Oil choice dilemma ....

cant fault the feo, dealerships uses it in their personal cars and have been for years, everything from 50s mercedes to new hsvs.... it lubricates well

i swapped out to regular FEO today using hamp filter and j's racing sump bolt
also changed my coolant and replaced the busted heater hose

i just run the sump bolt because the car has over 300k kms on it and im curious as to see if theres any scum in the oil

the bolt itself did have a few very small metallic particles on it but most of it was in the form of a fine sludge that seemed to be attraced to the magnetic bolt
i think the magnetic bolt would have more effect on gearbox applications - i bought them in a set and installed one on both the sump and the gearbox plugs in the last service

i will run the Feo Ultra i took out of the car today through some paper towels 2moro for further analysis

Hey Saint, any further updates on how the oil went?

I was just speaking to Honda about feeding the Ultra to my EK and this was there response:

Hi Scott,

Hope you're well today mate,

I'm just after some details on the Honda OEM oil for my EK 98 Civic. The car has
60,000kms on it.

Would you be able to please tell me what oil you would recommend - I don't know if
it's worth going to the new Ultra FEO fully synthetic oil as the 98 Civic wasn't
originally designed to run on it and I'm worried about potential side effects on the
seals? What are your thoughts?

Also, could you please quote me 'mates rate' price on the Ultra and the normal FEO
oil (I may pick up a couple of bottles)?

Thanks again,
Cheers,
Alvis


Hi Alvis,

Mate you are quite right. Honda only recommend the FEO ultra for Hondas built 2002 onwards.
The seals wouldn't so much be the problem but more of a higher possibility of glazing
the bores with a full synthetic.

Honda do the standard FEO in 4 litre bottles only. I can do a 4l bottle for you at $39.60
inc GST.

Regards,

Scott Martin
Group Parts Manager

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good stuff. Straight from the horses mouth.

yeah i changed back to normal FEO - car just didnt run right on ultra and it was burning the oil really quickly

i get FEO in 5ltr bottles for the same prices ... lol

5 ltrs! Damn, and I thought I was on a good thing LOL ;)

How often does the sump nut have to be changed?

Never unless you have destroyed it.

washer everytime

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Bludger

Never unless you have destroyed it.

washer everytime

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perfect :)

cheers Bludger

i bought J's racing plugs for the sump and the transmission - ill never replace them again - but do the washer everytime

Thanks Saint - good advice :)