im just bought a honda accord LX'90 at 143,000 mi, i would be adding another 3,000 mi in a few days and would have change oil !

Any suggestion what kind of oil should i use im from northern lower michigan. synthetic or non synthetic? should i use a fule cleaner/additive? what brand?

any suggestion?
what kind of oil filter should i sue too i would love to see my honda grow up to 300,000 miles!
thanks
anybody could teach me how to adjust the valves because after using the car and parked it at my space i hear a ticking sound.
a mechanic told me it might need some valve adjustment.

 

right now i'm using a fram double guard filter and mobil 1 synthetic its been filtering out all the bad stuff so far but i'm really due for an oil change

 

Frams are bad!!

Read! http://www.ntpog.org/reviews/filters/filters.shtml

 

It's always good to see another person from Michigan.

 

Good artical.


[Modified by TouringAccord, 4:23 PM 9/9/2002]

 

very good. surprised that more of the filters wern't identical... especially in today's manufacturing world...

 

Frams are very evil.. I have seen *RUST* on the bottoms of them before.

edit: PS I run Bosch. ..old habit from my VW owning days. Now that I see there are some identical (and cheaper) filters i might switch

Thanks for posting this link.


[Modified by GimpyAccord, 9:06 AM 9/9/2002]

 

I have used Castrol GTX religiously for 25 years and swear by it. If you are currently using Mobil 1 synthetic and are not having any oil consumption then I would stick with that. I also have been using Fram oil filters because that's what was easiest to find................not any more after reading that article.

I have used DuraLube in a couple high mile motors with satisfactory results but about 2 days after putting Slick 50 in my 156K Toyota 4WD it lost a rod bearing. Can't say it was the Slick 50 as I had beat that motor pretty hard and it had a noise in it when new that they never identified but........... I would think real hard before I used it again.


[Modified by Hippie, 2:12 PM 9/9/2002]

 

As for oil and filter change. With that much miles, just use any regular 10W-30 oil and get the Honda factory filter. Honda factory filter is good enough. I have been owning 2 Hondas so far and that's all I use for the oil filter.

 

I was suprised mostly at how the Honda filters are big pieces of **** unless you import one from Japan. Most people brag thats all they run.. heh well

 

Oil filter whether it's from Japan or US doesn't make much of a different. I wouldn't worry about all that. I had my Civic pass 155,000 miles with no problems at all and I used the factory US Honda oil filter. As long you are using a good oil, change it on time, and a proper tune up, a Honda will last you forever.

 

this is true. however due to the finicky and whisical nature of your younger Honda owner (and modifier in most cases) good enough is never enough.

case in point: Most over analyzed thread ever

 

heres another link this one has more filters...

http://www.minimopar.net/oilfilterstudy.html

my filter is on the left

 

Glad to see what I already knew confirmed on this page.. mah FL-1A (Mustang filter ) is top notch.

Thanks for this link too!!

 

Oh, and the 88 Montero filters fit our cars exactly... but allows for higher oil flow than standard filters for our cars. It helps clear up a bottleneck. Just FYI.

 

93 Accord with 246,000 miles on it, I used either Castrol or Mobile 5w-30 winter and summer. I've always used the Honda Oil filter. I think the mileage is a good sign of what is the best combo. I really think that synthetics are a bit of a waste of money. I would have spent soo much more on oil changes than buying the dino oil.

 

The oil bible thread is 19 pages in the Type-R forum, might want to check that out.

 

Thanks a lot !
how about fuel cleaners?
is there a need for that !
GO HONDA!

 

no.

 

Link to that thread... https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=163845

 

i might consider synth on my honda when i drop in my new trick f22a1.

for now i'll stick to the .69 cent kmart special brand. its gone 258,000 so far i dont see any reason to alter what i do.