Originally Posted By: Quest
why?! No boutique oils like RP or Amsoil in them?
j/k folks. It's practically looking like new, so enjoy and keep doing what you've been doing (oil-change wise).
Q.
Yup, won't change a thing. Amsoil and other high end oil would be a waste in my car.
Originally Posted By: mclasser
Looks fantastic. A nice tight timing belt and regular oil changes like you've been doing will ensure 300K+ miles for that engine.
Yup, the old timing belt had 85k on it and looks like it can re-sold. It was still nice and tight.
Originally Posted By: Kool1
I have 172,000 miles on my CRV with a diet of synthetic since new and my cam lobes don't look as nice as yours. Do you warm your car up before you drive?
I always warm up my car 30secs to a minute. Never drive off right away. Not sure how valid this is but i think that WOT keeps the engine clean and running really well. I WOT a few times per gas tank.
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
That really was a great engine. The rest of the car sort of self-destructed around it, but the engine is a gem!
Not sure what you mean by self-destructed.
Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe
Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe
Looks great! Cleaner than my B18 was when I pulled the valve cover off of my old '95 Integra back in 2007 when it had around 120k on it. The previous owner changed it every 5,000 miles with whatever conventional the dealership used (bulk 5W-30). I did the same for the next 100,000 miles, except usually with a synthetic instead.
Just for fun, here was mine at 120k with the 5k conventional changes:
These are fantastic engines. Long life, peppy and very fuel efficient.