bel

cause my car has 2 more years of warranty, i go to a dealership for my oil change n everything. cost me $24 every 5000 miles.

morph

I just did it myself for the first time at 10k. Used Mobil1 0w20 and a Mobil1 filter. Wasn't too bad to do and I'm sure the next one will go much faster. It gave me a chance to rotate the tires too. I'll probably get a bigger jack tho...mine only goes up to 15" which doesn't get the car very high.

streetglower

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you could change your own oil and use synthetic oil and pay the same $24. that includes filter and oil.

ctx66

oem filters are just ok. good enough to get the job done

ill stick with the pure one's

Flashlightboy

ctx66,

PureOne is a great filter! I like Mobil1 and K&N filters too. Chamption Labs is the winner!

It's too hard to tell from your pic but I think that the OEM filter is a rebadged crappy Fram. If you can get the Toyo Royki (sp) ones made for Honda they are good and much better than the orange ones that are painted blue.

ctx66

i wouldnt doubt it, i bought one recently for a friends car since i was already at honda pickin up other stuff, and it said honeywell right on it

Wolfgang5884

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same with me

sw388integra

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my first year, i took it to the dealership(cause it was free) but have grown to not trust people with my car..so, now i do it myself....hell, it costs' me almost 30 bucks to do it myself...

btwracing

I'll be honest and say that I take it to the dealer. I have time constraints plus insufficient working space at my apt.

I use Honda engine oil and tranny fluid to be on the safe side.

btwracing

eddie5spdx

i just use mobil 1 0-30W and wix oil filter which i have seen no one mention. Should I panic or is it a good oil filter???

streetglower

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Any filter is fine. They all serve the same basic purpose.

ctx66

wix filters are top quality. and saying all filters are the same is like saying all motor oil is the same, because they all serve the same purpose as well.. i honestly cant believe half the crap i read on these forums

streetglower

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Motor oil is different. Some are synthetic and some non-synthetic. But oil filters are serve the same basic purpose. To filter out impurities in the oil. Read the side of all filters, all say pretty much the same thing. They are filter out the same amount of ****. Just a matter of how much you pay for them. You basically are paying for the brand. Just like intakes. I use fram filters from walmart, I pay $3 and it does the job.

ctx66

motor oil is not different. oil filters all serve the same basic purpose which is to filter the motor oil. motor oils all serve the same basic purpose which is to lubricate the motor.

synthetic motor oil protects and performs better

dino oil is adequate, and gets the job done

fram filters are adequate, and get the job done

purolator, wix, and champion labs filters protect and perform better

go here , click oil filters, and argue that you are only paying for brand when purchasing more expensive oil filters. id love to see what kind of response you get. next time you go to walmart buy supertech over fram. its about 10 times better for less $

VP Stylee

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i just came in from doing my first on the VP, castrol syntec blend

specter542

change your own god damn oil, its not that hard.

i worked at jiffy lube this past summer btw.

Pharoh

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good for you. Not everyone can be so blessed as to work at Jiffy Lube and change oil for a living.

specter542

i was changing my oil wel before being employed there...its truly not that hard. u drop the plug, let the oil drain, take the old filter off, lube the new one and put it on, plug the pan, add oil (3.7qts for a ex), start the car, check the level....my car is slammed too so i gotta go through all that hassle with the jack too.

VP Stylee

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crap i knew i forgot something, how bad is it if i forgot to lube the rubber thing on the filter before i put it on

streetglower

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Probably not a big deal, but it might be hard to take it off next time you do a oil change

specter542

lubing the gasket creates a seal and a lubricated contact \point....my advice would be make sure u lube it next time

SpeedDemon214

Castrol Syntec 10W-30 with FRAM oil filter. works good enough for me

Jrfish007

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Take to the dealer, they do it cheaper than I can ($10.99 with all the Honda parts and oil). I ask to see the oil every time though, don't know why? I'll be getting rid of my car before the warrenty is up.

They top all th efluid and wahs the car too.

pnoyster2k1cvic

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I use Mobil 1 5w-30 Full Synthetic, I started doing my own oil change before the 35k maintenance, coz the bastards at the dealership's changing me 340buckets for it, even if I just changed my ac filter and i have no airfilter to be replace so I bought a case of 1quart Manual Transmission Oil, a honda oil filter, and a Mobil 1 5w-30 5quarts, and a gallon of coolant, and it came up to about 100+buckets

for the 35k maintenance I flushed my transmission fluid three times like the manual said, drained my radiator twice, changed my oil...

I still have about 8quarts of transmission oil, and about 2quarts of engine oil... I would never bring my car again to a dealership/or anybody for oil change... it's a bit messy but it's fun doing it, knowing that you DIY...

bring you used oil to any quick lube place like Jiffy Lube, Pepboys, Autozone... they will take your oil with no cost to you... save earth man! here's a link to where you dump your oil>>> http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s...=1&serviceid=1

dragoon

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do my own, because no damn shops can get under my car

ctx66

what kind of ghetto shops do you take it to that dont have a lift

slvrcivic

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http://www.authorized-amsoil-dealer-...motor-oil.com/

down_

belive it or not.. honda oil filters actually have one of the best filter elemets.. and they use castrol so i just take it to them

civic2nr819

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mobil 1 and a fram filter every 3k.

Jrfish007

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If you look on the Honda oil filter, it says FRAM. And like Down said, they use castrol synthetic blend.

And the deal where I live sells 3 filters for the price of two, so they are actually cheaper than a good quality filter form the auto store.