Advice for Engine oil change
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Advice for Engine oil change
My car is 98 2.3CL. Mile is 126k.
I bought it a few weeks ago. So, thinkin about changing the engine oil and filter by myself.
I am living in Louisiana ..baton rouge..hot area..
Some post said that 10w30 5w30,,but i dont know the what is it..
should change to systhetic?? it is ok for 126k?
I want to buy those at walmart. Which one would you buy?
Please give me your suggestions
One more quesiton.
Today , I changed air intake filter. but I am curious about ..
Is it has a cabin filter ?????
Thanks for your reading...
I bought it a few weeks ago. So, thinkin about changing the engine oil and filter by myself.
I am living in Louisiana ..baton rouge..hot area..
Some post said that 10w30 5w30,,but i dont know the what is it..
should change to systhetic?? it is ok for 126k?
I want to buy those at walmart. Which one would you buy?
Please give me your suggestions
One more quesiton.
Today , I changed air intake filter. but I am curious about ..
Is it has a cabin filter ?????
Thanks for your reading...
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I think you might have too many miles to switch to synthetic, but you can try if you want to. I did it on my other car at 128k and it was fine till I sold it at 180k.
I use 5w30 because I live in a colder climate. If you live it a warm climate you might want to use heavier weight oil.
I use Mobile 1, but that's synthetic.
I called the Acura dealership and they said we don't have an in cabin filter. I also heard somewhere else that we do. I think we do.
I use 5w30 because I live in a colder climate. If you live it a warm climate you might want to use heavier weight oil.
I use Mobile 1, but that's synthetic.
I called the Acura dealership and they said we don't have an in cabin filter. I also heard somewhere else that we do. I think we do.
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switch to syn if you want... it doesnt matter.
when i went back to regular, its not leaking anymore.. i think the synthetic cleaned up the clogged holes.. but now its clogged again.. haha
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syn or not to syn
I suggest not to. Not only because sunthetic oil is like a bleach or a cleaner. An older or higher mileage motor depends on the gunk build up to keep it's fluids in or prevent it from leaking. If you know for a fact that the motor was well taken care of then it wouldn't matter. As far as 5w30 or 10w30, I preffer the 5w30 not only because that's what acura reccomended but it'a universal weather oil. It can withstand from extreme heat to extreme cold. I accidentally picked up a 5qt bottle of 10w30 instead of 5w30 and didn't realize it until everything was tightend and wiped down. The car ran slightly smoother but made the motor work a little harder than it needs to. 5w30 has better gas mileage too. I use castrol gtx religiously but would also use mobil 1 because they are both italian formulas and performance proven. I've tested both of them on my last car which was a 91 civic si hatch by racing it every chance i could get and it was still reliable as hell even when I sold it at 229,xxx miles.
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I use Mobile 1 synthetic in my car, but I have about half the miles on it that you do. If you do use a syn, definately use a high mileage, or use the castrol high mileage syn. But for as many miles as you have, I would say stick to a regular high mileage oil like maxlife.
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Originally Posted by LCARUCA 97
it matters if you don't like cleaning oil off your driveway.
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