Do you use your oil gauge to decide when to change oil?
I have an '09 Acura TL w/tech package and I was wondering when I should change my oil? Do I just wait for them to tell me on the gauge?
I've driven about 2,500 miles since I got my CPO Acura, and the gauge says its 60%? |
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the oil life monitor observes conditions like: idle time, engine revs, and some other stuff stated in the owners manual. so if you drive all highway without touching vtec your oil life will decrease slowly. drive city while revving to 4-7k and the oil life will decrease dramatically. I believe most people get about 6-7000 miles out of their oil before the it indicates time to change |
what do you mean by touching v-tec?
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Originally Posted by wiki
VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) is a valvetrain system developed by Honda to improve the volumetric efficiency of a four-stroke internal combustion engine. The VTEC system uses two camshaft profiles and electronically selects between the profiles. It was invented by Honda R&D engineer Ikuo Kajitani[1], and was the first system of its kind. Different types of variable valve timing and lift control systems have also been produced by other manufacturers (MIVEC from Mitsubishi, AVCS from Subaru, VVT-i/VVTL-i from Toyota, VarioCam Plus from Porsche, VVEL from Nissan, etc.).
somewhere around 4k-5k RPM. |
So it's obviously preferable to use v-tec
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^only if you have the need for speed.
at 4-7k RPM is where you make the most power. hence why the oil life will decrease significantly. also, you will use more fuel. |
i do use my oil gauge , however i dont wait till it says 15% i always change my at 30%.
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waiting until the oil life goes to 15% will also show a code that will let you know what service needs to done.
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OP:
Please check the 4G garage for most/all of these questions you've posted lately... https://acurazine.com/forums/4g-tl-2009-2014-123/4g-tl-service-department-questions-answers-check-here-first-701842/ |
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