LONG incredible story. I keep getting timed out writing this, so here's the bare bones.
Some older guy at the dealership I picked up my new Civic Si today said to me out of the blue, "Your really going to like your Si. You got the right color, too." Conversation turns to break in. He tells me about metallurgy, cylinder walls, (did I just hear Honda Racing in that sentence????) valves, don't worry about the rings, all sorts of quick little tid bits and things, and by the way the salesman and dealership people around him are acting, I start to realize this guy is a "somebody" with Honda Racing. I ask about when I can start using a synthetic oil. I said I was thinking about changing the oil at 1,000 and woundered how many conventional oil changes after that I should wait before using synthetic oil. He said, "Why do that?". He said it was good oil in it now and leave it in to 3,000 miles.I ask was it special oil or special additives. He laughs and says NO. Nothing special, no break in oil or anything like that. He said I could start using synthetics today if I wanted to. He said a bunch of other stuff about Hondas and was very nice to me despite my BITOG platitudes and myths. (I really realized all my time on BITOG didn't really help me too much....too many myths and opinions to sort through and hard to say whose right and who is not. I'll say this much for a few guys who posted on my original Si break in thread....you knew what you were talking about...or at least I think you do.
This is just another one of those second hand stories, I KNOW, and for what it's worth to anyone, I think the special Honda Factory Fill thing is a BUSTED myth for me. I FORGOT TO ASK HIM ABOUT SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE 6-Speed manual TRANSMISSION, brands etc.!! I really didn't catch on at first he was some kind of Honda Racing guy. Old ex-driver, maybe? He impressed the h#^L out of me and the crowd that gathered to listen to him talk about my new car.
P.S. Thanks, Canada...the car had no flaws and the paint job is perfect!
Some older guy at the dealership I picked up my new Civic Si today said to me out of the blue, "Your really going to like your Si. You got the right color, too." Conversation turns to break in. He tells me about metallurgy, cylinder walls, (did I just hear Honda Racing in that sentence????) valves, don't worry about the rings, all sorts of quick little tid bits and things, and by the way the salesman and dealership people around him are acting, I start to realize this guy is a "somebody" with Honda Racing. I ask about when I can start using a synthetic oil. I said I was thinking about changing the oil at 1,000 and woundered how many conventional oil changes after that I should wait before using synthetic oil. He said, "Why do that?". He said it was good oil in it now and leave it in to 3,000 miles.I ask was it special oil or special additives. He laughs and says NO. Nothing special, no break in oil or anything like that. He said I could start using synthetics today if I wanted to. He said a bunch of other stuff about Hondas and was very nice to me despite my BITOG platitudes and myths. (I really realized all my time on BITOG didn't really help me too much....too many myths and opinions to sort through and hard to say whose right and who is not. I'll say this much for a few guys who posted on my original Si break in thread....you knew what you were talking about...or at least I think you do.
This is just another one of those second hand stories, I KNOW, and for what it's worth to anyone, I think the special Honda Factory Fill thing is a BUSTED myth for me. I FORGOT TO ASK HIM ABOUT SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE 6-Speed manual TRANSMISSION, brands etc.!! I really didn't catch on at first he was some kind of Honda Racing guy. Old ex-driver, maybe? He impressed the h#^L out of me and the crowd that gathered to listen to him talk about my new car.
P.S. Thanks, Canada...the car had no flaws and the paint job is perfect!
