Question:

I drive the car in LA and my commute to work is 7 miles. I normally warm up the car to three bars before I leave the garage, once a week or so I don't. My commute to work is not stop and go, but my commute home usually is. With this, should I have any reason to treat this as a severe driving conditions or should I use this as normal.(I see severe says less than 5 miles, but this commute is only 7 and since I am in LA, I have a lot of stop and go )

Thanks for your input(all opinions welcome)

 

If I were you mjcohen, I'd consider that severe and change the oil every 3750. Especially with the stop & go traffic and you warming it up. It can't hurt and your engine would appreciate it. Also, there is really no need for the warm up period.

 

There is if you want to VTEC out of the driveway

 

Pardon et moi. I have been corrected.

 

Some have said that but at 2000 miles mine has the exact amount of oil that it had at 16 miles. I've driven it as recommended - below 6000 rpm till 500-600 miles and lots of variation in engine rpm/speed.

 

Mine too. I just hit 2000 miles yesterday and felt paranoid about the oil and checked it when I got home from work yesterday and the level is right in the middle. I suspect those that are losing oil must have some strange driving habits that I (or you) don't perform.

 

In the middle of the stick, between L and H???
If so, I would put about a half quart in.

 

Thanks mj. I'll do that right after I get off line.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dlq04
[B]Barry, he said he has 1,500 miles on the car; not 15,000.

 

Absolutely!!! I agree.