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Well I know - but honda recommends it so Im gonna go with 0w20 and do my own tests. However - I cant find the mobil 1 verison either, or the wally world kind. Thanks guys.

Hey guys, I have a new to me 04 civic Hybrid manuel. The last owner looked like he cheaped out on his maintence - ie. cheap oil and tires. I think he put in 5w20 instead of 0w20, and my car is not getting the mpg it should. I cannot find 0w20, anywhere but the honda dealer, where its 6 bucks...

Yup, the trannies on your generation TL are even worse. lots of problems. My cars is still fine, and im knocking on wood. Small shards of metal do end up on the drain plug once in a while, in the tranny. oh well.

Well, underwarrenty it had a couple of repairs. 1. motor mounts (2) 2. master brake clynder (sp..too late) ----other than that, normal drive belts/spark plugs/ etc. I only changed over to syn about 40k ago, and that went well. the car does get driven hard, but is my daily commuter as well...

yup, the trends in Ca, are pretty much past that stage. the "JDM" stuff is pretty much the current "rice." I see a lot more people getting involved in the mechanical/tuning aspects, which is good to know.

hahah, good question mike! Its basically this "JDM" (japanese doemestic trend) going outta control. A honda tuner in japan, called "spoon sports" made small wristbands called "resevior covers" for the clutch resevior and brake resviors. Spoon says they actually keep the lid on during hard...

some new pics... I ditched the coilover setup cuz it was too aggresive on the street. I ended up selling it and getting a eibach prokit with a koni setup. rides well and still does well in the occasional auto-x. Oil catch can is working well too. (in 6k mileage, its probably picked up a oz of...

right on. I guess we talked enuff about this on HT, but I agree....lab reports light the way!

Hey, I have a 94 LX (non-vtec, SOHC) version of this engine. 195k for me now, with 6-8k m1 5w30 OCIs. I havent done a UOA yet, but I will do one soon. At this high mielage if it still works I guess dont change it! I dont have the vibration problem like you guys said tho. I had slight...

This is not the v6 right? the v6 has the sludge protection warrenty. Geez, he must have not changed the dino oil 15k OCIs to get that bad!

hey, Pault, responded to your PM. Ive gotten coilovers, and the ride is pretty impressive now. I didnt lower it too much, about as low as a bmw sits, 3 fingers from the top of th wheel to the arch in the wheel well. I went auto-x with out the coilovers, so should be fun now! pics coming soon...

So is.. 15400-POH-305 and 15400-PLM-A02 the same? which ones are better? (also, which fits on the 94 accords?) thanks >Ankur

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I let a friend borrow a oil pan recently, which to my suprise, he used to drain his radiator. He dumped the waste, and gave it back to me. I then did my OCI, and filled up the sample container with the used oil in the pan. Do you think my oil sample is now ruined, because I didnt wash out the...

Hey what weight of oil are you running now? I just changed to 5w30, and the lumpy idle when cold just vanished! (was 10w30, m1). werid huh? Also, how much oil do you refill to get in between the two holes on the dipstick? I used 4.5 recently, and it seems like it needed 5 this time. werid.

I think the stock one is a little too flashy IMO, but I do like this rare japanese one..! btw, do you have LX? I recommend highly getting a rear tie bar. It uses new bolts, that hold the rear inner parts of the control arms to the car, and improves the handling! (you dont have to get a name...

haha, sorry man, the engine is bone dry stock too, but clean! I will take shot with the valve cover soon of too tho.

The engine still has great compression, and eats up 1/2 quart in 6k miles using m1. love it! I'm also looking for a good shock/spring setup or adjustible coilovers to match those sticky japanese tires! (sick of the 4x4 look, and want to auto-x) thanks! >Ankur email me if you have a...

Ok that works. How do we know its not a head gasket problem? thanks

no this is SOHC design. Altho, yes the spark plugs are on top, with the plugs at the end of a tube. thoughts?