1. What kind of vehicle you have? Honda Civic LX (2011) 27,000 miles
2. What your owner's manual says -- not just viscosity, but certifications (look for acronyms like API SM, ILSAC GF-4, etc.) and change intervals as well?
Viscosity- 5w20, Change Intervals determined by oil change monitoring system. *I ignore this system and change oil every 5k miles for peace of mind.
3. Where you live? Indiana
4. How you drive (easy? hard? fast? slow?) I drive easy and relatively slow. Keep rpm's under 2500.....
5. What your daily drive is like (short trips? long trips? city? highway?) Short trips (16 miles round trip) includes 1 20 minute idle picking up my son from school.
6. Whether your car has any known problems? No known problems.
* I am concerned about wear at startup and especially during the winter, and I am also concerned about the 20 minutes of idling that I have to do 5 days a week to pick up my son.... therefore the oil I currently use is M1 EP 5w20 for the pao content and it's inclusion as a group VI oil. I want the best as I plan to drive this car until the wheels fall off. Thanks!
2. What your owner's manual says -- not just viscosity, but certifications (look for acronyms like API SM, ILSAC GF-4, etc.) and change intervals as well?
Viscosity- 5w20, Change Intervals determined by oil change monitoring system. *I ignore this system and change oil every 5k miles for peace of mind.
3. Where you live? Indiana
4. How you drive (easy? hard? fast? slow?) I drive easy and relatively slow. Keep rpm's under 2500.....
5. What your daily drive is like (short trips? long trips? city? highway?) Short trips (16 miles round trip) includes 1 20 minute idle picking up my son from school.
6. Whether your car has any known problems? No known problems.
* I am concerned about wear at startup and especially during the winter, and I am also concerned about the 20 minutes of idling that I have to do 5 days a week to pick up my son.... therefore the oil I currently use is M1 EP 5w20 for the pao content and it's inclusion as a group VI oil. I want the best as I plan to drive this car until the wheels fall off. Thanks!
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