Keeping my old honda civic and want to try Valvoline R/P

[MetalSlug]

Been put up ad for selling my 2006 honda civic since I have my Lexus, today I just realized the civic still looking good and nothing wrong with it. So I wash it and bought a new battery and air up the tires, checking fluid and just drive around. Got it inspection and renew the tag. Drive pretty dang good and smooth since i put 4 new tires not long ago.

Made up my mind im going to keep it $2000-2400 is really nothing.

I want to try Valvoline R/P 5w30 , civic is 1.8L 194k miles with STP blue oil filter. How long my OCI should I try ?

 

[BrendanC]

how was it maintained previously?

 

[Oliveoil2]

Sounds good, or maybe you know someone that needs a good car?

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Your Civic has the minder, which will tell you what OCI to use

 

[melk]

I go 4-5k miles between OCI usually. switching over to VRP 5w30 on everything

 

[FZ1]

Been put up ad for selling my 2006 honda civic since I have my Lexus, today I just realized the civic still looking good and nothing wrong with it. So I wash it and bought a new battery and air up the tires, checking fluid and just drive around. Got it inspection and renew the tag. Drive pretty dang good and smooth since i put 4 new tires not long ago.

Made up my mind im going to keep it $2000-2400 is really nothing.

I want to try Valvoline R/P 5w30 , civic is 1.8L 194k miles with STP blue oil filter. How long my OCI should I try ?

Different strokes. You shudda cleaned up the Civic and kept it, before, you bought the Lexus. I think your Civic could be worth 3500-4000 to the right buyer. You gotta, also, pay the Insurance and Maintenace to keep it while it continues to lose value, so it ain't nothin' to keep it..........Wax it up and sell it for 3500-4000. Hope this helps. .02

 

[macarose]

Keep up with that same OCI and top off when or if you need to.

 

[Merek]

A former coworker has one of those Civic's. I know years ago it seemed every used car lot had them in abundance so I took it that people didn't keep them for very long. I'd probably just keep it and run it until the wheels fell off. I'm more into the EJs myself and have 97 & 99 HX models. I'm sure you'd be fine to go at least 5k and then cut the filter open to see if there's anything in there.

The 97 has 225k and currently running that with a Wix XP filter, I plan on changing it out sometime this spring and should have a couple thousand on it by then.

 

[dubber09]

How sludged up do you think the engine is? If it is, and filter not very easily accessible (e.g. removing front pass wheel etc) then may be run VRP for 2-3k miles and then do oil and filter change. If engine is not sludged up then I think you can run it 3-4k miles.
I just recently had experience with one relatively clean engine and one very dirty. 'Clean' one had filter only change after 1500 miles and getting full oil change after 3k miles, filter was cut and had some sludge inside, no carbon chunks. 'Dirty' engine had full oil and filter change after 2k miles, way more sludge in filter, no chunks.

 

[facility1]

keep it as a spare car and run Valvoline 5w-30 R&P,and a good Fram ultra filter, all from Walmart at 4-5 k ,,,what year is your Lexus ? if fairly higher milage just use the same 5w-30 Valvoline R&P too.

 

[MetalSlug]

It’s will be fun testing out this oil on this 194k miles civic.

I wonder if VPR having seal restore additive like high miles oil does.

 

[Patman]

Your Civic has the minder, which will tell you what OCI to use

Except that minder could likely signal an 8000+ mile interval which is not what you want to do with the first interval with VRP. If an engine is suspected to need a lot of cleaning up I wouldn’t want to run it beyond 4-5k on the first run.

 

[PontiacHO]

Sell it before experimenting with an engine cleaning oil. It’s not unheard of create unwanted results that will either require more expense to repair (dropping the pan to clean, oil pump, tensioner, etc.). As you’ve mentioned, “new tires, cleaned up, and running great”. It will never be worth more than right now.

 

[nwjones18]

Having a spare car is always the right call if you have space imo

 

[Patman]

Sell it before experimenting with an engine cleaning oil. It’s not unheard of create unwanted results that will either require more expense to repair (dropping the pan to clean, oil pump, tensioner, etc.). As you’ve mentioned, “new tires, cleaned up, and running great”. It will never be worth more than right now.

VRP is a pretty gentle cleaner though. I have yet to hear of it causing any problems

 

[MetalSlug]

Does VRP ( learning new word lol ) having seal conditioning like high miles oil ?

 

[Patman]

Does VRP ( learning new word lol ) having seal conditioning like high miles oil ?

It doesn’t list it on the jug that I have right here

 

[MetalSlug]

Hmm how that oil work in high Miles engine

 

[Patman]

Hmm how that oil work in high Miles engine

It was designed to help high mileage engines become cleaner so it’s perfect for the job here

 

[Analog-1]

Trade in value of the 2006 Civic is about 800.00 bucks. Street value who knows probably not much more.