Question~~Advice: Car // Engine // Oil

C P User 3

Time for an oil change. This engine wants Full_Synthetic 0W-20 [This is the oil](https://mobiloil.com/en/article/why-the-mobil-advantage/mobil-1-performance/mobil-1-annual-protection-long-lasting-oil) I used last time (i.e., Mobil 1) I welcome... - Opinions - Advice - Suggestions - [[Referrals / Links]] to other knowledgeable sources

Mark_Wallace

Buy a bicycle.

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OriginalGriff

It's available in 0W-20, so it'll be fine. I don't scrimp on oil changes: I always do them with a filter change at the recommended mileage interval or or earlier. Oil is what keeps wear down, and that extends the life of the engine. Cheap oil is cheap for a reason - and that ain't compatible with long engine life!

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Mike Hankey

Oil is the cheapest thing you can put into your vehicle.

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Jorgen Andersson

Don't cheat on the oil. Use exactly what the manufacturer specified. Preferrably of a reputable brand.

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Christian Graus

The lower number is how viscous it is cold, the higher number is how viscous it is hot. Slight variation in number won't harm your car. If your car is older,you probably want a more generic number anyhow

realJSOP

Mobil-1 or Valvoline Synthetic, and Wix oil filters. Whatever you do, don't use Fram filters - they suck bigger'n a bucket of ticks.

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PIEBALDconsult

Yeah, right, I've been to Vegas...

C P User 3

Mobil also has an oil filter which is matched to that oil. Would you choose Wix over Mobil for the filter ?

C P User 3

Too cold. Bad weather this time of year. Significant slip and fall Hazard.

realJSOP

I've never used a Mobil-1 filter, but Wix is a known quantity. All my car buddies use either Wix or Motorcraft. Since I don't know what kind of car you have, I went with Wix as a recommendation. I have a Ford, and use Motorcraft filters (I buy them by the case).

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

Nagy Vilmos

My old girl is approaching 50. She's got an old B-Series block and I haven't moved her onto multigrade yet. she has a 15W in now, and [I can't remember exactly] a 15 or 20 in the summer. It's not such a hardship as the oil's normally leaked out before it's time to change :laugh:

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OriginalGriff

The tolerances were lower in those days - particularly in British car and motorcycle manufacturing ... "close enough to get it out of the showroom" would do. I've had a few "self changing" motorcycles over the years as well! (Mind you, I had one Honda where the gearbox dogs were so worn it changed down when you closed the throttle.)

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Chris Maunder

No it isn't. Banana skins. Into the gearbox. Not that I would ever have done such a thing during my days restoring and selling old cars... :-\

cheers Chris Maunder

Chris Maunder

I've always used Mobile 1. Love it. Just be careful about the change of seasons. If you live somewhere hot you may need more than 0-20W for summer (Our old cars in Australia would run 50W in summer - but those cars had merely heard the term "machining tolerances")

cheers Chris Maunder

Mike Hankey

I lived in Murray, KY for many years and at the time it was the used car capital of the US and my landlords career was cutting odometers. I heard he finally got caught and had to pay a bunch to stay out of prison.

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Fever905

Mine takes that one as well, is it a Nissan? You can safely go 10,000 km or more maybe even 15,000 km on that oil even though they say 8000 km. I work for an Oil Analysis laboratory we test used oil for wear metals and oil health. :)

obermd

Go with any full synthetic 0W-20 motor oil. My preference for a non-dealership oil change would be Amsoil Signature Series.

C P User 3

Fever905 wrote:

is it a Nissan?

Honda Civic 2017 Can't figure out which engine it is; but I believe it's the one that uses 4.4 Quarts of oil (Bought it used, worried and hurried)

milo xml

It comes down to the quality of the oil bypass system in the filter. When you floor the gaspedal, oil filters are spring loaded to bypass when the pressure gets high enough so that the engine isn't starved of oil. Fram oil filters (to be fair, all this information I'm citing is from 25 years ago, but last time I looked at one it was the same) simply have a metal flap that bends and it can end up staying open all the time. The better oil filters have a coil spring mechanism that's more reliable. You can normally tell by the weight of the filter or by looking inside. Fram filter insides here[^] Wix (probably under a few brand names) here[^]