hey guys.
a little info about my engine/setup and driving habits to help me decide what length of time/mileage i should be changing the oil at.
the car is a 95 Acura Integra which is far from stock.
the original 1.8L engine was yanked out in favor of a 2.0L bottom end with a modified B16 cylinder head to fit.
the engine consists of:
forged low compression JE pistons.
forged manley turbo tuff connecting rods.
upgraded valve train and aftermarket "stage 1" camshafts.
custom turbo kit
engine has NO PCV VALVE only a open breather/catch can type of crank case pressure relief.
the engine produces anywhere between 250 to 400whp depending on which gear im in and how much turbo boost pressure im running.
i daily drive the car everywhere. mainly i do short trips back and fourth to work which is only 4km one way. usually during the weekend i hit the highway to visit my GF who lives 75km away. so i get a good 80/20% mix of short trip/highway driving.
i don't drive aggressively at all. rpm's are usually kept under 2500rpm 90% of the time. occasionally i the itch to shred the tires but not very often anymore.
currently im running royal purple 5w30. so far its been in there for about 4 months and i racked up about 4500km on the oil and it's looking a little dirty now.
im thinking of changing it at the 6 month mark which im gonna estimate will have about 5500-6000km.
my main concern is that it could be too long of a time frame for the oil since of the extreme short trips i do most of the time. and the fact that the engine has no PCV valve to suck out some of the condensation from the crankcase.
especially now since it's winter time and the extreme cold temp. the oil rarley ever gets up to any good normal operation temperature in the short driving distance during the week. i think the oil take a beating under these conditions.
does anyone think i should shorten the time/mileage for my OCI? given the fact of the short trips/no pcv valve and high power output of the engine.
thanks in advance.
a little info about my engine/setup and driving habits to help me decide what length of time/mileage i should be changing the oil at.
the car is a 95 Acura Integra which is far from stock.
the original 1.8L engine was yanked out in favor of a 2.0L bottom end with a modified B16 cylinder head to fit.
the engine consists of:
forged low compression JE pistons.
forged manley turbo tuff connecting rods.
upgraded valve train and aftermarket "stage 1" camshafts.
custom turbo kit
engine has NO PCV VALVE only a open breather/catch can type of crank case pressure relief.
the engine produces anywhere between 250 to 400whp depending on which gear im in and how much turbo boost pressure im running.
i daily drive the car everywhere. mainly i do short trips back and fourth to work which is only 4km one way. usually during the weekend i hit the highway to visit my GF who lives 75km away. so i get a good 80/20% mix of short trip/highway driving.
i don't drive aggressively at all. rpm's are usually kept under 2500rpm 90% of the time. occasionally i the itch to shred the tires but not very often anymore.
currently im running royal purple 5w30. so far its been in there for about 4 months and i racked up about 4500km on the oil and it's looking a little dirty now.
im thinking of changing it at the 6 month mark which im gonna estimate will have about 5500-6000km.
my main concern is that it could be too long of a time frame for the oil since of the extreme short trips i do most of the time. and the fact that the engine has no PCV valve to suck out some of the condensation from the crankcase.
especially now since it's winter time and the extreme cold temp. the oil rarley ever gets up to any good normal operation temperature in the short driving distance during the week. i think the oil take a beating under these conditions.
does anyone think i should shorten the time/mileage for my OCI? given the fact of the short trips/no pcv valve and high power output of the engine.
thanks in advance.
