I'm sure there have been many debates on the forum about this. just wondering what kind of oil you guys use... seems like a lot of people use mobil 1. does that high mileage stuff really work? (rebuild seals and stuff)

 

i use full synthetic, and honestly oil is oil is oil, as long as you use the right type (i.e. synthetic 5w-30, 10w-40, whichever you choose that is good for your vehicle)

 

i'm using regular exxon 10-40 for summer weather and 5-30 for other season on a turbo sohc vtec. runs fine.

 

so the high mileage thing you see on commercials and in the store isn't going to help my engine at all compared to normal oil?

 

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not really, i mean all modern synthetic oils are very similar. sure the "high mileage" might make a difference because they are aimed at reducing sludge, but it isn't by much.

 

If I understand my service manual. my car only holds 1 quart of oil. This seems to be too low. is it right?


Modified by 95civicdx at 5:29 PM 8/22/2006

 

help for a newb

 

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I have no idea what your looking at, but your car holds 3.5 quarts.

 

ok, thanks thats what I was looking for... and I do not know what I am looking at
lol