***Official What did you do to your Integra today***

[45SET]

pics?

You'd think starting at 10am that you'd be done before it gets dark...

You'd guess wrong. Pic's shall be up/taken tomorrow.

[Indie]

Sigh. If I wasn't saving for a trip, I'd have something to contribute. As it is, I haven't touched my half-completed car for months.

What were your old wheels, Dubstein? Up for sale? :P

[CivicEGSI]

Hahahaahahaha advanti medusa's 17", I'd hope you wouldn't disgrace a teg with them xD

[integragsi96]

cant really say today but yesterday i gave my car a service with nulon 10w40 full synthetic!
car runs so much better now.

[CivicEGSI]

Whats better for a honda 10w30 or 10w40??

[charliebrown]

What's the differences for using synthetic? Besides the ridiculous price... i'm not sure what mine is. It says "combined with synthetic technology" so im guessing it's semi-synthetic? 10w-40 btw. only ever used this so not sure what the differences are, but good price, especially when on sale

[Super-DA9]

Whats better for a honda 10w30 or 10w40??

all depends on the condition of you're motor. usually most 90's hondas will burn 10W30 under heavy driving because it's thin and tends to burn on high revving engines with a bit of milage on them.

the first number, in this case 10W, represents the base thickness of the oil. the higher the number, the thicker the oil is to start with, and the lower it is the thinner. most cars come out new with a 10W oil in them, or in some cases 5W.

the second number in this case, 30 represents how much the oil thins out under heat (high rpm, hot temperatures). the higher the second number, the less the oil thins out under heat and high RPM, which is a common cause of oil burning and blue smoke at high RPM. so with high RPM engines usually it's better to have something higher then 30 unless it's pretty new or really low kms i guess.

here's a range of popular oil viscosities in an order of thinner oils to thicker oils:
0W40, 5W30, 5W40, 5W50, 10W30, 10W40, 10W50, 15W40, 15W50, 20W50, 20W60

the best way to pick the right oil thickness for your car is experimenting on which oils burn and which don't.

say if you have a 10W40 oil in your engine, and it burns easily then it's time to step up to a 15W thickness. however if it only burns at the very top end then instead of a 10W40, you could use a 10W50, as it doesn't thin out as easily and can handle higher temperatures.

another thing to look for is oil "grade", this represents the quality of the oil in terms of friction modifiers, detergents etc. it is written on the back of the bottle in fine print and will be two letters beginning with S, for example "SL". the way you read it is the further the second letter is towards "Z" in the alphabet, the higher the oil quality is, or the richer in additives I guess you could say. the highest I've seen mineral oil is "SN" and synthetics go as high as "SM". generally I try to pick an SM grade synthetic for my car.

hope this helps give a better understanding

[Super-DA9]

What's the differences for using synthetic? Besides the ridiculous price... i'm not sure what mine is. It says "combined with synthetic technology" so im guessing it's semi-synthetic? 10w-40 btw. only ever used this so not sure what the differences are, but good price, especially when on sale

if it says "combined" then it is semi-synthetic.

mineral oils are the basic oil design. affordable, comes in a large range of viscosities and can reach a slightly higher grade then synthetics. (SN)

synthetics are an oil thats designed to be fast flowing, and keep the inside of your engine clean of sludge, but are expensive.

semi-synthetics are a mineral oil with an infused blend of synthetic, designed to be a good balance between the two or a more affordable alternative to synthetic.

[charliebrown]

What do you mean by 'burns oil'? Like as in your oil level drops?

and i can't find the grade on the back of my bottle no fine print!

and ONTOPIC! hoping the weather clears up a bit so i can attach my rear visor

[Super-DA9]

What do you mean by 'burns oil'? Like as in your oil level drops?

and i can't find the grade on the back of my bottle no fine print!

when oil level drops at an abnormal rate and you don't have any leaks, or drops significantly after driving it hard, or you're car lets out blue smoke at high rpm, it's burning.

what oil do you have? I'll tell you it's grade. and it will be on the back somewhere, it has to be. might just be hard to find. :/

[CivicEGSI]

SuperDa9 is oil technician Nah thanks for all the info dude, very helpful +1 so 10w30/40 would be good for say, a "95 b16a? and just say it was like "SZ" It would be ****ing ridiculously good?

[charliebrown]

Can't rep super-da9 since i did a while back wtf lol

I'm using castrol magnatec 10w-40.

I had a period when i drove my car hard for a while but my oil level has never dropped. Does that mean i should continue to use this oil grade?