It poured out like water, I was running 0W20. I hadn't thought to change my weight when the turbo went in. I searched oil here and saw that everyone was running 10w30 and up, so I changed it today. I drove about 5 miles and drained the oil. Man that stuff poured out like water, it was crazy. It was hot as f*#k too. Thank god I've been driving the car easy and its only been 4 days.

 

15w-50,20w50

 

I'm not putting oil that thick in my car, I don't think Hondas run like that. From 0W20 to 10W30 I think is good for this beautiful SoCal weather. I'll evaluate it in like a week, car runs way better now though.

 

10w30 .. oil is cheaper than parts

 

Mobil 1 5w 30 synthetic... always and forever

 

10w 40 for me.

Landon

 

5w-30 mobil one. 5w-30 is what honda recommends and I'llbe boosting with that stuff too.

 

Where's the tech or question here?

Did you just post to tell us that you changed your oil.

Yeah, great!

 

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im in socal...i use 15w-50 mobil one..it says on he back of the bottle it is recomended for turbocharged engines...

 

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german honda civic. its safe to run thicker viscosities in germany. honda owners in america are brainwashed to use only one viscosity, 5w-30.

 

You want to run a thicker oil with a turbo car because with a synthetic oil it can seep through the seals on the turbo if you run something that thin. I run 10w 30. I have been told to even run as high as 15w 50. It is not bad but it may affect spool up times.

 

20-50 for over a year.

over 12k miles on boosted/built motor.

drove from Ny to Fl with no problems.

this is also my daily driver. 70miles a day, to and from work.

 

Use mobil 1.
5w30 or
15w50
Period.

 

mobil 1 10w30 no probs here always used it

 

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im in socal...i use 15w-50 mobil one..it says on he back of the bottle it is recomended for turbocharged engines...</TD></TR></TABLE>

what he said and uses

 

i think on my oil cap it says (5w30 motor oil only) for my 99 si

 

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is your 99si, Turbo?

 

It already seems to rn pretty good with 10W30. I'll try that for a few oil changes and see how it goes.

 

I think im gonna switch to 10w30 synthetic

 

what are you running now?

 

I run generic 10w-30 and with a Bosch filter and change it every 2000 miles with no problems!

 

I use 20-50 better for breaking in a new motor
and easier on turbo seals.Dont use synthetic on a new build piston rings have to set first.

 

Wow that's interesting that honda recommends that thick of oil overseas.. Pretty much all they recommend is 5w-30 and 10w-30 around here.. I may consider stepping up to a slightly thicker oil.. For most people here though w/ a turbo.. I really wouldn't even consider anything thinner than 10-30, such as 5-30, 5-20, etc. That stuff is definetly too thin IMO. Stick w/ at LEAST 10w-30 and up.

-Mike

 

according to some, american honda designed your stock motor to use only a 5w-30 (now 5w-20) to insure maximum protection at a specific engine oil temperature.

increase engine temperatures will result in a decrease in an oils viscosity.

turbo = increased temps.

 

i use 5w30 on my newly built engine , you also have to take into account of bearing clearances with oil as well.....