I've done a lot of oil changes in my life, but as usual....everything with my s2000 is 10 times harder. After finding out the Honda dealership wanted $250 to "check a lot of things" and change my oil I figured I'd do it myself, but I'd still have to figure out how to turn the maint req'd light off. Maybe everyone knows this but me.....but someone finally told me how to do it and it saved me a bunch of $$$.

1. press and hold trip button with left hand
2. stick key in ignition and turn to on (dash lights up)
3. keep holding trip until you see the light go off (takes about 30 seconds)
4. let go of trip button and start car
5. turn off car

done

Hopefully this helps someone.

(I only have 26,000 miles ....got it used....and the oil that came out was THICK! and only about 2-3 quarts came out....I'm curious when the last oil change was....if it was...I'm going to keep a really close eye on it now to see if its burning oil or getting dirty really quickly)

 

ok im not sure why it created this topic twice, but if anyone tells me how to erase it/close it/lock it/pretend it never happened, it would be appreciated.

 

Already took care of the other one for you

 

 

Always check your oil periodically with this car!!!

I try to do it about every other stop for gas.

 

I guess I missed that memo....so does it just typically burn through it quickly? I've got some LONG road trips coming up and I want to make sure this car is running in top shape before I take off.

 

It varies from car to car and also how hard your driving (atleast that's what I've noticed). Right now I think I'm going through about a quart every 3,000 miles, maybe a little less.

 

I've only had oil burn off once coming back from a 300 mile trip. I've taken a few 1,000+ mile trips (Dragon) including the hard drive and never seen any extra oil burn.

 

sweet...my next drive will be from northern va to northern vt (about 550 miles each way)....will be casual driving because im leaving as soon as my clutch and flywheel are replaced, but vermont can be tough on a car. I'll be hitting a lot of tough mountain roads and am looking very forward to it

 

You will find the answers to many of your questions in the FAQ section of Under The Hood: Technical. Here is the thread pertaining to your question.