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From: dw@rocksvax.UUCP (Don Wegeng)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Mobil 1 weight and auto warranties
Message-ID: <565@rocksvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 16:24:49 EST
Article-I.D.: rocksvax.565
Posted: Wed Oct 31 16:24:49 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 1-Nov-84 04:16:29 EST
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Reply-To: dw@rocksvax.UUCP (Don Wegeng)
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In article <1826@ucla-cs.ARPA> wales@ucla-cs.UUCP writes:
>I own a 1984 Honda Accord LX Hatchback.  After about 600 miles, I re-
>placed the oil and filter, and refilled the beast with Mobil 1.
>
>(2) If I ever have an engine problem, Honda will not try to disclaim my
>    warranty because I was using 5W-30 instead of the "recommended" 10W-
>    30; or, at least, they could not get away with doing this.

I'm not sure about whether Honda can invalidate your warranty based on the
weight of the oil that you use.  However, they might be able to disclaim
it based on the number of miles on the engine when you changed to Mobil 1.
Most experts agree that you should not switch to a synthetic oil until the
engine has been broken in, which usually takes 5000 to 10,000 miles.  I
suspect that you would have safer to have driven more than 600 miles before
switching.  
-- 
/Don

"Fighting for peace is like making love for virginity".

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