Oil For Winter

kicker_jace · 12-08-2006, 01:03 PM

Hi. I have an EX Coupe... and Im planning to change my oil, myself...

Im wondering if what kind of oil am I using? like weight wise...

I heard for winter you have to go with heavier weight... is that true?

thanks...

hatchbac_smokin_you · 12-08-2006, 01:25 PM

i would stick with the 5w 30 of a good oil... maybe mobil 1...the car is not designed for thicker oil..

kero · 12-08-2006, 11:31 PM

Stick with the 5w-30, thinner oil flows better in winter, thus getting to vital parts quicker on start up and preventing damaging start up wear, especially during winter.

Just use a good quality oil and good quality filter, this is more important!

**Yodums** · 12-09-2006, 04:47 AM

Maybe I'm missing something here, but he has an R18, so he should be using 5W-20 oil, should he not?

CivicWithNav · 12-09-2006, 11:20 AM

yeah stick with 5w-20...

engine is designed to have 5w-20 in it...not anything else for most efficiency

12-08-2006, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
kicker_jace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Age: 20 Posts: 799 Jayson iTrader: 1 / 100%	Oil For Winter Hi. I have an EX Coupe... and Im planning to change my oil, myself... Im wondering if what kind of oil am I using? like weight wise... I heard for winter you have to go with heavier weight... is that true? thanks...

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12-08-2006, 01:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
hatchbac_smokin_you Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,118 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i would stick with the 5w 30 of a good oil... maybe mobil 1...the car is not designed for thicker oil..

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kero Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: LI, NY Posts: 438 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Stick with the 5w-30, thinner oil flows better in winter, thus getting to vital parts quicker on start up and preventing damaging start up wear, especially during winter. Just use a good quality oil and good quality filter, this is more important!

12-09-2006, 04:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Yodums Scrodums Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 8,480 HIRO - ಠ_ಠ iTrader: 10 / 100%	Maybe I'm missing something here, but he has an R18, so he should be using 5W-20 oil, should he not?

12-09-2006, 11:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
CivicWithNav Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Woodstock MD Posts: 2,566 iTrader: 13 / 100%	yeah stick with 5w-20... engine is designed to have 5w-20 in it...not anything else for most efficiency