2000 Civic Oil change help

[dazzerjp]

Originally Posted by accordmaniac

Never used a Napa Gold but heard they were good. But I've used Purolator Pureones before and they are pretty good too.

BTW, Honda OEM filters are now made by Honeywell the parent company of Fram and not Filtech. Cardboard end caps.

try to get the made in japan oil filter as they are much better than the north amercia ones.

also, my switch from regualr dino oil to synthetic mobil 1 resulted in a much less "tappy" engine.

mobil 1 works well with honda engines - especially VTECs.

[integritydetail]

The filter media in Japan made filters is made from rice hulls as they don't have the hard woods we have in the US. This doesn't have as good filtering ability, but helps with the anti-drainback issue while the car is parked; that's why you get less startup-knocking than some american manufacturers. 98% of engine wear results from these "DRY STARTS." That can be combated with the "better" filters and with synthetic oil which maintains it's tru viscosity rating much better than conventional oil and flows faster in cold weather. I don't see the need for synthetic in a 2000 model though as most wear that will occur, has.

[CleanGSR]

Originally Posted by dazzerjp

try to get the made in japan oil filter as they are much better than the north amercia ones.

also, my switch from regualr dino oil to synthetic mobil 1 resulted in a much less "tappy" engine.

mobil 1 works well with honda engines - especially VTECs.

I have to disagree. VTEC's are known to burn a little oil while VTEC is engaged. Combine that with the fact that Mobil 1 5w30 is on the thin side of a 30 weight and usually shears back to a 20 weight after 1000-1500 miles means that a car "in VTEC" is going to burn oil more easily.

I'm use German Castrol Syntec 0w30. If you guys aren't familiar with the German Castrol then do a google search or check it out on bobistheoilguy.com. German Castrol is very different from the US Castrol and much, much better.

[Nuke33]

Im going to use a mobil one filter and valvoline 5W30

Thanks for all the help!

[jswift2000]

Originally Posted by SpoiledMan

I'll address the oil filter. I use the OEM filters as I have two Honda products that use the same filter. I buy them in bulk making them 3-4 bucks each.

I do the same thing - makes it easy and cheap when buying the filters. I use Mobil1 Syn

[accordmaniac]

Originally Posted by Nuke33

Im going to use a mobil one filter and valvoline 5W30

Thanks for all the help!

IMO a quality oil is more important than a high efficiency filter. I would spend more money on oil and get a regular filter. especially if you're changing the filter every oil change. And if you don't drive more than 5000 miles before an oil change then conventional oil would be sufficient.

[Joel_MD]

The Amsoil website has a great product application guide that gives you the recommended weights and capacities for all vehicles. I looked up a 2000 Civic, and it gives the oil capacity as 3.5, 3.8, or 4.2 quarts, depending on which variant of the 1.6L engine you have. It shows that 5W-30 is the preferred weight, but 10W-30 is okay if the ambient temp is above 19 deg F.

I personally use Amsoil in all my vehicles and small engines. Besides lubricants, they also make excellent oil and air filters.

The most important considerations for lubricants are proper weight and SAE specification. Brand names and choosing between synthetic/mineral are less important.

[accordmaniac]

Also may I also suggest doing a few drain and fills of your transmission especially if it's an auto.

[reaper34]

Originally Posted by CleanGSR

I have to disagree. VTEC's are known to burn a little oil while VTEC is engaged. Combine that with the fact that Mobil 1 5w30 is on the thin side of a 30 weight and usually shears back to a 20 weight after 1000-1500 miles means that a car "in VTEC" is going to burn oil more easily.

my mother has a 2000 civic with over 100k miles and my experience with hondas is they burn oil especially over 100k miles. fwiw I use valvoline maxlife full synthetic. last I knew it was group IV base stock meaning pure synthetic. it gets high praise on bob is the oil guy and works for her application.