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Maintenance & Repair Synthetic motor oil
8536 messages, Last post on Nov 21, 2009 at 9:34 AM
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| i noticed they changed it for the 2008 model year...last year it was 5,000 miles...honda is 10, 000...for normal driving conditions....i would imagine synthetic would be 10,000....2 major auto companies say 3000 miles ocis are obsolete...just as long as oil it has that API symbol on it...of course everybody should check their oil and add when needed...in europe they go even longer i think...i think 7,000 is reasonable | |
| mobil clean 5000 and a oil filter are only 8.99 at autozone...and 5qts valvoline synthetic with filter is 16.99 last i knew...or M1 w/ M1 oil filter is 29.99 for 5 quarts...mabye they would knock off 5 bucks for reg filter..M1 is so good is doesnt need that premium filter anyways...cant beat $9 for a oil change....clean 5000 also has a c on api label which is rare for a regular oil...so it must be pretty rugged...c stands for comercial use right? | |
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Replying to: hangaralf1 (Dec 30, 2007 8:59 pm) Except for changing the OEM conventional, so called "break in oil", 5,000 miles TOO early, the answer is NO! I also take it the Royal Purple is 0w,5w20 for the Civic is Honda/Ford specified oil. |
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my buddy has it on his cavalier after 8k on oil...what is it?
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Replying to: chetj (Jan 01, 2008 6:47 pm) In winter especially, change the oil sooner, according to the instructions in your manual for severe driving conditions. Consider using synthetic oil and make sure your car is driven at highways speeds for at least 30 minutes every week. |
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Replying to: chetj (Jan 01, 2008 6:47 pm) |
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 28, 2007 1:48 pm) I read your common on message 6266 about the low mileage on a VW, I have very simular driving condition about my camry except it is not a turbo. You mentioned need to bring the car to exercise at least once a week, does that also apply to 90F in summer and average above 40 in winter of Alabama weather? My commute to the campus is 100% city stop and go city driving and less than 2 miles, just barely enough to bring the car to normal operating temperature. I just changed my oil to M1 5w-30 which is recommand by Toyota, do I also need to bring my puppy out exercising all year round, and how do I make sure there is no water in my oil? Is it possible to know this just by looking at the exhaust (smoke due to water vapor)? If the answer is yes, can your describe how to do the exercise, is interstate the only way or just drive long enough when there is no smoke coming out from the exhaust? I will change the oil once a year since I drive less than 10000 miles a year,is it a good idea. Thank you in advance for suggestions
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Replying to: dchen2003 (Jan 02, 2008 4:06 pm) As for how to tell if the water has boiled off, there is no indicator per-se (unless your car has an oil temperature gauge, something that very few cars have these days), so it's more of a time/distance guesstimate thing. FWIW, just because the engine is "up to normal operating temperature" doesn't mean that your oil is. Your coolant temperature gauge can easily be showing normal while your oil is barely above 100 degrees. Were I in your shoes, every weekend I'd do at least one ten mile drive so that you effectively purge your oil of water weekly. Best Regards, Shipo |
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i think the oil companies add something to gas in winter that seems to hurt our mileage...i live in new england...am i right?
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Replying to: chetj (Jan 04, 2008 3:01 pm) |
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