which oil for my Honda Civic

[AKhan87]

it is a 96 honda civic lx, has a D16Y7, burn a lil oil at really high rpms (usually if i take it out of town where it is very hilly) doesn't burn any oil in St. Louis, MO even though it gets fairly hilly here, i was using Super-Tech at 3k OCI with Puralator Classic Filter, it would get fairly dirty on the dipstick around 3k so i would change it, but being here on BITOG lately i see people do 5k on conventional? thats insane but seem like a good way to save money, all that being said. the car has 175k miles and the engine runs amazing other then the random low idling sometimes, I'm getting 32-34 mpg highway out here in STL. So there are no oil leaks, have already checked for everything, so is High Mileage oil a good idea? i mean isn't that generally for oil leaks? please pour in suggestions with explanations, i am thinking of using Super-Tech Full Synthetic as before but running on Puralator PureOne (4.20ish at AAP if bought in bulk) on 5k OCI, they have this amazing deal on Havoline Full Synthetic for $19.99 at AAP with Puralator PureOne filter, is Havoline Full Synthetic a good oil? Please advice.

 

[walk23]

Unless you have filters at hand, the Havoline Synthetic is an excellent deal. I've been impressed with the used oil analysis of Mobil 5000 conventional and it is only about $13 at Wal Mart. I would pare that with a Purolator Classic and run it to 5 K.

 

[Dave Hess]

10w30 conventional

 

[Brule]

I know my engine is different from yours, but valvoline maxlife didn't do anything but hurt mpg. Maybe Mobil 1 High Mileage would fare better. If you try it post back with your results.

Honestly honda makes great 4 cyl engines and oil choice isn't too important. That syn havoline deal is a good one and havoline is a highly regarded oil here. It's really up to you.

Note: your engine could have specific issues so I speak of honda engines in general only.

 

[bvance554]

I don't think there is anything wrong with that ST you're running, and certainly nothing insane with changing it at 5k. Personally i'd go with the Mobile Super 5000 mentioned above. Only a few cents more than the ST.

 

[randomhero439]

Originally Posted By: bvance554
I don't think there is anything wrong with that ST you're running, and certainly nothing insane with changing it at 5k. Personally i'd go with the Mobile Super 5000 mentioned above. Only a few cents more than the ST.


+1

 

[MrMeeks]

I like RESTORE oil additive.It has helped my worn engines recover some lost compression and reduce oil burning. Havoline syn is very good

 

[tommygunn]

Is your driving mostly short trips or highway driving?

If it's more like highway driving, Honda's original OCI recommendation was 7500 miles--on 90s conventional oil! The newer Hondas with the maintenance minder can do 10k on dino!

Yes, any conventional can do 5k easily. Many, if not all, SN oils are actually synthetic blends.

Any synthetic can easily do a 7k OCI, and the better ones can handle over 10k

Any 5w30 will work. I suggest Maxlife. The original high mileage oil and still the best non-synthetic High Mileage oil. Of course, there is a full synthetic Maxlife if you can find it, and Mobil 1 High Mileage if you can't.

High Mileage will not hurt your engine and can only help it. You do not need to experience a leak to benefit from High Mileage. In fact, you can actually prevent leaks from happening in the first place!

Havoline synthetic is fine. Also, I love the PureOne filters because they have the textured grip. I also think it a better deal than Supertech syn, as the Havoline sale includes individual bottles, easier to pour, and the quart left over stays in its small unopened quart bottle as opposed to the huge jug with only a little bit of oil in it.

You could probably get 10k from Havoline synthetic.

 

[dino33]

Sounds like you got it figured out bro. My 2 cents... Valvoline MaxLife 5w30 with ceratec and an Fram Ultra filter. A good air filter and perhaps a little upper cylinder lube.

 

[Clevy]

Originally Posted By: MrMeeks
I like RESTORE oil additive.It has helped my worn engines recover some lost compression and reduce oil burning. Havoline syn is very good


We have already established that the restore additive plugs oil filters almost immediately so if the decision has been made to use it I suggest using it at the end of the interval to minimize the time the oil by-passes the filter.
There are a few pics of oil filters cut open after a run of restore and it was blatantly obvious they were plugged and likely running in by-pass.
And that stuff is a last resort. If you're planning on keeping that engine I would steer clear of restore.
MOS2 may help oil burning. Try it first before sentencing your engine to death with restore. A slow,agonizing death.

 

[charbaby]

Originally Posted By: MrMeeks
I like RESTORE oil additive.It has helped my worn engines recover some lost compression and reduce oil burning. Havoline syn is very good

And this pertains to what?

My buddy Ed(RIP) used Restore in his '97 RAM, which was burning oil about 1qt every two weeks. Restore ended up plugging the Cat Conv.

 

[Clevy]

Originally Posted By: Char Baby
Originally Posted By: MrMeeks
I like RESTORE oil additive.It has helped my worn engines recover some lost compression and reduce oil burning. Havoline syn is very good

And this pertains to what?

My buddy Ed(RIP) used Restore in his '97 RAM, which was burning oil about 1qt every two weeks. Restore ended up plugging the Cat Conv.


The product contains lead,copper and another soft metal. The particle size is big enough to get trapped by the filter.
So basically you add restore,70% is trapped by the filter and clogs it,forcing it into by-pass and for the rest of the interval you get unfiltered oil lubricating your engine.
You use that stuff in an engine that is near death and trying to squeeze those few extra miles out of til a replacement of some form can be acquired.

Mr. Meeks.
Did you completely ignore the threads that had a dissected filter that restore was used with and the filter was completely clogged. And if you did why would you recommend actually using it in anything other than a 1 quart per 100 miles oil burner.
The op's consumption is so grossly excessive that it needs to be condemned and waiting on death row? I think not.
And when a person considers there additives out there like mos2 that don't plug filters and will actually layer upon the contact points,which in effect expands the parts surface and could possibly lessen or resolve the burning issue altogether.
K. So our lesson for today Meeks is only recommend restore for use in engines that are near death,because prolonged use will lead to sludge,which I have seen firsthand and clumps of metal shards that have conglomerated which will lead to clogged oil passages.
You obviously have never opened an engine that restore was used in have you? If you say yes yet still recommend it teaches me quite alot about you.

Op. don't use restore unless your engine is so close to death that you don't care if vegetable oil goes into it.
I lost a chev 305 to this stuff. And filter pics posted here just confirmed my statements completely.

 

[bigt61]

Sounds like you were already using Super Tech Synthetic, but just changing it at 3000 miles. It is good for far longer than that as long as you stay on top of the oil level. Oil getting dark means it's cleaning, not that it's shot. 7500 should be the minimum on any synthetic, likely 10,000 will work in most cases. The Havoline deal is a good one at AAP and will also work fine, or you can just stay with the Super Tech. Unless there is an oil leak, I wouldn't use a High Mileage oil and any brand name filter will work fine in your application.

 

[JethroBodine]

Originally Posted By: 01_celica_gt
I am thinking of using Super-Tech Full Synthetic as before but running on Puralator PureOne (4.20ish at AAP if bought in bulk) on 5k OCI,


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