would it be bad for the motor to use regular (non synthetic) oil in a b16 ?
what are the negative effects ?


Modified by killaj12 at 10:03 PM 4/10/2006

 

what is regular oil? wall mart oil? just use 10w-30 castrol gtx

 

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what are the negative effects ? </TD></TR></TABLE>


WTF

 

are we talking Canola?

regular as opposed to synthetic? 'regular' oil has worked fine for a very long time

 

i think he means non synthetic oil

 

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lol yea, non synthetic
sorry

ive been using sythetic or synthetic blend, but i was wondering if there are any negative effects of using non synthetic oil

 

castor based oils break down faster and can cause wear quickly.

 

negatory ghost rider. u should be fine. taking into consideration if u are switching back from synthetic due to monetary reasons. if u are switching back due to synthetic causing a leak.. non synthetic oil will not fix it. just make sure to change your oil at the scheduled intervals ex 3000 miles.

 

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honda says use 5w-30 for the B16a2

 

I use the 70cent exxon 10w30 from walmart..B16 isnt any special engine..

 

but it depends how manu miles (or kms) has your engine (too depens what temperature does in your country)... i say that because i use 10W40 on my B16A2

 

i heard usign a thicker oil makes vtec kick harder casue of the pressure due to viscosity. i dotn know if its true but it sure felt like it in my boys car

 

If you started with synthetic you better stick with it

 

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No, as long as you keep it topped off and change it at regular intervals.

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that is what i use as well. i have almost 200k on my 99 si with no issues. i usually run castrol or quaker state regular oil. synthetic is not needed unless you are reaching very high temps or want to wait a bazillion miles before oil changes.

 

10w40 for a b16a2 here in the Netherlands Europe

 

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that is what i use as well. i have almost 200k on my 99 si with no issues. i usually run castrol or quaker state regular oil. synthetic is not needed unless you are reaching very high temps or want to wait a bazillion miles before oil changes. </TD></TR></TABLE>


yep i'm going on 164k without any MAJOR problems..knock on wood