sirjackiemiles

So i got my first low oil life warning in my tsx today. I still have 15% oil life. Can I still drive to work and school the rest of the week and take it in for service on saturday with no problems?

TSXKid2010

Yeah I've done it once for like 2 weeks because I was too lazy to change the oil...lol. Not very good for the car, and I noticed decreased fuel economy as well

MrOtocinclus

You are at "service due soon". I wouldn't worry until it says "service due NOW".

PyroDave

yea you've got a week or two without a problem, don't worry bout it

sr20bet

service it when it hits 5% if you don't have much time...but don't wait too long

mmafighta

drove it to -120 miles once before changing. Acura told me about 400, the shop I took it to said over 2K before shit really gets fucked up

nj2pa2nc

at 15% and 10% it will show service due soon
at 5% it will be service due now
after 0% it will show miles past due
When we were on our cross country trip (had the oil changed before it) By the time we arrived home it showed 1,962 miles past due when we had the oil changed again. The next two trips we made we had the oil changed along the way.

tvac

Just a suggestion, when running to the max oil life limit make sure you are checking the level regularly, since that indicator doesn't consider the quantity of oil in the crankcase. That's handled by another idiot light, which indicates that you're already in deep shit. Personally, I don't use the oil life indicator. I know it was engineered to protect the engine but I don't think the filters are up to the job of cleaning your oil more than 7500 miles.

Professor

Does the oil MID calculates the same message at the same mileage if you use dino oil vs. syn oil?

tvac

I seriously doubt it. I do know it is based on RPMs, hours of operation, number of cold starts, engine temperature and probably some other stuff, but it would require some pretty sophisticated technology to figure out the constituent molecular properties of the oil. I use a synthetic blend and change it out every 7500 along with the filter. Figure you can't go wrong with that strategy even if it is a little costly.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

correct, it does not know the difference between dino and synt.

skyline8610

Im at 5,100 miles and 10%. Still going strong lol. Il change it when i have some time maybe this week or beginning of next.