Recent content by will77

I'd go for the Mazda 3 or another Civic. Try to get a stick shift as it will probably be more fun to drive, and cost a little less. I taught myself on the 5spd Civic I now have (I drove an automatic Civic the same year as mine, it felt like a different car, much less fun to drive). I also might...

An 88 Bronco II was my first vehicle (the block cracked or I would still have it) , and a 95' Explorer was my second vehicle I drove the Explorer up until this August. Both of these vehicles were driven between the ages of 16-18 when I did some very stupid driving especially with the Explorer...

My owners manual states to use 5W-20 energy conserving oil only, I don't even know if there is a 5W-20 oil without the starburst. The car is also still under warranty and I assume I should be using the oil the manual states to use in order to not void the warranty.

Hi everyone I've been debating on what MTF to put in my 5 spd Honda Civic, the factory fill is fine once the car is warmed up but seems to be really notchy in cold weather especially going from 2nd to 3rd when its cold out (doesn't help my shifting ability any especially since this the the first...

I'd also be interested to know about using auto-rx during break in, and at what dosage. I currently have an 09' Honda Civic with 600 miles on it.

This is one of the reasons I'm waiting on until later on this winter to begin my stash of motor oil and filters. If the price of oil continues to drop within the next few months then they will have to lower the prices of oil, on the other hand though excessive inflation could cause prices to rise.

$2.30 is the cheapest here in Oklahoma City if you want ethanol in your gas, if you don't it's around $2.50. Cheap gas is one of the things I like about living in Oklahoma.

I just bought a new 09' Honda Civic MT it now has 200 miles on it and when I received it from the dealership it had about 50. So far I have been following the manuals recommendations to avoid full throttle starts and rapid acceleration, and to vary engine rpms and not use cruise control. Is this...

Hi everyone I just bought a new Honda Civic and figure I should come up with some kind of detail routine for it. I already have Liquid Glass, Meguiars Deep Crystal Step 3, and meguiars gold class that I used on my old car. I do not have a buffer and don't really have any interest in buying one...

OKC, but by the time of the first oil change I will probably be in good enough shape to do it myself. Will it matter for the warantee records if I decide to get it done myself or at another independent shop?

So do you think it's best for me to just get the oil changed at the dealer until the warantee runs out? Since I can get away with running any oil and will be following the MM anyway?

So should I just go to the dealer for oil changes until it's out of warranty so I have a record of them? I usually like to change the oil myself and thought I might use a synthetic like PP or M1 since I'm make short trips often but on the other hand it might make more since to just use dino...

I am a college student at OU so I usually only drive once or twice a week. I make some short trips every once in a while during the week usually under 10 miles most of the time to run to the store ect. One thing that concerns me though is I recently had surgery and am still recovering so...

Hi everyone I'm new to this forum and just got a great deal on an 09' Honda Civic EX Coupe. I plan on keeping this car until it falls apart. My previous car was a 95 Ford Explorer and I know absolutely nothing about Honda's. So what oil and filter combination has good results in the 1.8L motor...