mixing oil.

[mattchuej8]

Hey guys,

Got an 04 accord euro ive been driving i drive it around a lot lately and i can hear a lot more engine noie so i thought id check oil levels and i presumed they are low.
below the lowest marker..
anyway question is, is it alright to mix oils? i got it serviced ages ago and im not sure what oil they put in, but ive got oil laying around that i use to use for my old civic. is it alright to top it up with that?
i only have like 2500kms till next service anyway.


regards.

[WATAJK]

Well as long as its the same
Example.. 5-40w

If you get what i mean..

[mattchuej8]

yeah thats the thing im not sure what they put in lol ><
ive got 25W-60 laying around. mind you it is a car with 147000kms on it.

[DC2-PWR]

yeah thats the thing im not sure what they put in lol ><
ive got 25W-60 laying around. mind you it is a car with 147000kms on it.

Thats waay too thick,

5W-20 should be for the accords from memory

[DLO01]

Na, don't mix man. Call the Mech and find out what they used. Then use the rest for the next service.

[hondaEK4]

i did this on my car, but only to get to the store to buy flush and oil.
But if your doing it to get around the 2500km, do an oil change and in your service tell them not to do the oil.

[MWAKU]

just do the service 2,500KMs earlier? presuming ur going by the book and doing it every 10,000KMs, doing it on 7,500 aint going to do nothing but good

[mattchuej8]

truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue,
money is scarce though, just bought springs and ive got rego next month haha lovin life --'
thanks for input guys.

[MWAKU]

hmms if money is scarce just change the oil urself, its not too hard

[Chapman2233]

Just get it serviced early.

[MWAKU]

there seems to be an echo in the thread

[mattchuej8]

15w-40 is what they used, semi synthetic.
went down to kmart to buy some oil closes i could find was 10w-40 (1L for $13)semi syn and it worked wonders, car seems to running smoother and quieter too.

[krogoth]

hmmmmmmmm

the euro is recomended 15w-40?

thats a bit odd