maintenance minder or BIG BROTHER!!?!

rob76 · 05-05-2008, 11:58 PM

So my oil was at 15% at 3700 miles. Does anybody else agree that using the maintenance minder will just alert future buyers that you drove your car hard? I plan on keeping a full record of my maintenance.

DougandMichelle · 05-06-2008, 12:20 AM

I guess it might be kinda like a black box on an airplane. I must really be babying mine since I just got to 15% today having had the car six months and just now cracked 5,800 miles.

chainedlightning · 05-06-2008, 12:39 AM

from what i'm told, the minder is mostly related to one statistic: crankshaft revolutions. so the higher you keep the rpm's, the sooner that percentage is going to drop. can you drive the car in higher rpm's without driving it 'hard?' sure. is it likely? not really. but i think it's more of a way to care for the car properly as opposed to see how you drive. *shrug* my $.02

Kidekat · 05-06-2008, 12:44 AM

I wouldn't go that far as to call it big brother. It is only a tool that is designed for the super busy life style that neglects to maintain their cars.

Mitch · 05-06-2008, 01:32 AM

It's just a really good system that adjusts your oil change cycle based on actual engine wear, not just miles traveled (which has no fixed bearing on how many revolutions your engine has traveled, and thus the amount of wear on the oil).

nayilsi · 05-06-2008, 01:37 AM

damn!!!

3700 miles and already down to 15% ?

Thats some brutal fetish driving.

mine came on at 4600 miles.

**dentrecords** · 05-06-2008, 09:19 AM

ryker · 05-06-2008, 07:45 PM

OCI is based on Fuel consumption. Not RPMS. Burn more fuel and have shorter OCI. Drive easy burn less fuel and have longer OCI.

Future owners could tell how hard you have driven if you follow the OCI to the exact specs. Since most people are ignorant and change the oil much sooner than required - it would appear on paper that the car was driven hard requiring sooner OCI. But very few people sell cars via private party and then even less buyers would be smart enough to analyze OCI.

av911 · 05-07-2008, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryker

OCI is based on Fuel consumption. Not RPMS. Burn more fuel and have shorter OCI. Drive easy burn less fuel and have longer OCI.

Future owners could tell how hard you have driven if you follow the OCI to the exact specs. Since most people are ignorant and change the oil much sooner than required - it would appear on paper that the car was driven hard requiring sooner OCI. But very few people sell cars via private party and then even less buyers would be smart enough to analyze OCI.

taffy07si · 05-07-2008, 01:07 PM

My 15% didn't even comeon until...5,800 miles......you must drive it wayyy to hard!

saiaba · 05-07-2008, 01:13 PM

****, I thought I drove hard.. My oil light came on at 5300 miles. 3700? you must vtec every shift everytime you drive the car.

rob76 · 05-07-2008, 01:28 PM

This is what I'm talking about! lol

rob76 · 05-07-2008, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saiaba

you must vtec every shift everytime you drive the car.

Isn't that what v-tec is for?

05-05-2008, 11:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
rob76 Senior Member Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: British Columbia Age: 31 Posts: 547 '08 Civic Si iTrader: 0 / 0%	maintenance minder or BIG BROTHER!!?! So my oil was at 15% at 3700 miles. Does anybody else agree that using the maintenance minder will just alert future buyers that you drove your car hard? I plan on keeping a full record of my maintenance.

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chainedlightning Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 48 iTrader: 0 / 0%	from what i'm told, the minder is mostly related to one statistic: crankshaft revolutions. so the higher you keep the rpm's, the sooner that percentage is going to drop. can you drive the car in higher rpm's without driving it 'hard?' sure. is it likely? not really. but i think it's more of a way to care for the car properly as opposed to see how you drive. shrug my $.02

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Mitch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Starkville, MS; Birmingham, Al Posts: 987 Mitch Wall iTrader: 0 / 0%	It's just a really good system that adjusts your oil change cycle based on actual engine wear, not just miles traveled (which has no fixed bearing on how many revolutions your engine has traveled, and thus the amount of wear on the oil).

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nayilsi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Annuit Cœptis Posts: 5,815 Eye of Providence iTrader: 0 / 0%	damn!!! 3700 miles and already down to 15% ? Thats some brutal fetish driving. mine came on at 4600 miles.

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ryker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,763 iTrader: 1 / 100%	OCI is based on Fuel consumption. Not RPMS. Burn more fuel and have shorter OCI. Drive easy burn less fuel and have longer OCI. Future owners could tell how hard you have driven if you follow the OCI to the exact specs. Since most people are ignorant and change the oil much sooner than required - it would appear on paper that the car was driven hard requiring sooner OCI. But very few people sell cars via private party and then even less buyers would be smart enough to analyze OCI.

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taffy07si Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 210 iTrader: 4 / 100%	My 15% didn't even comeon until...5,800 miles......you must drive it wayyy to hard!

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saiaba Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: VA-Richmond Age: 26 Posts: 475 Ryan iTrader: 0 / 0%	****, I thought I drove hard.. My oil light came on at 5300 miles. 3700? you must vtec every shift everytime you drive the car.

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rob76 Senior Member Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: British Columbia Age: 31 Posts: 547 '08 Civic Si iTrader: 0 / 0%	This is what I'm talking about! lol