The oil life is measured and displayed on the console as a percentage. At “15%”, the check engine light comes on, signaling the need for an oil change. My first oil change was at 10,000 miles! My mo also has the same car, same year. Her dealer insists that the oil only needs to be changed at 15% or …

There are different opinions on this. Your driving style and weather has a lot to do with how often the oil should be changed. The dealer is going from his experience, which erred on the safe side. I’m sure that stop and go driving in a cold winter would make the light go on a lot quicker. Person…

Who is “right” depends to a great extent on how long you intend to keep the vehicle. If you change the oil as indicated by the car’s oil life monitoring system, you will preserve the warranty protection. And, if you are planning to get rid of the vehicle within…let’s say…4 years, it is very unlike…

At 5k miles in my opinion, and this is especially true if the car sees city driving; which most do. If you’ve ever heard about engine oil sludging problems then a recommendation like a 10k miles oil change interval is a major cause of this problem. Depending on the driving habits and conditions, i…

Go with Honda’s recommendations . Your dealer is out to maximize his own profit .

The computer in your CR-V is right. Change the oil when it tells you to. The computer monitors EVERYTHING. Temperature of the air and the engine, how many times you cold-start, how many miles you drive, whether you drive short trips or highway, how fast the engine turns, how hard you accelerate a…

2009 Honda CR-V Oil change

Maintenance/Repairs

andrew_j June 28, 2009, 2:55am 4

If you plan on keeping the vehicle for 150k miles which is design life standard across makes (many last longer) use the monitor. However a key thing is check the oil kevek occasionally over that time period or you will ruin the engine in short order.

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2009 Honda CR-V Oil change

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