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I used my first Synthetic oil around 2002 when I drove my first used 96 Ford Escort. I remembered using Castrol Syntec 5w40 made in Germany aka the GC. Lots of people having fun hunting for it. I switched to Amsoil Red cap until my car's engine was dead. I am still using Mobil 1 5w-20 for my...

2008 Honda CR-V 4WD 189,000 miles For the first 90,000 miles, I used synthetic like Mobil 1 5W-20 , PP 5W-20 (interval 6,000 miles) Until I moved to California and haven't had time to change so change oil at the honda dealer every 10,000 miles. Engine light came on, changed oil pressure sensor...

I used on my 04 Civic. It is a great ATF. No problem at all. It shifted better in the cold weather. I was happy with it.

I used Maxlife ATF in my Civic 04. I like it better than Z1. I do now know if it's better than Z1 or not but the shift quality wasn't degraded. I saw Valvoline also introduced the ATF for Import vehicle too.

I used to use Maxlife ATF in my old civic. At that time, Honda did't have DW-1. It was a lovely Z1. The Z1 changed color quite quick in my Civic so I did the first ATF change about 13K, I continued to use Z1 til 50K and decided to try Maxlife ATF. I have to say that it is great fluid, I...

I am currently using Maxlife ATF. I like it because of price/quality. The dealer wants $9 for Z1 so I don't mind using alternate products at all. I am using it for over a year now. So far so good. I used to use Amsoil ATF too but It felt too slippery when I drove (I suspected that my...

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Honda Owner Link website stated that a new car comes with special oil because the engine needs to develop proper wear so they recommend to leave the oil as long as.... check the schedule in the manual :D

I used to have that 96 LX (1.9L) back in 2003 (After I bought, I wish I got the GT model which has 1.8L DOHC ). I used it for 11 months and the engine died on me ( one of piston broke!! not from the motor oil though. I think after I sent it to the shop to get the timing belt done. I assumed they...

My experience, since I used to use my car for food delivery a lot. I believed my tranny and Amsoil ATF doesn't go that I have expected. Even though It is smoother when I drive but when it comes to shifting gears, it is worse. I don't blame the Amsoil ATF because my tranny was not in a good shape...

Originally Posted By: gogozy i called Valvoline and ask about the MaxLife ATF; the customer rep told me MaxLife is full synthetic. I just went back from Murray's I saw the ad, it is full synthetic. It will be my backup for sure

Originally Posted By: The Critic No really, unless the transmission has reached the mileage for its first scheduled transmission service under the normal service, don't bother changing the fluid. Unless the transmission has already been replaced with the updated version, you're just wasting...

Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie Put it in the freezer. (that's my answer to ~everything~) I've never tried it since I changed to Amsoil already but I guess... not impressive for sure.

I uses SynPower 5w-20 in my 04 Civic VP since I got them cheap at Murray's. Other than SynPower, - M1 5w-20 ( always my choice because it is easy to find when other don't have discount.) - M1 0w-20 (back in year 2004 - 5) - German Castrol Syntec 0w-30 ( Really smooth but... !!!) - Castrol...

Originally Posted By: gaspo Because your tranny slipping every time it goes up & down - usually observed when people go with universal fluid instead of z1, same like riding clutch if you know what I mean and it's not going to help but instead accelerate tranny failure. Honda tranny designed to...