first day driving my dc5r !

[RA73DR]

are you saying for.me to confirm if its burning oil or are you confirming your crx burns lol

[Daveho1]

well my civic burns but im saying you should confirm too before to much stress

[RA73DR]

hate that feeling of buying a used car then feeling like your waiting for things to unravel lol.
will update how it gos later on during the day

[Daveho1]

did u do a compression test prior to buying the car? although this only give a limited view of the engine overall health it is worth doing.

[RA73DR]

nah man i didnt. i want to get it done though wheee can i do it ?
its just rhat ticking noise drives me nuts really want to know what it is searxhed the net and a few people said may be timing belt tensioner . what do you guys recomend for break pads ? the ppl eho did my clutch recomended ebc red stuff didnt hear about it till they told me. also planning on just changing the fronts as i dont see a need for the back period ? its not like im doind hand brakies or something lol

[curtis265]

Any mechanic could do the compression/leakdown check.

[RA73DR]

i jus checked the enginr oil several times. the main oil is like half way and then you have like a trail of oil on the edge leading to the full.

surely the oil must be covering the dipstick to the full not only half eay with the edges having a trail ?

[RA73DR]

its only been driven approx 550km since service of oil filter and 5w40 full synthetic oil

[Daveho1]

are u 100% its was at full after the service??

[RA73DR]

are u 100% its was at full after the service??

yes i checked it several times and saw it was covering that hole at the full line

[Daveho1]

and the engine was cool when u where checking?

[DreadAngel]

good ass info here^^^ OP allow me to clarify a few of my opinions;

i didnt mention adjustablilty on shocks as for one koni yellows arnt adjustable in the way coilovers are

Yup, Koni Yellow only 4 step adjustment unlike BC's 30 step adjustment however the 30 steps in most of the cheaper coilovers don't have a profound effect [ie There isn't much different between step 1-3] and can be grouped by 4-5 steps so effectively it can be treated as 6-7 step with perhaps some .5's in there.

nah mate 5w40. if it did need bumping up do you think i should go 10w40 or 15w40 . also im at work so car will be parked till 7 will check it at like 4pm or so and report back. thanx mate and everyone else for all the help

RA73DR, drive the car from cold for a little around the block to warm up the oil for a bit. Check the dipstick by measuring from where the majority of the oil is resting not from the little dribble. Fill it up to the full line then keep checking it every 2-3 drives and keep us informed. This way we will know for sure how much its burning and see if its within tolerance.