Oil Changes - Page 9

eye_see_you · 03-16-2005

majority of the time I do not have time to do it on my own so quick lube places here I come. but I choose what I want put in of course

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cg95660 · 03-16-2005

I only do my own I have a specific way I do mine that I feel makes a motor last longer. #1 I only use k&n or bosch(any high end filter will work)"not fram"the fram filter i feel is not a good filter just look at the oil holes in the top side by side with a good filter. #2 I always(important) pre fill my oil filters with oil, I feel that this helps the motor when you first fire it after oil change. I usaully fill it all the way up and let it sit over night. #3 I have used alot of different oils.......this is my first honda and I use what honda puts in from the start castrol gtx( i use the new start up version)5-30.

ASWZero · 03-16-2005

for performance wise, a quicklube shop put in 5w30 (chevron) and my car was sluggish esp at top end. i went there once and thats about it. its been 5w20 castrol syntec ever since 5w20 from castrol came out.

orion_squall · 03-16-2005

it is very easy, just do yourself!

as long as you make sure the car won't slide down while you are still under it. LOL

Al Gore FTW · 03-18-2005

i do it myself, mobil1 0w20 up until the last change, now its mobil1 5w30 with a purolator pureone filter.

ironchef · 03-27-2005

Does the 1.7 engine work well with 5w30 and thicker oils? I would have figured that there would be a lot more windage losses due to the higher viscosity and tighter engine tolerances, as well as increased fuel consumption.
Can anyone tell me about their personal experiences with thicker engine oils?
Personally, I just bought 0w20 Mobil1. I figure that oil should hold up pretty well, even when I'm driving hard. I took my car to the dealer for the first oil change at 3500km (it was 4 months), but I'll be doing my oil changes from now on, except for the major check-ups. I've been doing my own for years.

TSSCivic · 03-27-2005

5W-30 should be okay for our engine. The 5W-20 & 5W-30 are very similar. I've been only use Mobil 1 5W-30 all year long in my car ever since my first oil change. If you drive your car hard, 5W-30 is a better choice than 0W-20. 0W-20 is too thin for hard driven engine in my opinion. As for the gas mileage, I use my car on local & highway combine daily & I'm getting about 25mpg.

orion_squall · 03-28-2005

I would do what Honda recommand...5W20 SAE with generic filter or honda genuine filter...

Jrfish007 · 03-28-2005

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Originally Posted by IronChef

Does the 1.7 engine work well with 5w30 and thicker oils? I would have figured that there would be a lot more windage losses due to the higher viscosity and tighter engine tolerances, as well as increased fuel consumption.
Can anyone tell me about their personal experiences with thicker engine oils?
Personally, I just bought 0w20 Mobil1. I figure that oil should hold up pretty well, even when I'm driving hard. I took my car to the dealer for the first oil change at 3500km (it was 4 months), but I'll be doing my oil changes from now on, except for the major check-ups. I've been doing my own for years.

I tried a thinker oil once in my civic. Didn't see many advantages, but I did see a drop in MPG by about 3-4.

ironchef · 03-28-2005

Thanks for the imput guys. I think using 0w20 or 5w20 should be good for the foreseeable future.
I guess the best would be to use thicker oils only if you start to burn oil and you have to top it up too often, but realistically I don't think any of us have to worry about that until we hit somewhere around 180000miles or so.

ragingSPAM · 04-08-2005

fram oil filters suck...although they do have anti-drainback valves and bypass valves its about as bad as a wal-mart filter which does not have either of those valves for when ur car is off or when ur filter gets clogged...i use AMSOIL 0W-30 full synthetic severe service engine and an AMSOIL filter...they work awesome no problem and such with it

Storm897 · 04-08-2005

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Originally Posted by cg95660

I use what honda puts in from the start castrol gtx

Wrong! Go to bobistheoilguy.com and run some searchs and you will see that Exxon Formulates the oils for Honda.

pon55 · 04-08-2005

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Originally Posted by ASWZero

for performance wise, a quicklube shop put in 5w30 (chevron) and my car was sluggish esp at top end. i went there once and thats about it. its been 5w20 castrol syntec ever since 5w20 from castrol came out.

Only 5-20 Syntec!

orion_squall · 04-30-2005

actaully walmart standard oil filter will also be ok if each time we change oil we change the filter too.

pon55 · 04-30-2005

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Originally Posted by orion_squall

actaully walmart standard oil filter will also be ok if each time we change oil we change the filter too.

Somehow see Walmart on my oil filter does not make me feel good!