Honda Civic Fuel, Oil, Cleaners & Other MaintenanceExtending the life of your Honda Civic requires the proper fuel, oil, and cleaners, along with other regularly scheduled maintenance. Keep your Honda Civic fuel and oil at the right levels to keep your Civic on the road longer.
there is nothing wrong with running amsoil 25k in your d17 civic. have any of you ever sent oil away for analysis before jumping to your conclusions? i know of people running amsoil on gt35r boosted k20a2s and k24a2s, 10-15 psi, tracked and some daily driven, running amsoil for 10k-15k before changing it, and oil analysis saying they could have even went further.
i used to run mobil 1 in my k20a2 but it would always be a quart low at the 3k mark and it made me nervous. switched to amsoil, stays full. i'm going to run it to 10k then take it in for oil analysis and see how long i could be running it.
now, i can see the issue with running oil that long for most people, it might make them much less inclined to even open the hood. but, most people on this site are going to be tinkering with their cars pretty often. i check my oil about every other time i get gas.
Last edited by beadebaserr : 07-11-2008 at 04:12 PM.
i'm not TOO biased but why would Porsche recommend using Mobil 1 synthetic and not AMSOIL if AMSOIL is so frickin' awesome. And also, in my Cayman S the recommended oil is Mobil 1 and they say to only change it every 20,000 miles. Thats good engineering but no thanks, I take it in for a oil change every 4,000 for $150. Why would you even risk ruining a $$$ car that you have all that time invested into to save a few bucks on an oil change. Cheap ass....
i'm not TOO biased but why would Porsche recommend using Mobil 1 synthetic and not AMSOIL if AMSOIL is so frickin' awesome. And also, in my Cayman S the recommended oil is Mobil 1 and they say to only change it every 20,000 miles. Thats good engineering but no thanks, I take it in for a oil change every 4,000 for $150. Why would you even risk ruining a $$$ car that you have all that time invested into to save a few bucks on an oil change. Cheap ass....
wow, most ignorant fucking comment ever. first of all, all motors are different. second of all, you're paying 150 dollars for an oil change?
civic driver nailed it.... but yes I do pay $150 per oil change. 6 quarts of mobil 1, one premium mobil 1 oil filter, 1 hour of labor on a mid engine Porsche at a dealership. It's all about the service records when you go to trade it in. You wanna buy a $60,000 car from a kid that says he changed the oil himself or do you want to buy it with records from a dealer?
Last edited by rednwhite04 : 07-11-2008 at 07:43 PM.
well the only way to know if the only needs to be changed is if you get it sent off for analysis. i would never jump to that high i would start low and get it analyzed at different intervals to see when it was start to show signs of abuse. its possible for the oil to last that long before degrading it just depends on how the car is run and if the oil stands up to the length of time. oil analysis can really tell you whether or not it needs to be changed at 3000 miles or not. its never going to be a set about for every driver because no engine is the same and no one runs their's the same.
well the only way to know if the only needs to be changed is if you get it sent off for analysis. i would never jump to that high i would start low and get it analyzed at different intervals to see when it was start to show signs of abuse. its possible for the oil to last that long before degrading it just depends on how the car is run and if the oil stands up to the length of time. oil analysis can really tell you whether or not it needs to be changed at 3000 miles or not. its never going to be a set about for every driver because no engine is the same and no one runs their's the same.
Doosh bags...I WAS using Mobile 1 and changing oil every 3k...not 25k...Now that I switched to AMSOIL the oil is good for up to 1 year or 25k miles....
well im not gonna get into a big deal here, but oil does get old fast. even with LC20 in the oil, the tbn analysis recommends only using it for 10k miles, and thats with a filter change every 5k. filters must be changed every 5-6k miles because they will clog. as for mobil1, i wouldnt use it in my car if someone gave it free. Im sticking with valvoline maxlife and LC20 as long as i have the car. it owns synthetic in every possible way. if you think that amsoil will last 25k miles, esp by itself, well good luck to you.
Doosh bags...I WAS using Mobile 1 and changing oil every 3k...not 25k...Now that I switched to AMSOIL the oil is good for up to 1 year or 25k miles....
Do some research before you flame on someone
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Originally Posted by skoot
I change the oil once a year or every 25k miles using 25k mile filter.
well, if you worded ur words a little better, we wonldnt have an interpertation of what the words mean...
not to be a dick or anything, but that DOES mean "i change me oil ONCE a year or every 25k miles..."
Last edited by sl33pyriceboi : 07-14-2008 at 02:25 PM.
civic driver nailed it.... but yes I do pay $150 per oil change. 6 quarts of mobil 1, one premium mobil 1 oil filter, 1 hour of labor on a mid engine Porsche at a dealership. It's all about the service records when you go to trade it in. You wanna buy a $60,000 car from a kid that says he changed the oil himself or do you want to buy it with records from a dealer?
from what ive seen happen at many dealers, i would prefer the kid who did it himself. thats why i do my own work.
i guess soo.............
