changing oil after break in

IWANNAGOFAST · 01-02-2007, 04:23 AM

Hello, new to this forum here.

Anyways, I just picked up a 07 LX 5MT a few days ago, and the break in period is almost over.

My friend tells me from what he reads in a few forums, some people change their oil right after the break in period, and those that are really religious change the oil every 100 miles during the break period.

The reason for this is, he says that since the engine is running for the first time, and cuz the pistons are movin for the first time, there would be alot of metal shavings.

Now, I figure, oil change this early wouldn't hurt, but I read in the manual that I shouldn't change the oil until the scheduled break in period.

What should I do? What have you done? I only have about 200 more miles til the period is over, and I don't want to screw it up.

Seemund · 01-02-2007, 05:03 AM

Yes, Hard to tell..
Honda says DO NOT CHANGE THE OIL until 5.000 miles (first time..)
they say the break-in oil is somehow special.. :)
But a lot of "websites" tell us to change it :)
So ..
Honda Engineer < or > WebSites?

Kidekat · 01-02-2007, 05:37 AM

This topic has been debated to death. I say do your research and make your own educated conclusion.

sbigshot · 01-02-2007, 06:18 AM

I changed mine at 4K, when I bought the car. I am not sure if it had been changed prior to that since I bought it used.

IWANNAGOFAST · 01-02-2007, 06:43 AM

when you changed the oil, did you find metal shavings?

sbigshot · 01-02-2007, 07:28 AM

I didn't .... if there were any, they should have been trapped in the filter.

**dentrecords** · 01-02-2007, 11:26 AM

Yeah, there's lots of threads on this anyways. Please try the "search" function.

01-02-2007, 04:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
IWANNAGOFAST Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 210 iTrader: 0 / 0%	changing oil after break in Hello, new to this forum here. Anyways, I just picked up a 07 LX 5MT a few days ago, and the break in period is almost over. My friend tells me from what he reads in a few forums, some people change their oil right after the break in period, and those that are really religious change the oil every 100 miles during the break period. The reason for this is, he says that since the engine is running for the first time, and cuz the pistons are movin for the first time, there would be alot of metal shavings. Now, I figure, oil change this early wouldn't hurt, but I read in the manual that I shouldn't change the oil until the scheduled break in period. What should I do? What have you done? I only have about 200 more miles til the period is over, and I don't want to screw it up.

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01-02-2007, 05:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Seemund Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,570 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Yes, Hard to tell.. Honda says DO NOT CHANGE THE OIL until 5.000 miles (first time..) they say the break-in oil is somehow special.. :) But a lot of "websites" tell us to change it :) So .. Honda Engineer < or > WebSites?

01-02-2007, 05:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kidekat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Placentia, CA Posts: 715 iTrader: 0 / 0%	This topic has been debated to death. I say do your research and make your own educated conclusion.

01-02-2007, 06:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
sbigshot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lake Charles, La. Posts: 2,113 Name: Scott iTrader: 18 / 100%	I changed mine at 4K, when I bought the car. I am not sure if it had been changed prior to that since I bought it used.

01-02-2007, 06:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
IWANNAGOFAST Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 210 iTrader: 0 / 0%	when you changed the oil, did you find metal shavings?

01-02-2007, 07:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
sbigshot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lake Charles, La. Posts: 2,113 Name: Scott iTrader: 18 / 100%	I didn't .... if there were any, they should have been trapped in the filter.