Originally Posted by e3NiNe
This guy is a total book smarts only type of person. If it's in a book, it HAS TO BE ... 10,000 miles = oil change. I'm sure he didn't check the oil at the gas station though. I think he ran the thinner summer blends straight through January.
The car's engine won't turn over. Oil on the plugs + a bad cylinder.
I wouldn't mind doing 10k intervals with full synthetic on a broken in engine with less than 100k miles. But you've gotta check your oil frequently. He probably drove it like a granny during the first 1000 miles, never broke in the seals and piston rings properly, and started burning oil very soon.
Thinner oils are a no no in the winter up north...Honda says 5W-20 now all year around but that's bullshit, they just say it for emissions and MPG reasons. The original service manual states that 5W-20 should not be used in temperatures below 20F.