Just a hair under 5,000 miles and about to take a 1,200 mile trip so yesterday I spent a couple of hours doing some maintenance on my Pilot Elite. I detailed the whole inside (but with 2 kids under 3, it won't take long to go back to a mess), put her up on jack stands and changed the oil, and then sprayed on a good half gallon of Surface Shield to protect it from the salty winter....
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I used a jack on the rear jacking point and got the rear stands on the pinch weld jack points. I used a board as a wheel chock on the front because even though in park, the car was moving back and forth a good bit just from loosening the lug nuts while it was still on the ground even in park.
When I went to change the oil, I used a good tip from an old forum where you use foil to keep things neat around the oil filter area. It worked alright but it still spilled some on the metal belly shield. I wasn't too concerned since I was just about to spray the whole underside with lanolin Surface Shield.
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Book says 5.8 qts on a oil and filter change and it took most of all 6 for me. Probably because I don't hold each quart for an extra minute for all the residual to come out, I am not that patient.
After the oil change I sprayed as much of the underside of the whole vehicle as I could with Surface Shield. It went on great with my compressor set to about 100 psi at the tool. No dripping at all and not that unpleasant of a smell. WAY better than Fluid Film, so we shall see how it holds up, supposedly it should last up to 2 years but I don't know. It might since my car is garage kept and I don't drive much in the winter.
Everything else looked good, all fluids were at their max and the engine air filter was spotless. Brake wear was nice and even. I wiped down the entire exhaust system with a rag and then took it for a rip to burn off the rest of the overspray.
I know Honda says even the factory oil can go 10,000 miles and that might be true, it had plenty of viscosity left. I mean, I didn't taste it Vice Grip Garage style so not sure if it has any gas or antifreeze in it 😜. But, I just can't go that long between changes. I feel way more comfortable doing 5,000 mile intervals but to each their own. There was a minimal amount of metal in the oil which I expected with it being a new engine.
I used a jack on the rear jacking point and got the rear stands on the pinch weld jack points. I used a board as a wheel chock on the front because even though in park, the car was moving back and forth a good bit just from loosening the lug nuts while it was still on the ground even in park.
When I went to change the oil, I used a good tip from an old forum where you use foil to keep things neat around the oil filter area. It worked alright but it still spilled some on the metal belly shield. I wasn't too concerned since I was just about to spray the whole underside with lanolin Surface Shield.
Book says 5.8 qts on a oil and filter change and it took most of all 6 for me. Probably because I don't hold each quart for an extra minute for all the residual to come out, I am not that patient.
After the oil change I sprayed as much of the underside of the whole vehicle as I could with Surface Shield. It went on great with my compressor set to about 100 psi at the tool. No dripping at all and not that unpleasant of a smell. WAY better than Fluid Film, so we shall see how it holds up, supposedly it should last up to 2 years but I don't know. It might since my car is garage kept and I don't drive much in the winter.
Everything else looked good, all fluids were at their max and the engine air filter was spotless. Brake wear was nice and even. I wiped down the entire exhaust system with a rag and then took it for a rip to burn off the rest of the overspray.
I know Honda says even the factory oil can go 10,000 miles and that might be true, it had plenty of viscosity left. I mean, I didn't taste it Vice Grip Garage style so not sure if it has any gas or antifreeze in it 😜. But, I just can't go that long between changes. I feel way more comfortable doing 5,000 mile intervals but to each their own. There was a minimal amount of metal in the oil which I expected with it being a new engine.
