I am about the change the oil in my girlfriends newly bought 2000 Civic EX and am wondering if I should buy only Honda oil filters? Are they the better than the other off the shelf at the autoparts place, Fram, STP, etc...

Also with the car having 119,000 miles should I stick with the 5w30 oil that the manual recommends or go with 10w30 or higher? I always use Castrol.


Thanks

Joe

 

stick with honda filters they are only a few dollars more as for oil castrol if fine 5-30/ 10-30. if you live in real cold climate you might use 5-20 in winter the key to oil is to change it and filter every 2500 -3000 miles

 

if your not burning/losing oil stick with 5-30, filters are personal choice, I think the honda ones with the exception of the s2000 are made by fram

 

fram is garbage......Wix

 

Wix is the only replacement filter id buy for factory replacement, 5w30 is good for what you need too

 

What is this wix you speak of?

 

brand of filters.....Napa filters are made by wix.

 

So they are avalible at napa?

 

yup part number 1334

 

Word i was gonna ask for a part number. Doesnt matter which motor does it, i got a b16 in the coupe.

 

what year did your b16 come from? or better yet whats the part number for your current oil filter?

 

95 b16a3 out of the vtec sol.

 

yup same part number 1334

 

Word.

 

nippon filters rock... \mm/

 

if you get the s2000 filter from honda it is a good jap made one for $8

 

I use Fram orange with the black grippy thing.

 

Holla back the black grippy thing on the fram's is ill

 

fram is ****!

 

never had a problem wtih fram

plus the black grippy thing is dope as hell

 

I heard a rumor that fram filters will clog your oil passages if you go too far beyond the 3000 mile mark. The dealership I work at now had to replace 2 engines so far and sent fram the bill. I think it had something to do with using a cardboard part instead of tin (like they used to) in order to make the filters more cost-effective. The cardboard breaks down and gets sucked into the engine, creating a blockage. ...then again, the engines that blocked up were Ford's...

 

wix

 

fram

 

NAPA > FRAM

it has been tested before

 

Go to the dealership and get a s2000 filter. Best filter you can buy for your car. Also for oil just use castrol. Good stuff