It's like I'm in a 80's jiffy lube here..

 

Why did someone leave your drain bolt out and never bother changing your filter?

 

No I did not. The way I hear some comments it looks like to me awful lack of knowledge in vehicle maintenance. But I'm glad you mentioned it now.

Really? Good I learned something new today that you can pull out a plug and by just looking at it you will know in what condition it is (I assume your engineering degree is from Canada).

Preventive maintenance at reasonable intervals is by far cheaper than expensive repairs. That is the gain I get.

So? If they do I'm happy for them. If they don't I gave some tips. Up to every individual to look at them.

​​​​ [/QUOTE] You eventually realize all you're doing is emptying your wallet faster.[/QUOTE]

You go it rite! This is the first ever car I own in my life so I'm just learning. Hope to learn from your experience soon.

 

mic drop

shiett.. you got served Taco!

I'm out! Peace!

 

Complete and utter bullshit. Point me to such a posted rule, and it'll get changed in a fucking heartbeat.

 

I KNOW spy ain't about that no cursing rule...

 

*Squints* I can almost see from here.

 

had to use the R word, right?

 

Or better yet, when you go backwards!

 

What about losing weight? Filling up the tire pressures? Less tire resistance?

 

I always love new tool members.

Oh my friend, it'll be nice knowing you for the extra 3-4 weeks. That's usually how dumb as fuck assholes, who belittle and talk down to everyone in general last around here.

Better yet, keep your strict money burning regime to yourself instead of poisoning members who actually want to learn about their cars. I have friends exactly like you, who would spend a shit ton of money on "preventive" maintenance who after 8 or 10 realized how stupid they were on their own. But sure, you're a gem.

Also, yes, looking at spark plugs is exactly how you tell if they're in good shape or not. I'm glad you took mechanics 101 in high school... or not. You must be a Trump supporter. Your dumb fuckery, ignorance and simple mindedness has already told a fortune about you.

 

ِYou deserved every bit of it buddy. Mission Accomplished

 

This is going to be a fun thread tomorrow morning.

 

Does the grade of gas make any difference?

 

With the additives, MINIMAL, at best. You won't notice a very big difference.

 

I personally use premium and never have used other grades in RDX. So I can't really tell whether it makes a difference in terms of power and MPG.

 

A+ gas goes further per mile.

 

Emry, how did you come up with the 5K mile interval for changing your oil?

 

Don't be a retard...he had blackstone labs write up a preemptive oil analysis and then let him know at what point in the future to anticipate an optimal oil swap.

 

Keep teaching us, oh wise one. Please, we are all ears, waiting for your infinite wisdom.

 

speaking of black stones...

 

singularity point, but it is theoretically impossible to get because the earth is rotating so our speed > 0

 

you literally just blew me


mind!

 

I have posted a document that explains it all. Other than that, you can change the oil at higher mile intervals but that's not the point here. There are two things to consider about the oil viscosity and lubrication that are vital to the engine life and performance: one is the engine heath the other is the ambient moisture. So let's say you change the oil and won't drive 2K miles in a 18 months. Would that oil be still OK at that low mileage? The oil absorbs moisture and loses its property.
Again, go and read the document and see what the engine heath does to the oil. The 5K interval is the most accepted and widely used practice. Google it in other car forums and you see it. It doesn't mean though that the oil can't go more than that. It just may not hold its property if it is used in highway driving condition.

 

Quiet you!

 

I only get about 10.5mpg (20 on the highway) on my normal commute. I read that it has a lot to do with the 6.2 liters of displacement engine. What I don't get, is that I'm good with the maintenance, use the same 93 octane fuel and travel the same distances more or less than a lot of my friends and they all seem to get a higher miles per gallon of fuel. What gives? I almost feel like I bought a lemon.

 

So you didn't come up with that on your own, you're taking someone else's word for it based on marketing principles?

 

No, I have a spreadsheet and a fuel app. It's not something someone told me, I track it. It's lower than my friend's cars and I'm stumped hard.

 

Let's hear what your suggestion is (not having taken from someone elses').

 

Emry, you're so smart..

 

He's not the super smart guru though, why would he even have a suggestion? He's asking what yours is because he's dumbfounded if it's just willy nilly popular science article said so.

 

So let's assume your air filter is clean and the plugs are in good shape. The other things that come in mind for crappy MPG are half-baked MAF sensor or O2 sensor. But those usually go bad at high mileage.

 

So what's the reasonable interval for replacing MAF and O2 sensors???

 

That's why I asked him to come up with numbers that are not willy nilly popular science based. If you go like that then any number anyone says is willy nilly.

 

True!
I use the 5K and go synthetic, but that's just cause it makes me feel happy to do maintenance and hopefully prevent issues.
Also, the bad gas mileage is due to my displacement and heavy foot.
Although for that size motor, over 20 on the highway I was pretty impressed.

 

Both sensors are supposed to go up to 100K miles. If get the malfunctioning symptoms the best way is to test them with scanning tool. That's what I do. Without scanning tool then you are shooting in the dark.

 

No no, we need your infinite wisdom. Come on, don't tell us you're a dumb fuck after all, pulling bullshit intervals out of your asshole, because you spent 8 minutes on bobistheoilguy, and you now have full encompassing knowledge on the internal combustion engine, and just cars in general. That would be truly disappointing.

 

He's not being rude, man...cool it!

 

your scanning tool wont tell you shit unless the sensor has already failed.

 

'Supposed' to, so by applying the transitive property, I should replace my MAF and O2 sensors every 50K miles? Same time as spark plugs roughly? That makes things easy to remember:

5k replace oil
50k: replace engine