Oil changes, tire balance and rotation, ect?

[ElmoHongZito]

Can someone please save me the time of hunting through the manual and online to figure out when I should be getting oil changes and at what mile intervals I should balance and/or rotate the tires so they get an even wear?

Please add any other maintenance schedule suggestions I may not have mentioned. I am sure this will be helpful for other newbies as well.

Thanks in advance.

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[tinyman392]

Can someone please save me the time of hunting through the manual and online to figure out when I should be getting oil changes and at what mile intervals I should balance and/or rotate the tires so they get an even wear?

Please add any other maintenance schedule suggestions I may not have mentioned. I am sure this will be helpful for other newbies as well.

Thanks in advance.

Honda has a "minder" system that will chime you when it's time for services. The oil change is computed by the computer based on how hard you drive the car and in what conditions (engine temperature would be a major factor). With this it computes and regularly updates an "oil life" value. This value can be seen in Settings > Vehicle > Maintenance information. It will also show any recommended (note note required) maintenance information in this display. The stock tires on the Type R are expected to last about 10k miles, I'm not sure if there are any official rotation intervals for them (5k?).

 

[nickhaldin]

Personally, I’ve never really trusted the maintenance minder. Just a personal feeling, since I tend to not trust computers for certain things . Can’t go wrong with every 5,000 miles or 5(?) months. I think the manual says even longer, but I’ll let someone else comment on that since I don’t have it in front of me.

Edit: sorry just realized this was type-r specific, so I’m not sure if my comment still 100% applies.

 

[Driveitlikeuboughtit]

I follow the maintenance minder for oil, filter and fluid changes. It measures life dynamically based on usage. Seems fine.

Rotation is going to depend on how hard you drive the car. If you're hooning and your front tires wear quick, you're going to want to rotate sooner than someone cruising on the highway all the time.

You balance if you have a vibration. If you don't, no need to touch it until you get new tires or wheels. Same with alignment, although for that it's if it pulls or if you start seeing uneven wear on your tires.

 

[RedGiant217]

I've been rotating tires at about 1500 mile intervals. Looks like I'll get about 12-15k miles out of them. I don't track the car but I do enjoy some relatively twisty roads when I get the chance.

 

[ElmoHongZito]

Thanks for your responses. Rightt now it says 60% oil life. At what percentage is it time do pull the trigger and get it changed? When it gets under 10%?

Also how do I know when its time to change the tires? I don’t think they show much tread even when new since they are so slick.

 

[VTECMatt]

Got less than 4000 miles out of my fronts, no trackdays just roads, so more frequent than you may think. It was good excuse to replace with PS4S.

 

[todda]

I have found that my tires lose about 4-5 PSI of pressure per 30 days of driving, and I drive no more than 700 miles per month, in San Diego, CA. I had them rotated at discount tire free of charge a few months ago and will do the same soon. I want to prolong the life of the tires as long as I can.

 

[sosoye]

My type r has a sticker saying 6 months or 15%.

 

[forrestbb]

Thanks for your responses. Rightt now it says 60% oil life. At what percentage is it time do pull the trigger and get it changed? When it gets under 10%?

Also how do I know when its time to change the tires? I don’t think they show much tread even when new since they are so slick.

Yeh once you get under 5% get ready to change oil soon. Just try not yo go negative.
As for tire tread, look for worn or low spots with less tread.
At America's Tire(aka Discount) they have penny rule; if its less than Lincoln's head, roughly 1/64th, its time to start looking for replacements. They recommend rotating as it seems almost every year if not twice a yr for my new (4th -Pirelli's) set on my '08 SI.
Hope this helps.

 

[idragmazda]

This thread has me worried. I have had my all seasons for about 10K miles; haven't rotated them once. Time to rotate?

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