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Originally Posted by Jammer
From what I can gather, I am unaware of any other brand of car using a computer to calculate the time to change the oil- Am I wrong here?
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Yes, you are. BMW and Honda are two others that I know of, at least on some models.
As far as I can tell, they take "normal operating conditions" into account. They look at loads, temperatures, the time the engine is on, probably RPMs, and other stuff. I don't think they measure the oil directly in any way, so they don't take into account all of the stuff that accumulates in a new engine as it wears in.
I'm also more inclined to waste a little oil just in case it helps cut down on wear, so I would probably change the oil before the computer said to, until I thought the engine was "broken in".
-soD