Honda 5W-30 maintenance study in 2008 Civic Si

[televascular]

Honda did confirm that total engine revolutions and number of cold starts has an effect on the OLM. Anything else, like you say, is just speculation.

On a sidenote, I will be posting a UOA in a couple weeks for a 16,000mi sample of Amsoil 0w-30 using an EaO filter. Yeah I know, I'm excited too.

 

[addyguy]

Did you get the third UOa back for this engine yet?

 

[JoeFromPA]

Televe - That's so funny. I'm about 3-4 months away from an SSO 0w30 change I'm going to do at 16,000 miles.

Maybe I'll see yours and decide to one up you by going an extra 1000 miles :0

Joe

 

[televascular]

Or conversely, you'll see my UOA and wish you changed your oil thousands of miles ago. We'll see!

 

[JoeFromPA]

Nah, I already have a UOA from 14,500 miles on SSO....it did great. IIRC, TBN was around 3.2 at the end. But I was also adding a quart every 4.2k miles or so....that's decreased to about 1 quart every 6k miles.

Joe

 

[televascular]

The original plan was to hang on until 20,000... but I'm chicken. I've only needed 1/5th of a quart to keep it topped off so the oil looks black-ish.

Getting a bit anxious.

 

[FZ1]

When in Doubt;Dump it out!

 

[ZGRider]

cderalow:

If I owed a Civic, I wouldn't be obsessive about engine oil and start worrying about the auto trans as they "grenade" with surprising regularity. Hondas Civics have gained a reputation for blown automatic transmissions as of late. I would only buy one with a manual transmission, do some searches on the internet. Change that trans fluid as often as possible.

 

[OrdnanceMarine]

Originally Posted By: ZGRider
cderalow:

If I owed a Civic, I wouldn't be obsessive about engine oil and start worrying about the auto trans as they "grenade" with surprising regularity. Hondas Civics have gained a reputation for blown automatic transmissions as of late. I would only buy one with a manual transmission, do some searches on the internet. Change that trans fluid as often as possible.


Just a heads up....the Si has only ever been made with a manual transmission.

 

[d00df00d]

The Civic Si only comes in manual.

EDIT: haha, beaten to it...

 

[ZGRider]

Sorry, I wasn't aware of Civic Si being a standard only. Most people buy automatic trans Hondas

 

[firemachine69]

Originally Posted By: OrdnanceMarine
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette

Is the 4 door Civic Si really worth the extra money over the 4 door Civic Ex ?


Depends on what you're looking for in a Civic. The Si is quite a different animal than the R18 powered Civics (LX/EX) with 60 more HP stock (more like 70 since dyno results seem to point to the Si being underrated), a close ratio 6-speed manual, LSD, totally different handling characteristics, better brakes, etc. It's also a better platform to start with if you enjoy tuning.



And if you enjoy paying out the rear to your insurance provider...

 

[OrdnanceMarine]

Originally Posted By: firemachine69

And if you enjoy paying out the rear to your insurance provider...


I know, insurance is a real killer

. Let's see here, my current 6-month premium for my Si is $284.10 for 100k/300k/100k and $500 deductible living in California. Is $570/year really that bad?

Seriously though, my CR-V is cheaper but there ain't much cheaper than a CR-V to insure!

 

[firemachine69]

I was speaking for us younger |(read: male, single, and under 25) folks.

 

[d00df00d]

I don't see that as a relevant complaint. If you're looking for a car that makes driving fun, you'll almost certainly be paying a little more for insurance no matter what you buy.

Plus, I don't think the Civic Si is exactly a nightmare to insure. I looked at one once and IIRC it was only going to cost me marginally more to insure than a humdrum Civic.

EDIT: I was 24 at the time, BTW.

 

[FZ1]

Interesting,but the sump capacity is not 2,is it? What is the source of the 15 micron rating? Good to see the fuel come down.