Lubricant Discussion- Engine Oil / Gear Oil

[pwuser165104452463]

Mere pass honda fit Aria hai jo ke Japanese Choha model hai 2006. Is je ander engine L15A2 IDSI hai. 1500cc 8 plug wale. Maine recently iska head ka kam kerwaya hai. Ring valve seals and crank dalwaye. Aisa feel hota hai ke 10-40 pe oil kam ker rahe hai. Filhal main iske ander Kixx G1 10w-40 use ker raha hoo. Konsa oil best rahega jise oil kam na ho aur avg bhi sahi rahe aur drain interval 5000km ho. Thanks.

[wamikyasin64]

Salam Everyone.
I bought a honda civic 2013 model 113000 km driven.
Previous owner said he was using Mobil One 5w30 engine oil (I actually dont believe that)..
I changed the engine oil & used Zic 10w40 on mechanic suggestion that car is driven 1 lac +
So what do you guys think should I continue with this grade oil ? And is Zic good oil for rebirth ?
Is it OK if I switch back to 5w30 on next oil change after 3000 km & if yes then which oil brand should I use ?
Thanks in advance

[pwuser167820185265]

Salam Everyone.
I bought a honda civic 2013 model 113000 km driven.
Previous owner said he was using Mobil One 5w30 engine oil..
I changed the engine oil & used Zic 10w40 on mechanic suggestion that car is driven 1 lac +
So what do you guys think should I continue with this grade oil ? And is Zic good oil for rebirth ?
Thanks in advance

[pwuser166450796467]

Hi ,
AOA- i'm using kixx10w-40 from last 1 year in honda city 2011 model that is 180000 km driven
Now one mechanic insist me to switch Honda 10w-30, kindly tell there is any issue of switching?

[sindhpolice114]

You can switch without any issues as long as when u are using 10w30 you are not experiencing any oil burning.

I would recommend you to delete this post from here and instead post it on this link:

I also had same thoughts or may be some placebo

This is lubricant discussion forum which i am attaching the link

[pwuser166450796467]

Where is the link

[sindhpolice114]

just go to technical forums page, and there should be one called Lubricant Discussion, you can post it on that
Ill send u the invite

[sindhpolice114]

Did u get it?

[Titanium]

https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/t/lubricant-discussion-engine-oil-gear-oil/

[sindhpolice114]

For rebirth using 5w30 and 10w40 both is ok for the car.
However, it is better to use 5w30 fully synthetic, as it will give better fuel efficiency.

You can stick to 5w30 as long as you are not getting any oil burning while using 5w30. If when using 5w30 there is oil burning then only you should use 10w40.

For 5w30 Fully synthetic you can use PSO 5w30 or Shell HX7 Plus 5w30 or even Honda 5w30, all 3 of these oils are API SP. No need to go for Mobil1 as its higher priced and wont give significant benefit over the above mentioned oils which are all API SP rated.

[wamikyasin64]

Now that I have already changed the oil to 10w40 so would it be OK if I drive for 3000 kms approx & then on next interval switch back to Honda's 5w30 ?

[the_mira_guy_08]

Switch back to 5w30. If it was giving on issues then it's no problem.

[sindhpolice114]

Its better to change it earlier, but theres no issue in making use of the current oil 10w40 for 3000kms then changing it.
Just use this oil for now then change to any good fully synthetic 5w30

For rebirth using 5w30 and 10w40 both is ok for the car. However, it is better to use 5w30 fully synthetic, as it will give better fuel efficiency. You can stick to 5w30 as long as you are not getting any oil burning while using 5w30. If when using 5w30 there is oil burning then only you should use 10w40. For 5w30 Fully synthetic you can use PSO 5w30 or Shell HX7 Plus 5w30 or even Honda 5w30, all 3 of these oils are API SP. No need to go for Mobil1 as its higher priced and wont give signifi…

[pwuser155254730429]

I recently bought a Honda Civic 2023 (11th Gen) Oriel and got it’s engine oil changed. I personally use Liqui Moly 0w20 for this engine which has the life of almost 6k-8k kms but I have heard that the maintenance reminder of this model triggers after 3.5-4k kms. Is there any possibility that I can change the range limit of the maintenance reminder in the odometer.

[farhan_khan_h1]

The maintenance reminder is around 10K KMs if I am not wrong.

[sindhpolice114]

To my knowledge you can only reset the service reminder/oil life when you change oil, but i dont think if you can reset the interval unless maybe you have a proper scanner tool or take it to honda.

[asfandmmm]

@haseeb.basharat

Sir Old and outdated thread but I’ve seen you in every one regarding corollas and engine oils so I wanted to directly ask you some of my concerns, so my Corolla is 2010 XLI 1.3 driven 220,000km and recently bought,I’m not sure what the previous owner was using but I was told to use 20w50 by the filter house ppl, now with more research I feel like that was a mistake and the main problem I’m having is low fuel average, it’s barely doing 10, what engine oil and by which company should I switch to preferably? Planning to use ceratec too on the next oil change, also should I wait the entire 5000km before changing the 20w50?

Moreover I’ve gotten new spark plugs, got the throttle body and intake cleaned and overall the car is running really smooth but fuel average is barely 10 any other recommendations?

[sindhpolice114]

I think your oil is too thick which probably could be reason for bad fuel economy, so I would recommend to switch to either 15W40 or 10W40 as a safe measure instead of directly shifting to a lower viscosity oil like 5w30 or 10w30.

Its up to you if you want to wait entire 5000km before changing oil as 20w-50 wont pose any serious harm. However, if the bad fuel economy is bothering you, than you can switch any time as well.

For 10w40 you can use Shell HX6 10w-40, or Total Quartz 10w-40, or even ZIC 10w-40.. Note that ZIC 10w-40 is Fully Synthetic whereas Shell and Total 10w40 are both semi synthetic/ synthetic technology.

I have good personal experience with Shell HX6 10w40 in Altis 1.8 2010 model, but others also should be good.

If while using 10w40 you are NOT experiencing oil burning then you can stick to 10w40 or move to 10w30. On the other hand, if while using 10w-40 you ARE experiencing oil burning then you should change to 15w-40.

For fuel economy improvement, you should also check engine air filter, Fuel filter, and also Fuel Injector. If fuel injector was never cleaned on your car it could also be a reason.

[mgalaxy3]

For an engine that has been running on 20w50, the damage is probably already done.

Go straight to insaano wala fully synthetic 5w30. Havoline, Shell and Pso available in fully synthetic.

If it burns oil then damage is done already. Don’t use 40 weight oil it’s almost as thick as w50. It makes absolutely no sense to use it but our desi outdated ustaads love thick oils like 15w40 and 20w50. Thinking it is still 1980s..

If it burns significant oil then go for any cheap thick oil or rebuild the engine to bring it to optimum life again and then only stick to 0w20 or 5w30.

[mgalaxy3]

10w40 and 15w40, absolutely not.

It makes zero sense to pour such oils. Go straight to 5w30 or 0w20 and if burns significant amount it shows engine already needs work. In that case use w50 or rebuild engine.