First oil change

[drsonic]

Hi folks,
Before I add any value to the conversation, I'd just like to say that I'm getting a new I20n, WooHoo!

On topic, as an old motorcycle rider, I'll be changing my oil and filter after I do the first 1000k.
There's a couple of reasons I do this, the first is back when I was a lad, new bikes weren't bench run, so to clean out the swarf and other nasties, it was advisable to pick up the bike, ride it home and replace the oil and filter. Ride a few hundred K and do it again.

New vehicles don't have that sort of issue, but my old age OCD demands that I know that xactly what oils in the sump, and that I never mix oils. There's also the fact that one of my joys is working on my car, and with so few options (points, needles, carbies, what are they?) so I'll take the little wins where I can, changing fluids is one of those wins.

I agree, there's no harm in doing it. I did the first oil change at 6 months and it was already quite dark, I wish I'd done it sooner.

 

[FarCanal]

Getting quoted $350 for the oil change and filter at the 1500km check. Feels very steep considering the first service is $355.

Is still worth doing an oil change at the complimentary check? Might shop around different dealers

 

[Cardinalsin]

Getting quoted $350 for the oil change and filter at the 1500km check. Feels very steep considering the first service is $355.

Is still worth doing an oil change at the complimentary check? Might shop around different dealers

That is steep. When my i20N went in for its second service last year[20,000km] I asked them to change the gearbox/diff oil using the Penrite I supplied and to give me the old oil so I could inspect it. They charged me $32+GST. The old was black and the shift with the Penrite is lovely.