What's the best oil to use in a 99 Civic with a D16y7? Im planning for spring for an oil change and was wondering the brand, the number and if synthetic or not. Also if I should get a certain kind of filter or just Walmart brand?

 

i personally don't think there is a "best" oil. I think they are pretty much similar. I use mobil 1 synthetic with oem honda oil filter

 

Alright great thanks! Umm 5 20 or 5 30, what is recommended? Also what number or size is the oil filter so I can google and purchase one?

 

5W-30 for winter


10W-30 for temperatures that don't drop below 20 ºF

 

Great thanks, now for the OEM Honda Oil Filter what number or size works on a 99 Civic DX?

 

Sorry, don't know the Honda part number, but the K&N filter is HP-1004, and I couldn't be happier with them. I don't know that there's a lot, if any, quality difference between any of the filters, but the K&N's are wrench-off, which I find to be quite convenient in our cramped engine compartments.

 

i stopped using the K&N filters because while great in theory, the nut on the end is its downfall because it is easily rounded off when trying to remove a stubborn filter later on. I switched to mobil1 filters and I bought an actual oil filter socket to be used on a socket wrench. Still great filters, and removal isn't sketchy.

 

i think the book says to run 5w-30 in canada. brand, whatevers on sale when i need it changed. running castrol syntec right now. i use the fram synthetic filters. theyve got that roughed up end, and i just tighten it by hand.

some guy at work was telling me that you shouldnt put synthetic in an engine that hasnt ran on it from the start. said the seals would wear out or something. i still ran the synthetic, dont know if its true or a load of bs.

 

fram filters suck

if you want the one with the roughed up end get a purolator gold filter


and it's 5W-30 for anywhere where temperatures get down to 20º F. But of course in the summer you could run 10W-30. In FL I ran 10W-30 all year long in my del sol. It lubricates better but in cold temperatures it thickens up easier

 

dont even know if they have those up here, at crappy tire, theyve got motomaster(crappy tire brand), and fram. would like to know more about why they suck though with proof.