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yea, ive used mc in my civic, its great stuff. i currently have m1 in there for the colder weather here in new england. but once it gets warm again ill probably go back to mc
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I go to the dealership to get my oil changed. I sometimes feel that they don't change my oil. They just raised the price to 39.00 to have a oil change.
I go to the dealership to get my oil changed. I sometimes feel that they don't change my oil. They just raised the price to 39.00 to have a oil change.
39.00!!! I pay 15.00 and they check and fill all the fluid and wash the car
go buy your self a jacking kit and about 4 quarts of mobil 0-20w synthetic oil = $20 and filter = $3-$10 and a ten pack of washer and drain bolts. jack car up, remove bolt, let oil drain, remove filter, put new one in after lubing the rubber ring, get ur new washer and drain bolt and put em in. after everything is tightened, filter hand tightened, bolt, enough but not too much. put about 3 quarts. start ur car, let it circulate, then see if u need more oil and add some.
I use Mobile 1 10w30 because its synthetic and they are usually a little on the thin side compared to conventional oil. Also use Napa Gold oil filters, these are truely one of the best filter one can use. Cut one open and compare it to ANY product and you can tell the difference. Napa filters are made by Wix and Wix makes filters for industrial equipment like Kenworth and all of the tractor trailers. Its a very high quality product compared to fram, puralator etc... I think Royal Purple is a outstanding product as well, however this is a economy car not a top fuel car that needs a premium oil like rolay purple. Just my 2cents...
I let the dealership change my oil. I am too lazy to do it myself and I do not have jacks to raise the car up. It's easier for me anyway cuz they are pretty quick at doing it and saves me a lot of time
I use Mobile 1 10w30 because its synthetic and they are usually a little on the thin side compared to conventional oil. Also use Napa Gold oil filters, these are truely one of the best filter one can use. Cut one open and compare it to ANY product and you can tell the difference. Napa filters are made by Wix and Wix makes filters for industrial equipment like Kenworth and all of the tractor trailers. Its a very high quality product compared to fram, puralator etc... I think Royal Purple is a outstanding product as well, however this is a economy car not a top fuel car that needs a premium oil like rolay purple. Just my 2cents...
If Wix is so great, why don't you buy Wix filters? Have yoo cut a Honda OEM filter yet? I believe there is alink in the begining of this thread that compares all those filters + Honda's OEM one. They say the Napa and Wix filtration material is better than the Fram/Honda filter. However, when Honda has Fram make the filter, they require fram to put almost twice as much filtration material in to the filter, hence making the filter better than any other filter on the market simply becuase thoil goes through so much more filteration material.
Most places that use wix filters use the "silver" series and those are in the same catagory as what one may find on sale for 1.99 in a pepboys add on sunday. I have never cut a Honda filter in half and Im sure they are good filter, I am just stating my opinion on what I like and I think Napa's Gold series are very high quality filters. I use them on my track car, boat, lawn mower, civic and my sisters 2004 acccord. Just stating my opinion on what I like so maybe others can have more of a viriety to choose from when selecting a oil filter for there next oil change. However I notice alot of people change there oil at 6k, I change it about every 4-5k.
However I notice alot of people change there oil at 6k, I change it about every 4-5k.
I agree 6k is way to long for me. I like to go about 3k, or 4k if I'm really busy.
Don't get me wrong, Wix is a good brand, it's just that in the begining of this thread there was a link to a lab that cut a Honda filter and 6(? maybe more or less) leading brands in half, tested the material, then tested a new filter. Honda's came out on top just because of sheer mass of filtration material.
I've used Wix on many thing like my lawn mower, tractor, my dad's '70 Camaro, and anything else Honda doesn't make a filter for.
How does you sister like here Accord? I have an '04 Accord too and it's such a nice car.
Its her first can so I would have to say she really likes it. she is 17. I dont think its that much bigger than my civic though. It has everything, leather, xm, everything but the v6, its real quiet and I like that. It seems to be holding up a lot better than my car though, not one warranty claim yet, but it only has less than 10k on it, my civic is turning 40k this week and underwarrany Honda has put about 5k in parts and labor since I drove it off the shrow room floor in Feb 2003. I bought it because the civic is the flag ship of reliability for Honda, my experance has been much different though. I hope to have no more problems since its out of warranty, this is why Im on this forum, I have never owned a Honda and Im hopeing to learn some things about the car, its my first "car" I have always owned trucks, and also my first Japanese car too, from what I have seen from doing maint. on it, seems like a very simple car to work on though. Will keep you posted on the accord though!
Its her first can so I would have to say she really likes it. she is 17. I dont think its that much bigger than my civic though. It has everything, leather, xm, everything but the v6, its real quiet and I like that. It seems to be holding up a lot better than my car though, not one warranty claim yet, but it only has less than 10k on it, my civic is turning 40k this week and underwarrany Honda has put about 5k in parts and labor since I drove it off the shrow room floor in Feb 2003. I bought it because the civic is the flag ship of reliability for Honda, my experance has been much different though. I hope to have no more problems since its out of warranty, this is why Im on this forum, I have never owned a Honda and Im hopeing to learn some things about the car, its my first "car" I have always owned trucks, and also my first Japanese car too, from what I have seen from doing maint. on it, seems like a very simple car to work on though. Will keep you posted on the accord though!
That's cool, welcome to the Honda world. It sounds like you got a bad civic if they had to put about 5k into it. This Accord is my 6th honda now, and I have to say to my disappointment that the fit and finish is still good in the civic, but I have this feeling that the overall quality has gone down in the civic . I traded my '03 civic EX for the '04 Accord I have now, and I have to say the overall quality in the Accord is twice that of the civic. I like the Accord's ride better, the interior is better, but those are all subjective things, the Accord just feels more solid and durable. Also, and I'm sure many on here will argue me on this, the civic is kind of over inflated right now. The Accord (in my book) stand for just as much reliability as a civic, it just doesn't get as much attention because for the most part "younger" people drive civics and like to mod them and talk about how their car is teh fastest or the best looking, while Accords are more like the fmaily cart driven by a soccer mom. Because Honda knows that middle aged people are more picky about what they buy, I think Honda put more attention into the Accord than the civic, but that's jsut my opinion.
But the Accord is a much bigger car, even though it may not look like it. Accord has almost 600 lb's more, 4.8 inch wider wheel base, and 14 inchs longer, of course comparing to the trucks you used to drive both are kinda small . I know, used to have a truck, and old muscle cars, and comapered to thus Honda's are road kill.
I change mine here at the shop I manage, which is a luxury for me, that most of you will not have. I use Redline 5W20 and either Fram XG series filter or K&N filter if it available. Fram XG series is a lot better internally than your over the counter Fram PH series.
. I traded my '03 civic EX for the '04 Accord I have now, and I have to say the overall quality in the Accord is twice that of the civic. I like the Accord's ride better, the interior is better, but those are all subjective things, the Accord just feels more solid and durable. Also, and I'm sure many on here will argue me on this, the civic is kind of over inflated right now. The Accord (in my book) stand for just as much reliability as a civic, it just doesn't get as much attention because for the most part "younger" people drive civics and like to mod them and talk about how their car is teh fastest or the best looking, while Accords are more like the fmaily cart driven by a soccer mom. Because Honda knows that middle aged people are more picky about what they buy, I think Honda put more attention into the Accord than the civic, but that's jsut my opinion.
. I know, used to have a truck, and old muscle cars, and comapered to thus Honda's are road kill. 
