Your local dealer contradicts the owners manual. I changed at 10K miles
with 5W20 Valvoline Synthetic. No sweat.

Sparky wrote:
> RPoole2252 wrote:
>
>> Copied from honda owner link.
>>
>> Why should I wait to change the oil the first time?
>>
>> Your Honda engine was delivered with an oil that is specially
>> formulated for
>> new engines that have not yet developed their "natural" wear patterns
>> and may
>> contain minute particles from the manufacturing process.
>>
>> American Honda strongly recommends this special oil be left in the
>> engine long
>> enough for these wear patterns to develop, usually until the first
>> maintenance
>> interval specified in your Owner's Manual, based on your specific driving
>> conditions.
>
>
> When I asked my local dealer about an oil change when my '03 Accord I4
> had 3,700 miles, he said I was overdue!