2002 Civic question
01-24-2003, 05:21 AM
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2002 Civic question
hi and sorry for my ignorance
a 2002 civic ex is vtec or i vtec ?
also , why was i told by a honda dealer that the first oil change for the abopve car must be done at 5000miles?
I told him ill change the oil every 3ooo and he said you gotta do it at 5000 cause of the special addictives in the oil
was he bull****ing me or not
a 2002 civic ex is vtec or i vtec ?
also , why was i told by a honda dealer that the first oil change for the abopve car must be done at 5000miles?
I told him ill change the oil every 3ooo and he said you gotta do it at 5000 cause of the special addictives in the oil
was he bull****ing me or not
01-24-2003, 06:04 AM
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I believe it's an I-vtec. At least my rents 03 is. As far as the oil, funny you should ask. My dad is having a heart attack with the whole 5000 mile thing. He's been into the dealer four times now to see if they've changed their mind. It's not going to hurt anything on the first 5k miles. It will help break in the engine a lot better. I keep trying to tell this to my dad, but the last time he was at the dealer, I think he checked on the price of a new set of rings for it. I think it's funny. You're fine dude. Just make sure after the 5k you have a regular schedule of maintanance.
h: it is just normal vtec. I just checked.
01-24-2003, 04:43 PM
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yea its regular vtec, and oil change every 5000. i was doin it on 3000 and then the lady at the service department told me to only get it 5000 miles. she said that honda says to change it every 10000, but the dealership thought that was crazy.
01-24-2003, 04:45 PM
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so is that what the service indicator on the dash is for? I noticed it goes off ever 5k miles or so. Or is this just newer civics with vtec? Or am I retarded....
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Re: 2002 Civic question
Originally posted by LxAccord97
hi and sorry for my ignorance
a 2002 civic ex is vtec or i vtec ?
also , why was i told by a honda dealer that the first oil change for the abopve car must be done at 5000miles?
I told him ill change the oil every 3ooo and he said you gotta do it at 5000 cause of the special addictives in the oil
was he bull****ing me or not
hi and sorry for my ignorance
a 2002 civic ex is vtec or i vtec ?
also , why was i told by a honda dealer that the first oil change for the abopve car must be done at 5000miles?
I told him ill change the oil every 3ooo and he said you gotta do it at 5000 cause of the special addictives in the oil
was he bull****ing me or not
Mike