I am soon to inherit a GOOD car from my parents, as they are going to move to one car this summer and don't want the hassle of trading in two cars. In addition, I have started a new job where I am putting on about 400 miles a week during commuting. By switching from the F150 to the Civic, I will be saving $20-30 a week.
The car has received dealer oil changes as per the MM, so I don't anticipate any issues. With the current M1 rebates, I am looking to pick up a few jugs of M1 AFE 0w20 and a few M-110A filters. As they say they can go 20k and have been tested to double the manufacturer, I figure that I will run the filters for 2-4 oil changes, as 2 OCI is the norm for Honda. This will save me a lot of time under the car.
As a matter of practice, I always run a shot of Techron through the tank before an oil change to keep the fuel system up to snuff.
I plan to pay my parents to buy 2 sets while I will pick up the third. The first rebate has already gone to the F150.
These OCIs will be easy on the oil and allow for any cleaning to take place. I don't know where we will go from there, though. I anticipate keeping the car for quite a while. It has only around 75k on the clock and should be good to go unless some NY under carriage rot has already started.
Any advice on actions or what should be done differently? I have the next month or two to stock up and get to work.
Any tidbits of advice on the upcoming major services (100k, etc)?
The car has received dealer oil changes as per the MM, so I don't anticipate any issues. With the current M1 rebates, I am looking to pick up a few jugs of M1 AFE 0w20 and a few M-110A filters. As they say they can go 20k and have been tested to double the manufacturer, I figure that I will run the filters for 2-4 oil changes, as 2 OCI is the norm for Honda. This will save me a lot of time under the car.
As a matter of practice, I always run a shot of Techron through the tank before an oil change to keep the fuel system up to snuff.
I plan to pay my parents to buy 2 sets while I will pick up the third. The first rebate has already gone to the F150.
These OCIs will be easy on the oil and allow for any cleaning to take place. I don't know where we will go from there, though. I anticipate keeping the car for quite a while. It has only around 75k on the clock and should be good to go unless some NY under carriage rot has already started.
Any advice on actions or what should be done differently? I have the next month or two to stock up and get to work.
Any tidbits of advice on the upcoming major services (100k, etc)?
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