I used to do it every 3k cuz I was pro overkill, then 5k, now I just do it when the car tells me to. So around 20% oil life
Pros: 20% oil life, less frequent
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
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I do mine every 7k. 240k on my 2010 honda accord no issues. And 190 2016 honda accord no issues. And the 2016 has the weak oil rings.
Pros: no issues, long life
Vehicle:
Honda Accord
Mileage: 7000 km
ive had my 15 civic SI since march of 15. ive changed it every 5k and never had an issue with it. oil is cheap, engines and major repairs are expensive. id rather waste 50$ on an extra oil change or 2 a year, then need a 5k motor replacement.
Pros: cheap oil, no issues
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Mileage: 5000 km
I do mine every 5k on my 2010 Honda Accord 2.4L with synthetic oil. Engine oil is much cheaper than an entire engine.
Pros: cheap oil, long engine life
Vehicle:
Honda Accord
Mileage: 5000 km
I go 6k miles on my 2020 passport (Mobil 1 syn. and Wix syn. oil filter). I also rotate my tires at the same time. Change intervals are debatable. The cost is negligible to me in exchange for knowing I have fresh oil and a filter on my rig. Further, I plan on keeping this vehicle for 10 to 12 more years so engine longevity without issues is very important to me. Besides, I would rather error on changing too soon vs. going too long. Peace of mind.
Pros: fresh oil, peace of mind
Vehicle:
Honda
Mileage: 6000 km
I have a 2012 Honda Accord EX-L 2.4L with 220,000 miles on it. I change my oil with 0W-20 full synthetic every 8,000 to 10,000 miles or usually when my oil light get to about 10 to 5%. I’ve had zero problems so far.
Pros: zero problems, long life
Vehicle:
Honda Accord
Mileage: 220000 km
My old 8th gen, I changed it once the maintenance minder popped to zero. Never sooner. My logic, easy driving, quality oil, I'm well within safe margins. That car was fed mobil 1 most of its life. Valvetrain stayed bright aluminum. OCI's we're near 6800 miles.
Pros: bright aluminum, safe margins
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Mileage: 6800 km
8k miles is just fine. I did that the entire time I've had multiple cars and they have gone a great distance:
Pros: 8k miles, great distance
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Mileage: 8000 km
I use my 09 Fit as a courier vehicle. I've driven over 80,000 miles in 14 months. If I did oil changes every 5k miles, I'd be under the car every 3 weeks.
I just follow the maintenance minder, which works out to 10k miles, give or take, but I've done that over all the 175,000 miles I've put on it in 10 years. I use Castrol GTX high mileage, but I'm sure it doesn't make much difference. I've seen a lot of stuff saying Walmart Supertech is probably just as good,if not better than name brand oils.
I do my own valve adjustments, and the inside of the engine is nice and clean...
Pros: clean engine, long life
Vehicle:
Honda Fit
Mileage: 175000 km
Rotella T6 Full Synthetic 5w-40... Burns a little.
Cons: Burns a little
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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