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I used http://www.hondapartsunlimited.com - Air Filter link: http://www.hondapartsunlimited.com/oem-p...earch_str=17220

Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite My filter looked like that after 10K also. I was wondering where the oil on the filter came from, I didnt expect the media to be oiled - IO though oit was coming from PCV fresh filtered air inlet blowback/reversion. I will have to blotter test my next new...

Very interesting. Really appreciate all the information here. Starting to regret tossing that filter. I think I'll run this one quite a bit longer.

Originally Posted By: FZ1 When in Doubt:Change it out. Do you notice improved engine response with a new filter? I'd like to think so but I've been watching BITOG long enough to know most of that "think so" stuff is all in my head. Engine idles smoother from what I noticed this morning when...

https://plus.google.com/photos/106023929328438184913/albums/5930145570604703569 - link to album. Hopefully that link works. I ordered an OEM air filter with my OEM fog light last week and figured I'd replace it after my co-workers agreed it was dirty enough to replace. Dealer wanted $40+ for...

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 Actually, I'm completely confused. I'm a passenger on a long drive and was posting in another thread - or so I thought. Thought I was cross referencing my post into another, different thread. Too many miles on the road apparently... Cheers! All good! Hope you...

Originally Posted By: satinsilver How much was it to replace the cracked fog light? I have a cracked fog light on my 05 Toyota Matrix(driver's side). Don't want to spend a small fortune trying to fix it. I paid about $80 + $10 shipping for the fog light OEM. I wanted to go OEM cuz my car is...

My question is.... on most i4 engines out there (DI and not)... does it really help clean the engine by redlining it? Can you hurt the engine by NEVER redlining it and babying it?

Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd Correct; that's where they should be aimed. Fog lamps are to be aimed very low to the ground. The purpose of fog lamps is to illuminate the sides of the road when in very dense fog. Obviously, this limits their effectiveness to very slow speeds only. That's all...

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 You just look oh so cool running fog lamps at all times!! I did a calculation a while back regarding the long term costs of running lights. See here: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3065795 Actually I stopped using my fog...

Originally Posted By: eljefino Look into your fog lights with them off and see if you can see the light bulb's filament. If it's shielded with "bulb dip" or a housing-mounted gizmo, it'll be less glary than one without. Low beam headlights have the bulb dip, generally speaking, while highs...

You guys recommend changing Honda ATF every 10k?

Originally Posted By: mikefxu We have a 2012 Civic and the wife gets 35+mpg I can get 40+mpg on same routes, get 41+mpg at 70mph with a/c and cruise. 42k now and its a great vehicle. I wouldn't buy any make that cannot meet their mpg claims. Check the stats on fuelly.com...

Yeah, MPG is going up significantly with not downshifting. My guess is because when I downshift, it SEEMS to me that it revs the engine to match the downshift so the downshift isn't as harsh. The MPG readout on the Civic is pretty poor, just a 0-75mpg bar meter. Yes, I usually downshifted...

Originally Posted By: Whimsey Originally Posted By: demarpaint Originally Posted By: OriginHacker21 @ thrace - Downshifting in a Honda is a bad thing? Having owned a manual transmission for 10 years, I've been downshifting in my new Honda Civic whenever I come off the freeway or want to slow...