1995 Honda Accord 2.2L W/ Filter, and Valvetrain

[Analyzer]

Sorry, I was having difficulty getting a photo to post up the document, but have the link below to view it via goodle drive. The vehicle is as described, a 1995 Honda Accord with the 2.2L I-4 with approximately 171K miles. It's my wife's daily driver, with the driving being approximately 70% highway and 30% city mileage. The oil used is KMart special Smitty's Super S High Mileage 10W30 that I got on sale for approximately $1.50 per quart, and used one quart of make-up oil during the 10,460 mile OCI. The filter used was a Purolator Synthetic that I also picked up at KMart on sale for around $4.50, so I thought I'd give this combination a try and see how the results turned out. I also decided to try out a bottle of Liqui Moly to add during this OCI just to sweeten the experiment. I also performed a valve lash check since the last time it was performed was nearly 70,000 miles ago, and found all to be within spec and operating well. I picked up the UOA kit via a local Napa parts house which uses Wix for their analysis needs for $13 with TBN. Other links include a Blackstone labs Honda Accord UOA of similar year for wear averages comparison, along with a VOA performed by PQI America for the general additive chemistry of the starting oil (yes, this was done on the cheap to say the least); but I wanted to see how a lower starting TBN oil would perform with a higher than average OCI.

PQI America VOA of Smitty's Super S High Mileage Oil

]Napa Oil Analysis

Blackstone Oil Analysis Universal Averages


These are the photos of the Oil filter:

More photos will be displayed in the Oil Filter section!

Comments and questions are welcome, hope you all enjoy!

 

[slacktide_bitog]

What's that blue [censored] in spark plug tube #3?

 

[Analyzer]

Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
What's that blue [censored] in spark plug tube #3?


One of the spark plug gaskets would release a drop of oil or so after I sealed everything down roughly 70,000 miles ago, so I used some make a gasket on the interior to stop the occasional drop of oil from going down the spark plug tube. This time around I cleaned everything from the tube, and got all gaskets to properly seal.

 

[Brybo86]

Fine example that dirty looking/brown oil does not come back looking horrible on UOA,

Everything looks good keep up what you are doing

 

[MikeHigg]

Looks good to me, man I love the pics of the valve trains!

 

[mjoekingz28]

Did you vacuum the filter?

I usually see some kind of oil in a cut and post, but your looks more like a new cut.

 

[Analyzer]

Originally Posted By: mjoekingz28
Did you vacuum the filter?

I usually see some kind of oil in a cut and post, but your looks more like a new cut.


Nah, I let the filter sit for a day or two wrapped in a paper towel the first day, and then a thin shop towel the next day. I found it reduces glare from the camera and allows better overall inspection of the filter media (more photos are posted in the Oil Filter section if you're interested).