Honda doesn't recommend full synthetic oil

GoodBytes said:

Yea, but when you live in an apartment building, you can't do this. Even if you are in a condominium, most have a clause preventing you from doing car maintenance that has chances to create a mess or have a lot of order or create a lot noise. So basically, you can change your tires, wiper blade, windshield liquid, MAYBE wash your car, and such, but that is pretty much it. Yes the big advantages of living in a home... with a garage or place to park the car on your property (and not stuck in parking the car on the street, which city-bylaws or home association, might block you)

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Zatannaz said:

My dealership doesn’t push one or other. The have prices for both and list it as your option. We get free oil changes for life at my dealership with a small upcharge if you use synthetic.

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joecin said:

I have 6 free oil changes and tire rotations. I asked for synthetic and said I would pay for the upgrade and was told they don't have full synthetic. Then he says Honda doesn't recommend it which I knew was BS but I didn't want to argue with the service adviser.

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GoodBytes said:

So to me, it sounds like: They don't have full synthetic as the advisor said, and he doesn't want you go somewhere else to service the car as, if you asked for it, then you are interested in getting that, so he/she made that excuse up so that you service it at their place.

Go somewhere else, and of course, once the warranty is up, or up to you, go to a mechanic for further oil changes. Skip these service centers that does oil changes, go to an honest mechanic. Or, as suggested, do it yourself, if you have the space for it.

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joecin said:

I have 6 free oil changes and tire rotations. I asked for synthetic and said I would pay for the upgrade and was told they don't have full synthetic. Then he says Honda doesn't recommend it which I knew was BS but I didn't want to argue with the service adviser.

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Zatannaz said:

Wow. That’s the wrong way to treat a client.

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joecin said:

According to my Acura dealer service when I asked for a full synthetic change today. Only the synthetic blend.
BS.

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CameraGuy said:

I don’t know why people go to the dealership to get there oil changed, most of the time they use the cheapest no name brand oil.

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GoodBytes said:

In Canada, you ONLY have fully synthetic oil when you service your car.
The car officially support both by Honda. But the blend one is not available in Canada, probably due to winter.
If you go the Honda dealership in Canada, and you REALLY want the blend kind, for some odd reason, then they'll you that they don't have it.

I say, always put fully synthetic. The dealership is wrong, they want you to change your oil more often then needed, so that they make more money on you. Always follow what the Honda manual says and car says. Do not follow dealership "recommendations"

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Kane666 said:

most people i run into go every 3000 or 5000 miles. they are also the same people from the 70s when you NEEDED to do that

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BIGBLUESI said:

I got lucky.When I bought my 18 SI part of the deal was free oil changes for life (3 per year) so that's going to save me about an average of $80 per oil change. That's a deal for both me and the dealer since I only do about 5000 miles per year.

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