2009 Honda CR-V Oil change

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 and brake, etc, etc, etc. There’s more to oil life than miles and time, and the computer knows all.

There’s nothing wrong with more frequent oil changes, but they really aren’t necessary. Your Honda dealer has a profit incentive, and he’s charging more for his oil and filter than the local parts store charges for theirs.

Trust the Honda engineers. They designed the vehicle and programmed the computer.