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Old 07-30-2007, 12:18 PM
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how much oil do you put in your civic when doin an oil change. And what engine do you have?
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i think honda calls for like 4.2qts or something. me im lazy i just put in 5 and call it a day. hasnt harmed anything with two different cars and 2 different motors.
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i put 4 in mines..works like a champ..!!!
Old 07-30-2007, 02:55 PM
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4.. and a half sumtimes
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i do 4.5qt too


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I put in exactly 3 quarts. It almost hits the max hole on the dipstick. D16Y8
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slammed00si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think honda calls for like 4.2qts or something. me im lazy i just put in 5 and call it a day. hasnt harmed anything with two different cars and 2 different motors.</TD></TR></TABLE>


I put 4.. but isn't 5 too much?
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nope when i use 5 in either my b16 or b18b it always sits maybe a mm above the full line. no ill effects and ive been doing it for at least 6-7yrs. you dont have to but i buy my oil in the 5qt bottle so i just use it all. you run into problems when you go more then a qt over.
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3.5 quarts of 5w30 mobil synthetic in my Y8...
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I buy the 1 gallon jug and throw it all in(4 quarts). b16
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4.5 quarts.

I keep the last 1/2 quart in my car in case I spring a leak or something.

Honda spec I think is around there.
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Honda spec for an oil change is 3.6quarts I thought (d16y8). Engine rebuild is 4.5quarts. I usually do about 3.5, drive the car and then adjust to get to max on the dip stick.
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