How many miles can I drive after the low oil life indicatior pops up
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How many miles can I drive after the low oil life indicatior pops up
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?
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You are at "service due soon". I wouldn't worry until it says "service due NOW".
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it's a car-drive it
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.
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.
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#8
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.
#10
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.
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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.
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