CU2 Service - Follow the mileage or the month?

[TMW]

I read most of the threads in this forum recommending to service CU2 by following mileage instead of date/time of drive.
Any pros & cons if I just follow the mileage blindly even drive 10,000 KM in 2 years times.
Any comments welcomes.

[Type R Positive]

If I did 10k kms in 2 years, I'd probably change oil myself every 6 months, and service as normal based on kms.

[buddah51au]

In that case I would definitely be going by time as milage would become irrelevant.

[TMW]

In the CU2 manual, it said service every 6 months which I think is too frequent. Should I just follow the mileage?

[buddah51au]

And if you read the fine print in the manual it says under severe conditions to change the oil every 3 months or 5000km - severe condition in that case = short stop start city driving where the engine oil rarely gets to operating temperature. I would definitely be doing an oil change every 6 months in your case.

[tony1234]

In the CU2 manual, it said service every 6 months which I think is too frequent. Should I just follow the mileage?

The minimum service you should be doing is every 10K or 6mths.Whichever comes first.

[HunterZero]

My car does low kms and the dealer had no problems stretching the oil change to 9 months. I wouldn't wait longer than that though.

- HZ

[TMW]

My previous car (Commodore Omega) average drove about 15K KM per year and service every 15K KM (Service once a year). It is all down to the driver's driving style and how badly your car need a service/oil change.

[aaronng]

With the CU2, I'd do 10,000km or 6 months which ever came first. My car does only 3000 km a year and I still change the oil every 6 months.

[TMW]

Thanks for all the replies. I will just follow the instruction in the manual for every 10,000 KM or 6 moths whichever come first.
Regarding the engine oil for CU2, do you guys know how much is the Honda Oil cost and the specs if I would like to get hold of it and get the service done outside the dealership?

[aaronng]

Thanks for all the replies. I will just follow the instruction in the manual for every 10,000 KM or 6 moths whichever come first.
Regarding the engine oil for CU2, do you guys know how much is the Honda Oil cost and the specs if I would like to get hold of it and get the service done outside the dealership?

Honda oil is a 10w-30 mineral oil, and many people around said that it is made by Caltex. You could do much better than Honda mineral oil. I believe there is a new Honda synthetic oil that is available, and that should be much better.

[tony1234]

Honda oil is a 10w-30 mineral oil, and many people around said that it is made by Caltex. You could do much better than Honda mineral oil. I believe there is a new Honda synthetic oil that is available, and that should be much better.

Yeah it's on special at the moment $62.00.Bit expensive IMO.

[buddah51au]

Honda 10W 30 FEO Mineral oil is $44.00 for 5 Litres. Honda FEO Ultra 5W 30 $58.50 for 5 Litres. (Grade 3 Synthetic)

I change my oil & filter every 5,000km

[aaronng]

Honda 10W 30 FEO Mineral oil is $44.00 for 5 Litres. Honda FEO Ultra 5W 30 $58.50 for 5 Litres. (Grade 3 Synthetic)

I change my oil & filter every 5,000km

If it is a group III, then I'd rather just get Castrol Edge 5w-30 when supercheap has the 20% off sale.

[TMW]

Is every engine oil change will use up all the oil (5.5L) in the service? Will the dealer give you back the remaining of the oil?