Motor Oil
06-11-2008, 06:47 AM
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Re: Motor Oil (Hookeduphatch)
I run Mobil 1 10W/30 motor oil.
Actually, Mobil guarantees ANY viscosity Mobil 1 oil will work ANYWHERE in North America - from Canada to Mexico - soooo take your pick.
Mobil 1 isn't the best oil, but it's good enough for 8000 HP Top Fuelers and 18000 RPM F1 cars, so it's plenty good for a 150 HP, 8000 RPM Honda Civic - believe me on this - and available in every auto store in America - even some drug stores and supermarkets.
You didn't ask, but I run Purolator PureOne oil filters. I get these at Pep Boys. MSRP is like $14 but PB sells them for $5.50 - deal of the century!
In my manual trannies, I run Red Line MTL/MT-90. Red Line oil is a PITA to find and its expensive - I buy it at a local speed shop. As an aside, my Honda Dealer sells Red Line MTL in their parts department, but they don't carry MT-90, which I prefer in summer months.
Anyway, that's my recommendation -- Mobil 1 motor oil, Purolator PureOne filter, and Red Line MTL or MT-90 manual tranny fluid!
If you're running a slushbox, you're on your own. I know nothing about auto tranny fluid...
Actually, Mobil guarantees ANY viscosity Mobil 1 oil will work ANYWHERE in North America - from Canada to Mexico - soooo take your pick.
Mobil 1 isn't the best oil, but it's good enough for 8000 HP Top Fuelers and 18000 RPM F1 cars, so it's plenty good for a 150 HP, 8000 RPM Honda Civic - believe me on this - and available in every auto store in America - even some drug stores and supermarkets.
You didn't ask, but I run Purolator PureOne oil filters. I get these at Pep Boys. MSRP is like $14 but PB sells them for $5.50 - deal of the century!
In my manual trannies, I run Red Line MTL/MT-90. Red Line oil is a PITA to find and its expensive - I buy it at a local speed shop. As an aside, my Honda Dealer sells Red Line MTL in their parts department, but they don't carry MT-90, which I prefer in summer months.
Anyway, that's my recommendation -- Mobil 1 motor oil, Purolator PureOne filter, and Red Line MTL or MT-90 manual tranny fluid!
If you're running a slushbox, you're on your own. I know nothing about auto tranny fluid...
06-11-2008, 07:02 AM
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Re: Motor Oil (Blue-Civic-Hybrid)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Blue-Civic-Hybrid »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Try reading and searching on Google for "Bob is the Oil guy", he has a forum to ask anything you need to know about motor oil and is far more informative than anyone else on this site.
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+1. Mobil 1 lately isn't the best and is more mediocre than people think. They just talk it up because it was good 10 years ago.
RP tends to thin out a lot. I don't like RP's normal syn. Pennzoil platinum has gotten very good oil reviews.
Redline synthetic is awesome too. Amsoil is good, but it's not God like many people say too.
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+1. Mobil 1 lately isn't the best and is more mediocre than people think. They just talk it up because it was good 10 years ago.
RP tends to thin out a lot. I don't like RP's normal syn. Pennzoil platinum has gotten very good oil reviews.
Redline synthetic is awesome too. Amsoil is good, but it's not God like many people say too.
06-11-2008, 07:06 AM
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Re: Motor Oil (chimmike)
GSR:
For motor oil I have been using Mobil 1 5w-30 BUT, I think I will be switching to the Castrol European Blend 0w-30. For transmission fluid, I stick with Honda MTF. I like that stuff, a lot. Works great with my LSD.
Modified by HondamanXxX at 11:52 AM 6/11/2008
For motor oil I have been using Mobil 1 5w-30 BUT, I think I will be switching to the Castrol European Blend 0w-30. For transmission fluid, I stick with Honda MTF. I like that stuff, a lot. Works great with my LSD.
Modified by HondamanXxX at 11:52 AM 6/11/2008
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