20CiViCSi00

correct me if im wrong but to my knowledge it is best to use 10w-30 for my b16a2 . . . and a good oil filter to use would be a Fram>?

rclark

if its all factory the manual recomends 5W-30 ( it should also say this on the factory oil fill cap located on the valve cover). I would recommend mobil1 if you have a lot of money to spend, but just about any oil will do. I would not however recommend a fram filter. I have heard bad things about them. Really, filters all do the same thing too, so unless you have some crazy race car, just use whatever you like.

YodajdmEK4

5w-30 works best and Fram oil filters suck

20CiViCSi00

O well all that i have rite now is a AEM CAI and a custom catback exhaust 2.75' . . . so what would anyone recomend to use either the 5w-30 or the 10w-30

rclark

Use 5w-30. If you boost, then 10w30....

knockout

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i see we have another member for the "fram filters suck" bandwagon.

ive never had a problem with their filters. and i dont think anyone with under 800hp has had a problem either.

depending on where you live, i'd recommend 5w-30 or 10w-30.

nsxmatt

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Honda filters are made my Honeywell which is FRAM. Never seen or heard of a Honda filter fail from normal use.

pli

im runnin supercharger. so does that mean i should change over to 10w-30? cause im still using 5w-30

pli

also, is that the reason why everytime i fill 4.2qt and when i fill back the dirty oil into the can, i get like less than 3qt?

nsxmatt

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No, that means you are burning oil and running a quart and a half low with that problem just makes it worse. You can run 10-30 but i'd check my oil once in a while if I were you if you care about your car.

gabebauman

Yeah...5W-30 is what you're suppose to use...and I've never had any problems with my Fram filters. I use Castrol High Milage on my sohc.

EK9Rider

I have a bone stock 2000 si with 44k original miles.

i use a OEM honda oil filter and mobil 1 synthetic 15w50 performance oil. i usually only drive my SI twice a week in the summer.

20CiViCSi00

thanx to everyone for not flaming and just answering the question for me straight up

bmoua

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Honda filters are made my Honeywell which is FRAM. Never seen or heard of a Honda filter fail from normal use.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yep...i have been using fram oil filters on my y8 and my girls y8...haven't had a problem...

ATEJ8FTW

i've heard bad stuff about fram filters but have not personally used it. my family has but i stick with purolator bc they are cheap. (i use mobil1 clean 500 0 which is basically dino oil)

honda filters at my local dealership are made by filtech last time i checked.

TorquelessB16

I'm not doubting anyone but I'd like to hear what "problems" would result from using a fram filter....or any crappy filter for that matter??

nsxmatt

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honda filters at my local dealership are made by filtech last time i checked.</TD></TR></TABLE>

We stopped getting Filtech 2 years after they switched to the smaller filters. Unless some dealers PDC still stock the other brand, all from Troy's plant still use Honeywell.

the_0ne

purolator/oem/&kn
5w-30 castrol gtx/moble 1/syn blend etc.. bla bla


FRAM FILTERS SUCK, friend had one pop off his NSX going 60mph, they are junk, cheaply made.

nsxmatt

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FRAM FILTERS SUCK, friend had one pop off his NSX going 60mph, they are junk, cheaply made.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I highly doubt it was a issue with the filter. The NSX takes a different filter like the Legend and people all the time install the incorrect one and doesn't catch all the threads and pops off. Also like said before, Honda uses Fram filters and if they had problems you would hear about it.

SHG_Beans

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Honda filters are made my Honeywell which is FRAM. Never seen or heard of a Honda filter fail from normal use.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Same here. I don't know where people get the idea that fram sucks from. Since I got my hatch i've been using honda filters, but before that on all my other cars (various makes) I used fram and never had a single problem. Thats on 6 cars and I put a lot of miles on my cars, hence i go through filters often. Lots of people i know still use fram and its never been an issue.

92ehatch

only problem ive ever had with fram oil filters is that 1 time, the gasket didnt seal right and it leaked. other than that, the fram oil filter bullshit, is just that, bullshit.

as previously stated, 5 or 10 w 30 ive always used castrol, but IMO doesnt matter.

Falqon

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Honda filters are made my Honeywell which is FRAM. Never seen or heard of a Honda filter fail from normal use.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Honda filters are made all over the world, only the crappy ones are made by FRAM. Anybody that knows anything about honda oil filters gets the ones made elsewhere, if you don't believe me go read the s2k forums.

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i see we have another member for the "fram filters suck" bandwagon.
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http://www.lesabret.com/filters/filter.html

That bandwagon would be the "intelligent" bandwagon. What you've seen or havn't seen is pretty useless compared to the truth that FRAM sucks.

TorquelessB16

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That bandwagon would be the "intelligent" bandwagon. What you've seen or havn't seen is pretty useless compared to the truth that FRAM sucks.

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I still don't understand what sucks about them. How the hell can you tell the difference between them, aside from if they leak or something.

Kamin

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i use a OEM honda oil filter and mobil 1 synthetic 15w50 performance oil. i usually only drive my SI twice a week in the summer.</TD></TR></TABLE>
why in gods name are you running a 50 weight oil?

your crazy, run the OE reccomended weight. (5w-30)


oh and i know i dont own a civic but i only run mobil 1 10-40 or 5-40 and mobil 1 filters.


Modified by Kamin at 11:46 PM 9/23/2006

nsxmatt

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http://www.lesabret.com/filters/filter.html

That bandwagon would be the "intelligent" bandwagon. What you've seen or havn't seen is pretty useless compared to the truth that FRAM sucks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Your post is pretty useless with no facts other than a pretty pathetic comparison of filters and opinions of S2k owners which use a different style filter anyway. We could go back and forth with which filter sucks and which doesn't but if you change your oil and filter every 3 months or 3k miles you won't have a issue with any brand of filter.