The Oil Thread Explained

[Black_DC5_R]

Japan freezes over and snows, so the oil there must start lighter, which is why they use a 5W-30 rather than a 10W-30, with us being in the desert, sorta...

And to the person who says not to just take the word of someone off a DVD, HE'S THE HEAD OF SPOON!!!

[aaronng]

And to the person who says not to just take the word of someone off a DVD, HE'S THE HEAD OF SPOON!!!

And your point? I'm saying that he's telling you to use Jap-spec Honda oil, which is 5w-40 fully synthetic. Are you going to contradict yourself by saying that we should follow what Mr. Ichishima said and NOT to use Aus-spec 10w-30 mineral Honda FEO? Or are you going to literally take what he says at face value and use 10w-30 mineral oil when he is talking about 5w-40 synthetic oil? Seems that working at a Ferrari dealership doesn't necessarily improve technical knowledge.

[Spunkymonkey]

Who put the pistons in? Might have arranged the oil control and compression rings with the gap in the same side when it's meant to be on opposite sides for each subsequent ring.

Honda technician aaronng

Gonna check it this morning

[BlitZ]

Honda technician aaronng

Gonna check it this morning

could be valve job or bad hone

[black_dc5_type_r]

He was quoted in saying "to use the oil recommended by HONDA"...

Go back and read it... yawn...

Arronng, you're boring.....

[stk-civic]

just wondering,
i have the original Honda Owner's Manual dating back to 1987.
In there, it doesn't tell you a specific oil or weight, only says "use SE or SF grade detergent oil only". And it has a diagram on wat weight is available at diff temperatures. What does SE and SF mean?
What oil do u recommend for a 88 CRX non-vtec, engine has done 320,000km and doesn't blow smoke?
i have done an oil change with 15-40w but that rattling sound u mentioned in ur first thread occured right after, toO thin? pretty thick to me.

[tinkerbell]

What does SE and SF mean?

they are old API ratings

What oil do u recommend for a 88 CRX non-vtec, engine has done 320,000km and doesn't blow smoke?

for Sydney, I’d say 10W-40

i have done an oil change with 15-40w but that rattling sound u mentioned in ur first thread occured right after, toO thin? pretty thick to me.

rattling might indicate you have a serious problem with your engine. if it started straight after the oil change - you have done something wrong and should seek to remedy it immediately.

for more (accurate adn useful) information regarding oil, please see here:

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

[stk-civic]

i figured out the noise, got nothing to do with the oil (Changed oil again to make sure). its actually my aircon unit. maybe a belt or the bearings or something.
but will it Screw anything up in the long run if i leave it, i can't afford to fix it.

And thnx tinkerbell for reply

[NSPYRE]

He was quoted in saying "to use the oil recommended by HONDA"...

Go back and read it... yawn...

Arronng, you're boring.....

are u serious? cant u see wat aaronng is trying to say...? go back and read wat he wrote again

[tinkerbell]

i figured out the noise, got nothing to do with the oil (Changed oil again to make sure). its actually my aircon unit. maybe a belt or the bearings or something.

ahhh, phew! good news

but will it Screw anything up in the long run if i leave it, i can't afford to fix it.

you can remove the A/C belt (which should stop the noise) - my guess it might be the pulley tensioner or the air-con compressors clutch? if it is either of these, you just need to replace them, so doubt it will screw anything up if left for the time being?

And thnx tinkerbell for reply

no problem...