shlammed

lol I hope that was sarcasm...who in their right mind would wait that long to change their oil. If I don't do it every 5000km my valve start to tick like crazy.

imported_~ILLEST CIV~

yah honestly...haha that'z gotta be a joke...haha

The G2 Racer

Some company did a study saying that you don't need to change your oil until 10-12k km.

Personally I'll keep changing mine at 5k.

imported_~ILLEST CIV~

really?....that'z pretty interesting....did they use a variety of cars and where they driven properly under normal road condtions etc....i'd love to see how they came to this conclusion....

but yah like u G2 i'll stick to my 3-5k thang too. . .

imported_viper_2_4

ya, I am pretty sure that 10-12 is if your driving in idea conditions, which we definitly don't in canada (cold weather, hot weather).......so I do the 3-5 thing also.....

imported_gatherer

and some of us are crazy drivers on the weekend and do bi-weekly oil changes.....

imported_Team Rukus

actually honda wants their customers changing oil at 12k on all their new models.

imported_~ILLEST CIV~

Really . . ?.....that'z crazy talk.....i'll always change my oil every 3-5k. . my dad recently bought a new Acura and they told him 7k....and him and i were both like wwwaahhhhh?...LOL

i dunno.....i guess it'z like one of those old fashioned things..haha like i'm soo set in my ways...i'll always change my oil every 3-5. .

shlammed

I dont care what any company says...when my valves start ticking really loud its time for an oil change.

imported_Cablerat

Guys, take a look at your STOCK Intake filter housing under the hood..

It says right on it! Change oil every 12,000KM!!!!

Now I definitely don't condone changing oil every 12K, but oil filter, yeah every second oil change is good enough, IF you don't drive hard all the time.

Don't waste your money on synthetic this that crap when your driving around D15s and D16s.. Especially you high mileage guys burning oil.. That's just throwing money away. If your burning a lot of oil, in the summer use 20W50 oil. In the winter use 10W30. Try to keep your rpms lower, especially highway driving..

My GF's D15B7 CX, which she bought around 100K is now over 220K. Oil changes are done like every 10-12K and it runs perfect. Check your oil regularly, if most of it's still there and it's not Charcoal black then leave it! Ticking valves? I've never heard valves make more noise when the oil gets old.. unless your burning and running on low oil. Otherwise time for a valve job then..