i was wondering if the oil light on 99 or even any other cl acutally works? cause i went about 6k miles on a single oil change and nothing came on. and i was also wondering if its true that you can go 7500 miles on a single oil change like it says in the manual?

 

the oil light only comes on if your low on oil.. it'll never come on for a routine oil change..

only in granturismo does it ever come on like that.. lol.

btw.. if your using synthetic, 7000 miles i heard is okay..

on standard engine oil.. should be about 3-4000 miles

 

What kind of oil are you using?

 

I love that game can't wait for the new one

or if you are pushing REALLY hard for like 10-15 min. like when I was chasing this guy who hit my mirror and took off.

 

running on regular oil. and i know its 3000 miles and some how i went atleast 5k miles almost 6k miles.

 

I think he's talking about the little square on the cluster that changes colors when you need to have your oil changed. Am I the only one that has that?? Mine changes from green to red when it needs to have an oil change and you get it reset when you change your oil. To answer your question, mine works fine. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

 

last thing u wanna do is miss oil changes.

 

Damn 6k miles on regular oil? Jeez I get paranoid when I hit 4k...Did you forget?

Dont quote me on this but I dont think 6k miles on regular oil was too good for your engine, you were running on dirty oil for probally the past 2k miles.

 

no actually my sister drove it in new jersey. and then she moved to ny and i moved to cali and i needed a car alot more then she did so i took it and it sat in jersey for about 3 months and i didnt know how many miles she had on it and what not. so right when i got it i did it. so she put 5-6k miles on it. yeah i get paranoid too after about 3k

 

the little square thingy isnt for oil changes.. its just trying to get u to have scheduled maintenence every 7500 miles or so..

( i think its pointless.. just another way to scam acura/honda owners of their money)

i wouldnt change oil on the little square thing though.. its safer to get oil change every 3 to 4 thousand miles

especially if you live in hot area's (cali, florida) the dirtier your oil, the hotter the engine gets.. thus less gas economy and a lot more stress on the engine

 

or if you are pushing REALLY hard for like 10-15 min. like when I was chasing this guy who hit my mirror and took off. [/QUOTE]


That woulda been AWESOME! I hope you caught the bastard. I was in a hit and run, but I couldn't get traction in the rain .

You guys are funny. I just went 10k before I changed my oil again .

 

10k, you're nuts man! your engine just probably lost a year or two of life.

and the bastard got on the freeway. I chased him for miles doin like 80-100. My girl started crappin her pants cuz it was morning rush hour. then the lght came on
so I just took the plate # and called it quits.

 

click and clack, the tap it brothers on NPR...one of them didn't change the oil for 5 years :P

 

Really? Mine has yet to come on from pushing it. I run at 4500 - 6250rpms for 6 min straight in 2nd gear racing at GMR. That and my gas light has never come on either. Sometimes I wonder if it really works.....

 

Since you live in Cali, and it's nothing but stop and go traffic, I'd say change it at 3500-5000 depending on how much you like to push it. Wouldn't go any higher than that.

 

Yeah...I think I was about a G away from my next oil change anyway.

 

maybe your LED's are out.. on the gauge cluster...

 

Well Honda recomends 7500 mi between oil changes with a genuine honda oil filter. I figure I can go further with synthetic. I've never gone 10k miles before, but It's super cold here and I have no time and pretty lazy :P

 

portland oregon? or portland maine?

hotter weather is what puts strain on the engine..

 

I live in Portland, Oregon...aren't they both cold places

 

well.. maine is freezing compared to the northwest.. haha

but.. its probably pretty chilly down there too

 

It is chilly, that's why it took me so long to change my oil . Oh and one more thing...