Oil 6 monthly oil change

JonTypeS · 28th August 2007, 10:14

Just got back from a touring holiday in our civic which proved to be great obviously to a letter from our dealer (lancaster Honda) stating that they had had a directive from Honda reccommending 6 monthly oil changes at £39.95 for the civic (to help reduce running costs) was wondering if anyone else had had this letter.

cylon2007 · 28th August 2007, 10:19

Nope I've not. the service schedule is 12months or 12500 miles.

Pottsy · 28th August 2007, 10:25

To help reduce running costs, or boost their profits?

I wonder how on earth doing an extra £40 oil change can reduce costs. I also wonder what oil they're proposing, my dealer charges £11.69 per litre of oil (diesel, admittedly).

Would they like to give you a copy of this directive?

PJS · 28th August 2007, 10:41

A 6 monthly oil change could help reduce running costs if the oil currently in the car was sludging and past it's usefulness.
Of course, that'll depend on the oil used, the driving routine, etc.
An oil analysis would determine that, so you'd know in general ho long your oil lasts - using the same oil each service.
If you switched to something else, you'd need to do another couple of analyses to see the timeframe/distance at which that oil is no longer working.

GHGH · 28th August 2007, 10:46

No such letter in Norwegian either....

Kremmen · 28th August 2007, 11:25

Oil these days is so advanced that some car manufacturers have even extended their servicing intervals out to 20K (Citroen C5 petrol for example).

I also suspect 'an administrative error' here.

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28th August 2007, 10:19	#2 (permalink)
cylon2007 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 14th April 2007 Location: South Manchester/North Cheshire Posts: 450 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Nope I've not. the service schedule is 12months or 12500 miles.

28th August 2007, 10:25	#3 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 4,772 Thanks: 7 Thanked 64 Times in 33 Posts	To help reduce running costs, or boost their profits? I wonder how on earth doing an extra £40 oil change can reduce costs. I also wonder what oil they're proposing, my dealer charges £11.69 per litre of oil (diesel, admittedly). Would they like to give you a copy of this directive?

28th August 2007, 10:41	#4 (permalink)
PJS Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 27th May 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 352 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	A 6 monthly oil change could help reduce running costs if the oil currently in the car was sludging and past it's usefulness. Of course, that'll depend on the oil used, the driving routine, etc. An oil analysis would determine that, so you'd know in general ho long your oil lasts - using the same oil each service. If you switched to something else, you'd need to do another couple of analyses to see the timeframe/distance at which that oil is no longer working.

28th August 2007, 10:46	#5 (permalink)
GHGH Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 13th March 2007 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 924 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No such letter in Norwegian either....

28th August 2007, 11:25	#6 (permalink)
Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 2,415 Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Oil these days is so advanced that some car manufacturers have even extended their servicing intervals out to 20K (Citroen C5 petrol for example). I also suspect 'an administrative error' here.