2007 Civic Oil Type

Lanshane

Hey all. I have a 2007 Honda Civic Saloon 1.8 iVtec 140BHP. I am just wondering which oil to put into it. I am reading/hearing conflicting information relating to synthetic or semi, viscosities etc.
The manual mentions that the vehicle does not require any oil additives as this may damage engine/transmission performance, so I presume a semi-synthetic. The viscosities can vary depending on driving conditions. The only clear and probably most important aspect of the oil is the specification. It must meet API SL standards.
So, I’m thinking something like a 10W30 semi synthetic oil that meets this spec. The car will be driven under normal conditions and oil will be replenished every 10 thousand miles or 12 months, whichever comes first.
So, am I wrong?

eringobragh

Lanshane wrote: »

Hey all. I have a 2007 Honda Civic Saloon 1.8 iVtec 140BHP. I am just wondering which oil to put into it. I am reading/hearing conflicting information relating to synthetic or semi, viscosities etc.
The manual mentions that the vehicle does not require any oil additives as this may damage engine/transmission performance, so I presume a semi-synthetic. The viscosities can vary depending on driving conditions. The only clear and probably most important aspect of the oil is the specification. It must meet API SL standards.
So, I’m thinking something like a 10W30 semi synthetic oil that meets this spec. The car will be driven under normal conditions and oil will be replenished every 10 thousand miles or 12 months, whichever comes first.
So, am I wrong?

The book I got with mine says 10w40 Semi Synthethic according to Honda - theres more seasoned owners on here than me

colm_mcm

I've been using Total Quartz 9000 Future NFC 5W/30 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil since I got mine.
It's usually only €27 for 5 litres on Micksgarage.

I change mine every 12kkm.

Lanshane

colm_mcm wrote: »

I've been using Total Quartz 9000 Future NFC 5W/30 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil since I got mine.
It's usually only €27 for 5 litres on Micksgarage.

I change mine every 12kkm.

Thats where I am confused! The manual says no additives which I assume means use semi synthetic! That service interval sounds good to me. Oil changes are easy to do yet so important.

Incidentally do you wait for the service spanner to come on or do you monitor the mileage yourself and change oil regardless of whether its on or not? I assume you then just reset the spanner when it does eventually come on?

I can't imagine that the fully synthetic can be bad for the car.

Interslice

By additives I'd say it means stop leak or something along them lines.

jimgoose

Lanshane wrote: »

Thats where I am confused! The manual says no additives which I assume means use semi synthetic...

That is not what "no additives" means. Full-synth is mighty tack.

Lanshane

jimgoose wrote: »

That is not what "no additives" means. Full-synth is mighty tack.

I stand corrected. Thanks for highlighting this. Its good stuff alright....

colm_mcm

Lanshane wrote: »

Thats where I am confused! The manual says no additives which I assume means use semi synthetic! That service interval sounds good to me. Oil changes are easy to do yet so important.

Incidentally do you wait for the service spanner to come on or do you monitor the mileage yourself and change oil regardless of whether its on or not? I assume you then just reset the spanner when it does eventually come on?

I can't imagine that the fully synthetic can be bad for the car.

There's no service spanner on mine. I just use the Trip B meter to measure the interval.
Oil change is a piece of cake on these. Oil filter is vertical so really easy to fit, and it's very accessible from underneath.
Mine doesn't burn oil, and I like to think that keeping the oil relatively fresh, and using fully synth, that the timing chain and internals will last longer.

May as well mental spark plugs. The recommended iridium plugs are eyewateringly expensive. I use regular ones. They're so easy to change on this engine that it's no hardship.

Interslice

colm_mcm wrote: »

There's no service spanner on mine. I just use the Trip B meter to measure the interval.
Oil change is a piece of cake on these. Oil filter is vertical so really easy to fit, and it's very accessible from uin rhe lomg derneath.
Mine doesn't burn oil, and I like to think that keeping the oil relatively fresh, and using fully synth, that the timing chain and internals will last longer.

May as well mental spark plugs. The recommended iridium plugs are eyewateringly expensive. I use regular ones. They're so easy to change on this engine that it's no hardship.

How much are the spark plugs? Was contemplating doing the same on the alfa. 160 vs 30 euro. Over 5 years it works out the same but I dont mind changing them (something to do while the oil drains!). The current set of iridiums are in it 7 years now.

colm_mcm

They wee quite cheap. Don't know about the Alfa, what's recommended or not.
You're hardly gonna keep the Alfa 5 years though.

Lanshane

colm_mcm wrote: »

There's no service spanner on mine. I just use the Trip B meter to measure the interval.
Oil change is a piece of cake on these. Oil filter is vertical so really easy to fit, and it's very accessible from underneath.
Mine doesn't burn oil, and I like to think that keeping the oil relatively fresh, and using fully synth, that the timing chain and internals will last longer.

May as well mental spark plugs. The recommended iridium plugs are eyewateringly expensive. I use regular ones. They're so easy to change on this engine that it's no hardship.

So nothing alerts a driver that a service is coming up! I never wait for that anyway, I write down mileage for next service too.
Yeah plugs a little steep at a little over €20 each! Even though Honda recommend changing them every 120K Kms but I won't be waiting that long. What type ones are you using and how much roughly? The timing chain is handy alright. They are a great car to do a bit of work on, never feels like a job for me anyway....Unlike my other Civics this one appears not to be burning oil which is nice too. Fully synthetic should help keep it that way.

colm_mcm

3200249 Denso Spark Plugs KJ20CR-L11 4 @ €5.06 = €20.25

Interslice

colm_mcm wrote: »

They wee quite cheap. Don't know about the Alfa, what's recommended or not.
You're hardly gonna keep the Alfa 5 years though.

I meant the price of your iridiums. Might keep the alfa 5 years but doubt the engine thats in it will still be there. Gonna stop the hijack and start a thread. Not a clue if its recomended or not either.

Lanshane

colm_mcm wrote: »

3200249 Denso Spark Plugs KJ20CR-L11 4 @ €5.06 = €20.25

Incidentally how often do you change these, time and/or mileage? Just noticed my coolant is rather low too so must top up, what would you recommend?
Tks