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Originally Posted By: afoulk if its mounted in the vertical position, make sure you fill it first to cut down on the amount of time it takes the engine to build up oil press. when you start it up after changing oil. Do most people do this? I've changed a lot of vertical filters and never even...

Originally Posted By: mechtech2 reef- This is madness! One could say Reefer Madness! Excellent ... thanks for the smile mechtech2

Originally Posted By: Papa Bear How would you describe "blends" ??? Schizo Oil We prefer the term "identity impaired" oil

I was out with a group of friends last evening and eventually the male portion of the group began talking cars. Anyway, one guy claims he read in "one of the consumer magazines" "some time back" that synthetic oil shouldn't be used in 4 cylinder vehicles. (Hey, don't flame the messenger, I'm...

Originally Posted By: SuperDave456 No problem. They build in a certain amount of leeway one way or another due to all the jiffy lube techs out there. +1

Originally Posted By: Greggy_D Agreed. Change right before winter. +3

I have a '09 Honda CRV and, although "bullet-proof" in many ways, it is not the quietest vehicle on the road. That being said ... if you decide against buying that '04 Odyssey ... please give me the seller's phone number. In fact, if I were you, I wouldn't go near that deal with a 10 foot pole...

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT That usually calls for a beer while sitting in a lawn chair in the garage. +1

Is the filter on a 1999 Chev Prism hard to get at?

Well of course there is straight answer. The best oil is ... ummm ... oh heck, what's the name of that oil comes in the 1 quart plastic container? You know ... the one that says 'oil' right on the container ... with the twist-off cap? Yup, that's right ... that's the one.

Any tricks to reading dipsticks? My older eyes have a real hard time seeing the oil line, especially with fresh oil. I was wondering if applying some colored nail polish to the fill area on the stick would help (okay ... stop laughing ... I'm serious).

I offered to do an oil change on my son-in-law's '01 Nissan Altima. Before I embarrass myself I need to know where the filter is located and how difficult is it to get at?

Originally Posted By: Zaedock I haven't seen Edge in 5W20 around here yet. Only 5 and 10 W30. (...SNIP...) At any rate, getting back to your post (I can just ramble!). Your daughter would be fine to 5000 miles on any quality dino 5W30. With Castrol Edge, you could easily extend a LOT longer. I...

I will be changing the oil in my daughter's 2000 GMC Jimmy this weekend. She doesn't live close by so this my first oil change for her. Vehicle has 100K and has been serviced about every 3k (she claims) by a (shudder) 'quick lube' outfit near her home using dino. With a New England winter around...

I'm kind of "old school" and was taught (many years back) that the first oil change on a new vehicle should always be earlier than the manufacturer's recommendation. That being said, if I plan on using dino every 5K on my new '09 Honda CR-V (even if the MM says I'm still okay) should I do my...

Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie ...Post more info about your driving style and if you plan on doing changes yourself. If you drive all short trips, 20 weight oil and frequent dino changes is prefered, imo. Yes, will do my own oil change and the 5K OCI I've chosen easily falls within Honda's...

Hi all. I'm new to this forum (but have been following along for a while) and this is my first post. I've seen many, well thought out, informative answers here so I think I've come to the right place. Here's my situation: I have a '09 Honda CR-V approaching 3K miles. 80% city / 20% hwy. Planned...