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fram is definitely over rated garbage that people buy for some reason . if i could find it i would definitely use amsoil products they really are the best but there not easy to find so i use royal purple with synthetic micro glass royal purple filter.it filters at 25 microns
25 micron filtration sounds impressive but can't help but wonder if there might be some reduction in oil flow. It may not be enough for the light to come on but could still have slightly lower oil pressure. Don't know, just a thought.
I use the oem one when i have a chance but normally i use the fram. Since fram USED to make the OEM honda filters until recently ( some company in penisylvania makes them now according to the dealer) i figured it was good enough for me. Sometimes i use the K&N just depends whats on sale and where i buy my oil i guess.
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use Amsoil Oil and Amsoil Filter. They said that you can drive it for 25k oil change interval but I change every 8-10k about 2 time a year for both of my cars.
I use purolator pure one filters because they're $3 and whatever name brand oil is on sale... no additives... and my cars have always run great, I even race some autocross. don't waste money on fancy stuff... maybe synthetic oil if you're making your civic a track car or something, I don't know, I've never used it... but I got 250000 miles out of a ford with this stuff and my civic is going strong at about 150000
i was in walmart getting honda power steering fluid and I came across something interesting. WALMART BRAND 5W-30 and 10W-30 SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL FOR $4! It meets all APL and EPA and ABC and XXX and ETC certifications that all the other brands have to meet, but three bucks a quart cheaper. You guys think it's worth it to try?
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haha i knew that was coming. but i mean it sounded kinda like a good idea at first to use oil that met all the APL standards for 3 dollars less. I'm a firm believer in Castrol and it would take a lot to sway me away from it. The new OEM fill is Mobil but still Castrol is what I use.
__________________ B16 10.4:1 JDM Pistons ITR Manifold 70.2mm Throttle Body Skunk2 Stage 1 Pro Cams AEM FPR DC Header Magnaflow Custom 2.5" exhaust BDL Fuel Rail Nology Individually Grounded Wires Fidanza 7.5lb Flywheel Exedy Clutch Goodridge Braided Steel Clutch Line Fidanza Short Shifter Skunk2 knob JUN Chip
Yeah, it may meet the standards, but I 'm a machinist, and I use to work at a shop that sent our work to China, and over the next couple of years before they actually closed us down, I got to see the quality of this stuff that met ISO9000 standards, it was junk. Companies that are good don't just meet the standards, the people making the stuff have their own standards that should be higher than the minimum.
