woodchuck

hihi all,

what type of oil do i need for my 1997 civic ex? does it need natural oil, or synthetic oil?

any recommendations for specific brand/type oil to use?

thanks in advance!

woodchuck

KC_JoNeS

The best oil for your car's engine is 85W140. It is thick, so it works the best. :lmfao: :screwy: :slap:

96gsintegra

hm... i use 10w 30. im not into the synthetic stuff but its up to u. 5w30 or 10w 30 is your best bets

woodchuck

ok, thanks

the reason i need to know is because i will be taking my car to Mr. Lube to do my next oil change. up to now i have been taking it to a local honda dealership to do my oil changes, but they are ripping me off. each time i go there, they find something wrong with my car that costs hundreds to fix. in my last 4 visits the bill has been close to $1000 each. my car has had zero problems (outside of following the Honda maintenance schedule) until i started bringing my car to them.

what can we do about unethical dealerships?

Green Fastback

that maintenançe,however is not only change oil ,so if you gonna start do yourself,beware and dont forget basic things like oil gas and air filter and AC if you hade,sparkplugs and gearboxoil,of course schedule has it his on maintenançe books avaiable on your car manual
About oil,in doubt Mobil 1

jweltch

:reechy:

Kai

Four quarts of 5W30 will do the job.

96GreenCivic

Oil change = DIY. It's way cheaper and you know it's done right.

TeHJuSTiN

I'm too lazy. Have to get someone to pick up on the fender so I can slide a jack under it, have to wait on the engine to cool, etc. Easier just to spend the extra $10 and let someone else do it in 20 mins.

Kai

Ideally, it should be done with the engine as hot as possible.