Hello, BITOGers. I've been reading forum threads here for about a month, and I'd like to run my lube maintenance routine by you guys.
I live in a city in the middle of the desert. It gets hot here at times, and there's lots of sand and pollen in the air. I do nearly 90% short-trip city driving, but there's also freeway ramp a mile from my house... so I suppose I'll be going 65mph on a sump full of cold oil pretty often.
I've read a lot of Dr. Haas' and Mr. Dyson's posts, so I'm leaning towards lighter motor oil, shorter OCI's, and dumping the prone-to-clogging-early Honda OEM air filter in favor of a cheap Fram to offset possible fuel dilution. I usually drive about 6,000 to 10,000 miles a year.
Please give me some opinions on this schedule. I also plan to send a sample from my next OCI to Dyson Analysis and see what Terry might recommend according to his findings.
OCI: 3,000 to 5,000 miles (semi-annual oil changes)
Oil: Pennzoil Platinum 0w-20 or 5w-20
Oil Filter: Amsoil EaO13 or Mobil M1-110 (every other oil change)
Air Filter: Fram CA10165
BTW, I have a modest stash of Mobil 1 and a Fumoto valve. I’m planning to use the M1 as a 100 mile “flush” between oil changes until I’ve used it all up in a few years. Anyone think this is a bad idea? Besides being wasteful, I mean.
I live in a city in the middle of the desert. It gets hot here at times, and there's lots of sand and pollen in the air. I do nearly 90% short-trip city driving, but there's also freeway ramp a mile from my house... so I suppose I'll be going 65mph on a sump full of cold oil pretty often.
I've read a lot of Dr. Haas' and Mr. Dyson's posts, so I'm leaning towards lighter motor oil, shorter OCI's, and dumping the prone-to-clogging-early Honda OEM air filter in favor of a cheap Fram to offset possible fuel dilution. I usually drive about 6,000 to 10,000 miles a year.
Please give me some opinions on this schedule. I also plan to send a sample from my next OCI to Dyson Analysis and see what Terry might recommend according to his findings.
OCI: 3,000 to 5,000 miles (semi-annual oil changes)
Oil: Pennzoil Platinum 0w-20 or 5w-20
Oil Filter: Amsoil EaO13 or Mobil M1-110 (every other oil change)
Air Filter: Fram CA10165
BTW, I have a modest stash of Mobil 1 and a Fumoto valve. I’m planning to use the M1 as a 100 mile “flush” between oil changes until I’ve used it all up in a few years. Anyone think this is a bad idea? Besides being wasteful, I mean.