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Old 10-07-2008, 03:57 PM   #38 (permalink)
HondaHound
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the shoe - '97 Honda Civic CX
90 day: 28.2 mpg (US)
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Howdy,

I'm due for an oil change pretty soon and I called my mechanic and asked his advice about what kind of oil I should use. I have a 97 Honda Civic CX automatic. He said first off that synthetic oil is much more expensive (though it will last a lot longer) and that going to 0W20 is really only for hybrids because it's so thin. He said 5w20 is really the thinnest I should go. He guessed that the manual asks for 10w30.

I'm a little disappointed that my P&G is not gaining me much more MPG so I'm looking for additional ways to boost it.

HHINLA
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