Oil Change Milage
#11
I change mine every 5000km(~3100 miles) with syntheic oil...but then I am paranoid about my car breaking so meh. I have been letting it run a bit longer now but at teh most it has gone 7000km(~4350 miles) before I changed it. Again, I am paranoid. ou coudl easily get away with going 5000 before changing teh oil. Just as everyoen has said use a syntheric oil and a good filter.
Also, inthezoneac, what filter do you recommend that is not a Fram?
Also, inthezoneac, what filter do you recommend that is not a Fram?
#12
I've run full synthetic (castrol) and an extended life filter on every vehicle I've owned, changed oil every 5k; no problems with it so far.
*edit: and doing the change yourself will cost no more than $20 at absolute max
*edit: and doing the change yourself will cost no more than $20 at absolute max
#14
Thanks for all the replys. I am considering doing the oil changes myself. That's actually why I was looking the manual in the first place. :-) It's so convenient to have a shop do a full service where they check and top off all the fluids.
The only thing is, is now I would have to buy a set of ramps (no big deal I guess). But there was one thing in the manual that I read that said to check, the car had to be level. If I'm on ramps, the car ain't level.
I'm not sure if some of the $$ that were shown here are just for oil and a filter or not, but when you add in topping off all the other fluids (I realize that it would almost always be only the wiper fluid), you're getting pretty close to the $50 range I'm already paying. Wouldn't it make more sense to just have the "professionals" do it?
RonJ, what oil and filter do you use to be under $20? That's sounds pretty good to me.
Clutchcargo, when that tires sales person said that about the warrantee I'm guessing she was talking as if it was a new car. And I thought the same thing about the manual saying it, so it must be okay. I think she was just an idiot.
The only thing is, is now I would have to buy a set of ramps (no big deal I guess). But there was one thing in the manual that I read that said to check, the car had to be level. If I'm on ramps, the car ain't level.
I'm not sure if some of the $$ that were shown here are just for oil and a filter or not, but when you add in topping off all the other fluids (I realize that it would almost always be only the wiper fluid), you're getting pretty close to the $50 range I'm already paying. Wouldn't it make more sense to just have the "professionals" do it?
RonJ, what oil and filter do you use to be under $20? That's sounds pretty good to me.
Clutchcargo, when that tires sales person said that about the warrantee I'm guessing she was talking as if it was a new car. And I thought the same thing about the manual saying it, so it must be okay. I think she was just an idiot.
#15
Check this thread out:
https://www.hondacivicforum.com/foru...ad.php?t=70830
And the oil bible:
http://www.zag.si/~jank/public/bmw/oil_bible.pdf
https://www.hondacivicforum.com/foru...ad.php?t=70830
And the oil bible:
http://www.zag.si/~jank/public/bmw/oil_bible.pdf
#16
You can certainly pay a lot more for the highest rated motor oils and filters but, in my opinion, the extra money spent will not give you substantially more benefits if you routinely change your oil and filter every 5K miles.
Last edited by RonJ; 11-07-2008 at 06:06 AM.
#17
also, as far as other fluids go... well, the only fluid I regularly have to top off is my wiper fluid. You might need to eventually change your antifreeze, you might have to eventually add brake fluid, etc, but not on a 5k or even 10k mile basis (but you should still check fluid levels just in case)
And a jack and jack stands works fine for me when I change oil.
*edit: If I'm not mistaken, the drain bolt and filter both face the back of the car on civics anyway, so having the front end higher will help the oil drain anyway.
And a jack and jack stands works fine for me when I change oil.
*edit: If I'm not mistaken, the drain bolt and filter both face the back of the car on civics anyway, so having the front end higher will help the oil drain anyway.
#18
also, as far as other fluids go... well, the only fluid I regularly have to top off is my wiper fluid. You might need to eventually change your antifreeze, you might have to eventually add brake fluid, etc, but not on a 5k or even 10k mile basis (but you should still check fluid levels just in case)
And a jack and jack stands works fine for me when I change oil.
*edit: If I'm not mistaken, the drain bolt and filter both face the back of the car on civics anyway, so having the front end higher will help the oil drain anyway.
And a jack and jack stands works fine for me when I change oil.
*edit: If I'm not mistaken, the drain bolt and filter both face the back of the car on civics anyway, so having the front end higher will help the oil drain anyway.
#19
Am I crazy than for changing antifreeze every 15K miles and changing my tranny oil at 5K together with motor oil? I also completely flush the brakes after every winter. Only hting I don't touch is the power steering system since I will be replacing the whole thing this winter anyway with a manual steering rack... (btw not a civic, but it's my idea of general maintainance)
#20
Am I crazy than for changing antifreeze every 15K miles and changing my tranny oil at 5K together with motor oil? I also completely flush the brakes after every winter. Only hting I don't touch is the power steering system since I will be replacing the whole thing this winter anyway with a manual steering rack... (btw not a civic, but it's my idea of general maintainance)