I have a 1993 Honda civic hatchback with 495,000 kms on it. Out of curiosity I would like to see how far it can go. I bought this new, back in '93 and it has been a great car without any issues except regular maintenance - timing belts, etc.
Historically, I would usually use regular Quaker State dino 5-30 oil and a Canadian Tire filter, but would buy whatever was on sale really. Typical timings between changes would be 5000 kms. I drive about 20 mins on a highway to work and live in the Canadian prairies (often -40 days in the winter); incidently, I never plug in the block heater during the winter either. Sometimes during the winter I have used synthetic as a treat for the engine and I believe it really helps during the cold, and would switch back to dino for the summers. I had a bit of an oil leak recently but fixed with a replaced oil sending unit.
Anyway, what oil should I be using to get max life - or just keep doing what I have been doing with random products?
Thanks all!
Historically, I would usually use regular Quaker State dino 5-30 oil and a Canadian Tire filter, but would buy whatever was on sale really. Typical timings between changes would be 5000 kms. I drive about 20 mins on a highway to work and live in the Canadian prairies (often -40 days in the winter); incidently, I never plug in the block heater during the winter either. Sometimes during the winter I have used synthetic as a treat for the engine and I believe it really helps during the cold, and would switch back to dino for the summers. I had a bit of an oil leak recently but fixed with a replaced oil sending unit.
Anyway, what oil should I be using to get max life - or just keep doing what I have been doing with random products?
Thanks all!