Recent content by Oliveoil2

Well, because you’re adding oil regularly and the engine is showing its age.

HarryJ, I love your post about your high mileage civic. This was a little more than 4 months. Why not run it a full 10k and see the results?

Filter media?

It’ll still run to 100-200k…..even with this fuel dilution before giving out. And manufacturers know this. Unfortunately we expect more.

10w-30 is all you need. Drain first and see what comes out!

Gear oil in the engine?

Why do you always pick fights with people? Nothing ever positive. I don’t read your postings anymore. They are always the same.

Is that 1/8th??

3/8 Only up to 19mm. Otherwise 1/2 and or my wrenches.

Smell test.

What does the Honda UK manual recommend for viscosity and do you go by the Oil Life Monitor/Maintenance Minder?

It’s hard for me to point the finger at someone (less fortunate than me) and say it’s your fault you’re in this spot. Empathy is the most important human emotion.

I talk to my boys about how lucky we are when driving by unhoused people. I can’t imagine a more difficult way to live, especially those with children. I don’t judge. It’s an awful way to exist. I think if I won the lottery id retire and make it my daily mission to drive around and hand out...

Fascinating! Thanks

Car manufacturers have made a calculated risk with DI and fuel dilution. I’m a fan of Facebook Mileage Impossible and there are hundreds of DI cars with mega mileage. I have not seen an engine failure due to fuel dilution. And if there are a few….it not like Kia/Hyundai failure. I think...