Great video! I did one on my 2018 Clarity as well. I have done two of them so far at the recommended intervals, even though my car is EV 80% of the time! Oil comes out super clean. I could put it in the lawnmower! Best of luck with the channel! Keep up the great work!
There's no need to change engine oil at the "recommended" intervals. The software engineers at Honda are just lazy to distinguish between ICE and PHEV cars. Chevy Volt would keep track how much gas is actually used and calculate the oil change interval accordingly. Many Volt owners would change oil once every 2 years. For Honda Clarity, the manual said at least once a year. I think that's a good interval if you drive in EV mode 80+%.
@@myanghua Totally hey. I just do it when it's convenient since I do them myself. If I had a gas lawnmower I'd put the "used" oil in it to get some more life out of it! All the best! -Brad
Thanks! My dealer, Economy Honda in Chattanooga, said my first would be free. From then on I’ll do them myself. Two comments: 1) Its a good practice to fill the filter with fresh oil. 2) Be sure to document and keep receipts for the oil and filter to protect your warranty.
Very cool video. I read your other comment about how traffic in California is bad. I completely agree. I live in Long Beach and I do mostly city driving but when I get on the freeway it is ridiculous how long it takes just to travel 20 miles, around one hour. When I visit Colorado Springs, 20 miles would take like 15 minutes.
What ramps are those? Got a link or name at least ? Nice Honda,.. never heard of it. ( been looking at used Prius as 2nd car ). Sub’ed off your vid on McGuires for phone/tablet screen. Thanks again. Cheers.
Electric driven engine is why it's so clean. Mine is 3 yrs. old @ 75K miles, this is first oil change other than one done @ 5k miles done by dealer, (& I don't realy count that, as it was clean oil they replaced). I could go even longer on the same oil as it doesn't look that bad, but after 2.5 yrs. I felt like I should do SOMETHING! NOTE: Runs mostly on electric power with gas power for last 5 - 10 miles of daily commute.
Next time you should add some oil to the oil filter so when the engine starts its not a dry start. Over all very clean and simple oil change for the car. People would be crazy to not do it themselves
@@onlyajeep97 I don't think it does in Honda Clarity. I have literally never used engine. Basically, it only turns on for weekly cycle for 15 min and that's it. The oil came as new as I was putting in.
My Clarity does the same thing. I rarely fill up the tank, but when I do it says that I have over 1,000 miles, which is obviously not correct. I don't particularly care because I almost exclusively use the battery indicator.
Michael Borquez Nice. Staying in the Honda family. I must say your videos have help me a bunch on my 2013 Accord. So I will sadly miss those. Congrates on the new car. Will you do a full review on new one?
Jason Cunningham For sure, it is a very different kind of car. Fit and finish is not as good as the Accord, but it is eerily quiet when running full electric mode. With the rebates in California, the car is very affordable and returns insanely good MPG while not being slow like a Prius.
Like Jason, I have 2014 accord your info was always solid and to the point, sad you done have 9th gen anymore but congratulation on the new pickup. I was hoping to catch up with you on mileage i am now at 174K! Keep up the good work, your the only channel where i have video notification on!
Michael Borquez I understand that with Cali traffic. Hopefully this gives you many trouble free miles. Would you say overall the accord was a solid car?
mmz77 Very, it was a great car. I would have kept it, but it was at 185,000 miles and that was my last chance to sell it for a good amount. Once you cross 200,000 miles people think there is something wrong with it, lol.