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#2055 of 2058 Re: 2009 Civic MPG [pmaenter] by ruking1 Aug 26, 2009 (7:10 am)
Replying to: pmaenter (Aug 26, 2009 5:20 am) Since you are talking in general terms with no specific data or operative goal, I would say concentrate on break in procedures, i.e.,acceleration revs (when fully warm) to least 75% of redline and don't even think about mpg optimization. for at least 5,000 to 10,000 miles or that first break in oil change (10,000 miles OCI) .
#2056 of 2058 Re: Does going with Fully Synthetic oil help with the MPG? [ruking1] by chicago1985guy Aug 26, 2009 (7:59 am)
Replying to: ruking1 (Aug 24, 2009 8:28 am) Thank You very much for the detailed Answers ruking1 ! ... Looks like i will be going to Synthetic oil on the first oil change.. . My 2009 Civic LX has 3000 miles on it, and i am getting 31.5 MPG in city driving over the life of the car..... Yeap... i am breaking it in.... ... Even if i push it another 1MPG higher with the Synthetic i would be happy. Hopefully i will change the oil before the Winter kicks into the full gear!   I think we all got accustomed to the gas being at $4/gal, we condider today's prices cheap. ... where in truth, gas is still expensive! even if it drops another 30cents once summer is over.   I am also itching to change the oli every 10K miles, but got to read up on what the folks are saying here... maybe "changing every 15K" would be sufficinet.   Also the dealer reccomends the first oil change at 7500 miles.   And i totally agree Mobil1 Full Synthetic may NOT be the best synthetic out there, but it is the best bang for the buck!   Thanks again for sheading the light! Truly appreciate it!   -Chicago1985Guy Replies to this message: ruking1 (Aug 26, 2009 8:20 am) ruking1 (Aug 26, 2009 6:19 pm)
#2057 of 2058 Re: Does going with Fully Synthetic oil help with the MPG? [chicago1985guy] by ruking1 Aug 26, 2009 (8:20 am)
Replying to: chicago1985guy (Aug 26, 2009 7:59 am) Years ago I did a commute to Des Plains, IL. The building I commuted to was so close to the (O'Hare) take off run way that you could literally see THE PLANES almost playing chicken with the building. Il So I have a seat of the pants memory of driving in the Chicago area.   All the best !
#2058 of 2058 Re: Does going with Fully Synthetic oil help with the MPG? [chicago1985guy] by ruking1 Aug 26, 2009 (6:19 pm)
Replying to: chicago1985guy (Aug 26, 2009 7:59 am) Unless you are going to put on 7,000 miles before the winter, I'd just run the oem filled even through winter. You might want to check your owners manual to see if the wording has changed or updated, but my owners manual made a BIG deal on running the "break in" factory fill the whole interval. In my case the interval is 10,000 miles.

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