Honda civic 1.5 Turbo

[Mephy]

I want go 1 step up on oil grade from 20w to 30w.

I already did on my Kia Forte, which suggests 5-20w but I use 5-30W and it goes great, but Honda is different from Kia, it can hold thin oils far better. The engine is very smooth and quiet with 20W.

I know that going 1 step up with viscosity does not give any issue, but I want to be sure if on Honda engines it is ok.

 

[kschachn]

It's okay on any engine, Honda or otherwise.

 

[parshisa]

I’ve been running 5w30 in my civic with 1.5T for 7yrs now

 

[Pablo]

I want go 1 step up on oil grade from 20w to 30w.

I already did on my Kia Forte, which suggests 5-20w but I use 5-30W and it goes great, but Honda is different from Kia, it can hold thin oils far better. The engine is very smooth and quiet with 20W.

I know that going 1 step up with viscosity does not give any issue, but I want to be sure if on Honda engines it is ok.

Where do you live?

If not anywhere too cold. I have so far found a good 10W-30 to be best.

Some go to XW-40. Fine but those fuel dilute and shear fast to SAE 30 range where a good 10W-30 seems to just stay as designed

 

[Jetronic]

It's okay on any engine, Honda or otherwise.

and even 2 grades, or more

 

[Zee09]

Going to 5w-30 on a 2L Honda
Why not ?

 

[Nessism1]

The 1.5T engine is sold worldwide. In different markets, Honda recommends different oils. There may be exceptions I'm not aware of, but these recommendations span 0W-20 to 5W-30. Generally, the engine is designed around 0W-20, but it's perfectly okay to run 5W-30. Personally, I wouldn't run anything thicker.

My personal experience suggests that 5W-30 is okay, but the engine will drag a little when cold. Nothing harmful, but a sensitive driver can feel the difference when cold. With my last change, 1.5T Civic, I mixed 0W-20 with 5w-30, and I like it. No real reason for the mixing, other than I wanted to get rid of some partial bottles going to waste. Honesty, anything between 0W-20 and 5W-30 runs just fine in these engines.

 

[Mephy]

Where do you live?

If not anywhere too cold. I have so far found a good 10W-30 to be best.

Some go to XW-40. Fine but those fuel dilute and shear fast to SAE 30 range where a good 10W-30 seems to just stay as designed

I live in Toronto on the oil cap it calls 0-20W, so I will put 0-30W
I'm quite surprised that they use 40W in an engine that calls for 20W.

 

[kschachn]

I live in Toronto on the oil cap it calls 0-20W, so I will put 0-30W
I'm quite surprised that they use 40W in an engine that calls for 20W.

Why is that?

 

[Nessism1]

Why is that?

Because it's unnecessary. The engine will run more sluggishly because of the thicker oil.

 

[Mephy]

and even 2 grades, or more

Wow, so the oil starvation story, if you put oils with high HTHS in an engine that calls for thin oils, is a myth?

 

[Mephy]

The 1.5T engine is sold worldwide. In different markets, Honda recommends different oils. There may be exceptions I'm not aware of, but these recommendations span 0W-20 to 5W-30. Generally, the engine is designed around 0W-20, but it's perfectly okay to run 5W-30. Personally, I wouldn't run anything thicker.

My personal experience suggests that 5W-30 is okay, but the engine will drag a little when cold. Nothing harmful, but a sensitive driver can feel the difference when cold. With my last change, 1.5T Civic, I mixed 0W-20 with 5w-30, and I like it. No real reason for the mixing, other than I wanted to get rid of some partial bottles going to waste. Honesty, anything between 0W-20 and 5W-30 runs just fine in these engines.

So 0-30W is perfect

 

[Glenda W.]

….here we go again

 

[kschachn]

….here we go again

Unfortunately it seems that way. At first I thought it might be a sincere question.

 

[Pablo]

I hesitate to post butt dyno stuff but the CRV 1.5T is the smoothest ever on the 10W-30. Quiet and quick revving.

 

[Mephy]

Unfortunately it seems that way. At first I thought it might be a sincere question.

ok, no show here Thanks for the information

 

[DirectRejection]

Do your driving conditions suggest any concerns over fuel dilution ?

Otherwise, Forte vs Civic are quite different.

Go very beefy with every Kia, and trend towards thin with VTEC Honda.

 

[Zee09]

I hesitate to post butt dyno stuff but the CRV 1.5T is the smoothest ever on the 10W-30. Quiet and quick revving.

The WRK had a CRV first...
You're scaring me

 

[dbias]

I ran 0w-30 on 5k oci in my 2016 1.5 civic coupe right up until I sold it last summer with 125k miles on it. Never gave it a second thought. I did spill and fill on the cvt every 30k miles.

 

[Hohn]

I want go 1 step up on oil grade from 20w to 30w.

I already did on my Kia Forte, which suggests 5-20w but I use 5-30W and it goes great, but Honda is different from Kia, it can hold thin oils far better. The engine is very smooth and quiet with 20W.

I know that going 1 step up with viscosity does not give any issue, but I want to be sure if on Honda engines it is ok.

In your location (Toronto) I'd be looking for a Mid-SAPS 0w30 like Mobil 1 ESP.

It's perfectly fine in the L15 and K20C.