned to 50% of oil life remaining & I have driven about 3,800 miles since my last oil change.
 
Hi,

I was told by my local dealership that my honda crv 1.5T purchased in 2019 need to be serviced (oil change) every 5k due to this being a direct injection turbo engine. How true is this??
I helped develop the oil monitor on GM vehicles decades ago. Unless Honda is different, they are set to about 50%. Non synthetic oils tested in the early 2000's - they were good toward 10K miles. Synthetics go much further. But there are conditions that might reduce that. My Honda store puts a sticker at the top of the windshield saying 5k miles, but the advisors say look to the monitor for 15% remaining oil life. Everyones driving and habits are different. The old 3k or 5k for everyone is crap.
 
If you notice that your oil level climbs over the full mark on the dipstick between changes (like my 2018 CRV EX) then you are experiencing some oil dilution (i.e. gas is getting into the oil). As a precaution I change my CRV's oil (but not filter) when the MM reaches 50% oil life - and then I have the dealer do a full oil/filter change (so it's documented) when the MM says 5% life left. I use an oil suction/sump to pull the oil out via the dipstick tube so it is a quick, easy and clean job.
I sleep better knowing that I've renewed the viscosity of my fuel-diluted oil. REMEMBER, the MM does not have any sensors to detect oil dilution or reduced viscosity - so with these 1.5L engines you may be gambling if you completely trust the MM regarding oil change intervals. But each person is free to decide what is best for their engine's longevity.
 
So.........when my MM displays at <4K miles, that’s crap?
 
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So.........when my MM displays at <4K miles, that’s crap?
If you aren't experiencing oil dilution then I think following the MM is perfectly fine. I follow and trust it on our 2014 Ody.
I just re-read your post... If your MM is saying you need to change your oil at 4,000 miles that would seem to indicate that the MM "brain" thinks you are driving in a manner that is hard on your oil - maybe lots of short trips, stop and go driving or idling? Those are just guesses. I drive mostly highway miles and my MM thinks I can go 8,000+ miles between changes (but as I mentioned I change it when it says 50% life remaining).
 
The hand book states 12,500 miles, I get mine serviced every 12 months, about 10,000 miles by my local UK Honda dealer. Don't even take out the dipstick between servicing. Been the same with my series 1,3 and 4 models.
 
The hand book states 12,500 miles, I get mine serviced every 12 months, about 10,000 miles by my local UK Honda dealer. Don't even take out the dipstick between servicing. Been the same with my series 1,3 and 4 models.
You are like most people - myself included initially - who saw no reason to check oil levels on a new car. Unfortunately, here in the States (and Canada) - many CRV owners who do check their dipsticks have noticed the "oil" level rising (due to gas getting into the oil) - which is how we discovered we have oil dilution. I suggest all 1.5L CRV owners start checking their oil levels to see if they are experiencing oil dilution. If you are then change your oil more frequently and hope for the best.
 
More frequent oil changes it's one of the recommendations to mitigate the oil dilution problem. Check out YT for Scott Kilmer and CarConnection videos on this subject. I doubt you will find official sources recommending this solution since the official response is the problem has been fixed by a software update.
 
Same here. But I know a few CRV owners that generally go about 7K before the MM pops for an oil change. My wife generally goes 6-7K on her 2018 Accord before the MM pops.

The intelligence in the current generation MM is an asset for low mileage drivers like you and me. :)
Neither my wife or I put on 10,000 miles in a year in our vehicles, so we take our vehicles to the Honda dealer once a year for oil and filter changes. Works just fine for us. We could probably go longer due to the low mileage, but we figure one oil/filter change per year is reasonable, which our Honda service writer agrees with. I put even less mileage on my '57 Pontiac, so it also gets basic oil and lube service once a year. Most of my life I was a 3,000 mi. or 3 month oil change person. However, with the few miles I put on the Pontiac, just local car shows and a half hour to hour drives about every two weeks, I figure it is also good for just an annual change. It has only a little over 7,000 miles on it since its frame off restoration on the early '90s. I've put just over 2,000 miles on it since I bought it five years ago last May.
 
Yet to meet this most mechanic. Just to tell them to stop wasting environment and everybody's money.
Scroll up to post #14. You can also go to any shop with ASE technicians and ask them about what they recommend for severe OCI for synthetics or synthetic blends. Most city driving is considered 'severe'... the 7500 OCI is based on 'normal'/light driving conditions. Furthermore, the environment is not harmed since the oil is recycled.
 
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I will give you some slack on the rest but this is just plain wrong. Dude.
Ever wonder where the used oil is actually physically recycled? Is it recycled here in our countries, or overseas? What is it recycled into, motor oil or burned as heating oil? I never see recycled oil on store shelves, so who is buying it? Would you buy it?

Honestly, inquiring minds want to know.
 
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I will give you some slack on the rest but this is just plain wrong. Dude.
Are you saying that the oil is not recycled? Every source and every law I’m aware of requires used motor oil to be recycled. It is not used in other vehicles, but turned into other products or burned as fuel for heating, etc. The measly 1 gallon of oil that comes out of your car is nothing compared to the amount that is burned on a daily basis.
 
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I will give you some slack on the rest but this is just plain wrong. Dude.
Scientists and archeologists have recently discovered why the earth was much warmer when dinosaurs roamed (versus now). Turns out dinosaurs were changing their motor oil too often. :) Pardon my attempt at humor, but seriously nobody has ever explained why - if mankind is causing global warming - it was warmer before we were here than it is now. Oh well, I just say we try to keep the planet as clean as we can - without returning to horse and buggy days - and don't get scared by yet another "the world is ending" scare. I still remember 40 years ago how scientist were convinced we were heading into another ice age. To each his own...
 
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